Last month, the beloved Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival announced its return.
Following last year’s news that the revered institution would take place for “The Last Time… as you know it,” the event is returning for yet another multi-day affair for South Australian music, beer and barbecue lovers.
The line-up already features the iconic TISM, American singer-songwriter Ben Kweller, art rock supergroup Tropical Fuck Storm, and the next generation of hardcore, SPEED, plus Ratcat, The Mavis’, Party Dozen and more.
Today, the festival has unveiled a brand-new batch of brewers, food vendors, market stalls, and Silent Disco DJs, adding extra flavour to what’s already shaping up to be an unmissable event in Adelaide this winter, held at The Drive on Friday, 10 and Saturday, 11 July.
Brewers joining the event include Gold Coast cult craft outfit Balter Brewing, Victoria’s Bells Beach Brewing, and Adelaide’s own Pirate Life Brewing, Mismatch Brewing Co, Jump Ship Brewing, and more.
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On the food front, Melbourne’s famed BBQ institution, Fancy Hank’s, joins the roster alongside locals Grunds Gourmet, Old Uncle Moe’s, The Rub Society, and others. Market stalls also boom with the addition of Crackle & Pop Records, Underground Records, a tattoo parlour, and custom hat specialists.
The festival will also be home to Adelaide’s wrestling powerhouse, Riot City Wrestling, SA Titans Arm Wrestling Club, and On The Flipside Live Art Project. Additionally, Silent Disco DJs have joined the line-up. They include Band Banta, Connor Hudson, Jazzy, Leah Tait, Space Jams, Thunder Speaks, and more.
Check out all the additions below.
“It's a really unique festival model,” Beer & BBQ Festival co-founder Gareth Lewis told The Music in a recent interview.
“The festival doesn't break even just off ticket sales. It breaks even off all of the bar inputs [revenue from brewers and drinks] and the barbecue chefs that are there exhibiting. Without them, we don't really have a festival.”
Lewis added, “This line-up feels like a really true Beer & BBQ line-up, but it's not something we could have done at the Showgrounds. Like, the TISM show is physically too big to fit where we used to be.”
You can find tickets and more information about this year’s event on the Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival website.
