Missy Higgins, You Am I & The Church Lead 2016 Riverboats Music Festival Line-up

The annual Riverboats Music Festival is back on the horizon, set to take over the idyllic surrounds of Echuca-Moama this February with an A-list roster of artists providing the soundtrack, led by acclaimed songstress Missy Higgins and veteran outfits You Am I and The Church.

Joining the already alluring headliners for this year's all-Aussie boutique spectacular will be a crop of the nation's finest musicians both emerging and entrenched, including C.W. Stoneking, Oh Mercy, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission, The Wilson Pickers, Jess Ribeiro, Ruby Boots, Jack Carty, All Our Exes Live In Texas and Skyscraper Stan & The Commission Flats.

"Over the past four years, Riverboats has developed a passionate following amongst festival-goers due to its fabulous atmosphere, friendly audience and superb natural setting," executive producer David Frazer said in a statement.

"To be able to kick back by the Murray and listen to artists such as Missy Higgins, You Am I, The Church and C.W. Stoneking will be a truly magical experience."

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There's plenty on offer to help give the festival that preternatural air, too, including riverboat performances — the only festival in the country to offer such a spectacle, with this year's spread including on-water shows from Ruby Boots, Skyscraper Stan & The Commission Flats and The Wilson Pickers — as well as the culinary delights of the Official Festival Breakfest, held on Sunday 21 February from 9.30-11.30am atop the Beechworth Bakery, with the esteemed Ms Boots once again performing for the hungry, happy punters.

The wider Riverboats Music Festival is held from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 February at Echuca's Aquatic Reserve, on Heygarth Street. Tickets are available now, priced from $45 (adult, $20 child, $110 family) for a one-day Friday pass up to $175 (adult, $85 child) for a Riverboats Paddlesteamer Cruise pass, which includes a full weekend ticket in the price.

For more information, see the event's website or give the Echuca-Moama Visitor Information Centre a bell on 1800 804 446.