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Deerhunter, Brian Jonestown Massacre Lead Second Meredith Fest Announcement

This is one amazing lineup!

We were pretty darn excited at the small but awesome first lineup reveal for Meredith Music Festival of Chic. feat Nile Rodgers and Melvins. But now that the second announce has come through, we are absolutely pumped!

Leading the way from the US are indie five-piece Deerhunter, psychedelic rockers Brian Jonestown Massacre, electronic musician Derrick May, Joey Bada$$ plus Aussie legends Spiderbait and a host of other international and local acts. Check out the full lineup so far:

Chic. feat Nile Rodgers, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Deerhunter, Melvins, Derrick May, Spiderbait, Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes, Beasts Of Bourbon, Joey Bada$$, Vance Joy, Mac DeMarco, The Bamboos, Hermitude, Dick Diver, Jon Hopkins, Helmet, Tim Sweeney, Silence Wedge, World's End Press, Le1f, Beaches, Oliver Tank, Roland Tings, Stonefield, Courtney Barnett, The Smith Street Band, Andee Frost, The UV Race, Baptism Of Uzi, Master Song Tai Chi, Tranter, Davidson Brothers, Warped, The Town Bikes, City Of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band, The Meredith Gift

The second ballot for tickets is now open and will run until 11:23pm on Tuesday 20 August. You can enter for these here. Tickets are on sale today for existing subscribers and Thursday 22 August for newcomers.

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Meredith Festival will take place at the Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 December.

Here's a few tunes from some of the amazing artists (there are so many, seriously) on the lineup...