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El Grande Announces Line-Up And Dates

Staff Writer

The big one in the little pub.

The little pub-stival that keeps chugging along, El Grande is back with a new line-up for 2016.

11 Mar sees Alithia, Opia, Bayharbour, Balloons Kill Babies and a bunch of other rock/prog/punk/metal adherents converge on the New Globe Theatre's two stages. 12 Mar The Grand Hotel will get the same treatment from Caligula's Horse, Awaken I Am, Osaka Punch, Satellites (the list goes on).

"...We really wanted to provide something for the punters that is affordable and reasonable, while also being a mind-blowing experience [...] I reckon we've definitely hit that mark," says Festival Organiser Nathan Bedford.

Tickets go on sale 13 Jan and are available from elgrande.oztix.com.au and The Grand Hotel in Gladstone.

For more info see theMusicApp and theGuide.