BriggsEntering the warmer months down under means many things to music lovers, including every live music fans favourite - festival season, with today a new one for your calendar in the form of First & Forever, the be held at The Gathering Place, Hanging Rock on Sunday 27 November.
A joint collaboration between Mushroom Group, the Victorian Government and Bad Apples Music, the line-up was curated with Bad Apples Music founder, rapper and author Briggs (with a little help from his mate Paul Kelly), the artists have been hand-picked to “represent the myriad forms and genres through which First Nations culture continues to evolve, a dizzying procession of acts interwoven in short, uninterrupted sets.”
The festival will be a family friendly, picnic-style affair, with the main stage located at the foot of the awe-inspiring, majestical natural beauty of Hanging Rock, all the more fitting that a venue that previously hosted international artists will now feature an all First Nations line-up, including the likes of Baker Boy, Budjerah, Jessica Mauboy, King Stingray, Sycco, Thelma Plum and many more (check the full artist list here).
Tickets ($79 general entry + fees for 12 years old and over) go on sale Friday 14 October (11am AEDT) via firstandforever.com.au. Frontier Members can access the Frontier Pre-sale, which starts Tuesday 11 October (11am AEDT), see below for all details.
FIRST & FOREVER - THE GATHERING PLACE, HANGING ROCK - 27 NOVEMBER 2022
Presented by Mushroom Group, the Victorian Government and Bad Apples Music
With thanks to Paul Kelly AO
Hosted by the Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung. Supported by the Victorian Government through Visit Victoria.
Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday 11 October (11am AEDT) or until pre-sale allocation exhausted
Begins: Friday 14 October (11am AEDT)
Sunday 27 November
The Gathering Place, Hanging Rock | Macedon Ranges, VIC
Licensed. All Ages – free entry for Under 12s Ticketmaster.com.au | 130 100
