Basement & Balance And Composure Lead 2025 Edition Of New Bloom Fest

New Bloom Fest needed to maintain the hype after gathering the likes of Citizen, Touché Amoré, and Movements for its inaugural events earlier this year.

For next year’s event, New Bloom Fest is coming out swinging, with the emo-adjacent alt-rock festival locking in British brooding rockers Basement as headliners.

Also on the bill is the hypnotic American rock band Balance And Composure – who released their highly anticipated comeback album, With You In Spirit, this year – California hardcore punks Drain, Pennsylvania-based melodic rock group One Step Closer, emerging alt-rockers Sweet Pill and post-hardcore outfit Glitterer (the latter pair making their Australian debuts).

According to a press release, this is only the first artist announcement – hold tight, as a second artist announcement packed with local acts opening the festivities in each respective city will be revealed soon.

Basement last toured Australia in April 2019, while Balance And Composure last performed down under in March 2017. One Step Closer made their Australian debut in February 2023, and Drain have become a favourite down under, opening for Comeback Kid last January and returning in December 2023.

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New Bloom Fest will return to Australia in March 2025. Starting at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Saturday, 8 March, the event heads to Sydney’s Roundhouse on Sunday, 9 March, and then Melbourne’s Timber Yard on Monday, 10 March (Labour Day public holiday). The Melbourne date also sees the event move to a different venue – this year’s event was held at the Melbourne Pavilion.

Early Bird pre-sale tickets for next year’s event will be available on Monday, 11 November, at 5 pm AEDT. You can register here to access those tickets. The general sale begins on Wednesday, 13 November, at 12 pm AEDT via the New Bloom Fest website.

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