Hilltop Hoods are coming home to perform their first South Australian show in two years.

The Blackwood-bred hip-hop group have just been announced as the headliners for the 2025 iteration of Handpicked Festival.

The ARIA Award winners were initially slated to play the festival in 2022, when a catastrophic storm tragically cancelled everyone’s fun. Now, finally, it is happening, with no storm in sight.

Handpicked Festival takes place at the impossibly scenic Langhorne Creek winery, Lake Breeze Wines. This year marks the festival’s eleventh year, and we can safely say that it appears to be the event’s biggest line-up yet.

The festival began as a humble little concert on a family winery lawn and has since grown to welcome 7,000 music lovers each year. Though the event has grown, it still boasts “a small festival feel,” keeping things intimate and thoughtful and promising “great vibes and better wine.”

This year, the Handpicked Festival will take place on November 8th, just as the Southern Hemisphere starts to become sunny and warm—the perfect way to usher in an Aussie summer.

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As well as Hilltop Hoods, the stacked line-up includes indie darling Lotte Gallagher, footie-player-turned-musician Marlon, Aussie DJ Hot Dub Time Machine, singer-songwriter Meg Mac, pop princess Mia Wray, alternative rock band The Rubens, and indie-reggae musician Xavier Rudd.

Handpicked Festival is billed as “the ultimate escape,” where one can “roam freely under majestic gums, make new connections, and soak in life’s simplest pleasures. Dance under the stars, relax with a picnic on the lawn, and experience a festival designed for those who love great music and shared moments.”

Tickets are selling fast, and they can be purchased here. For more information, visit the festival’s official website here.

Get ready to soak up some stellar vibes, wine, and music.

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