The Aussie Bands You'll See At Glastonbury

As camping-festival monolith Glastonbury draws ever closer, the recent revelation of its complete timetable - by stage, day and act - provides a startling insight into the sheer, gargantuan scope of the event. And, nestled in among the hundreds of acts, providing crucial support to main-stage local exports such as Vance Joy, The Preatures, Courtney Barnett and Jagwar Ma, are a number of other quality Australian acts making sure the land Down Under gets a fair showing...

Shaolin Afronauts

 Adelaide nine-piece Shaolin Afronauts have been campaigning hard to partially crowdfund their trip to Glasto, and with just less than $3,500 remaining to meet their goal in seven days, it's going to be close - but hopefully some generous souls will get them over the wire. They're due to play the Glade stage on Friday, June 27, and Gully Outer-National on Sunday, June 29.

Nicky Bomba's Bustamento

Tropical sextet Bustamento shouldn't be strangers to Aussie eyes, or, at the very least, band leader Nicky Bomba - formerly of John Butler Trio - shouldn't. On the strength of their album Intrepid Adventures To The Lost Riddim Islands, the band are taking their Caribbean-inspired sounds across the seas to warm to the souls of the camping faithful. Bustamento play the Rabbit Hole and Hell stages on Friday, and Gully Outer-National stage on Saturday.

Melbourne Ska Orchestra

Another Bomba-led scene sensation, the venerated Melbourne Ska Orchestra are packing their many, many bags and setting off to very near the home of two-tone, where early progenitors such as Madness and The Specials finely honed their skanktastic craft. They'll be sending out the dancing bug from the Snakepit on Friday and the Gully Outer-National stage on Saturday.

Ngaiire

Like a few of her fellow reality show alumni, Sydney-based singer-songwriter Ngaiire has gone to great lengths to help the nation forget she was once a contestant on Australian Idol, and with good reason - her evocative, soulful tunes far outpace anything you'd have seen on that show. Following a successful period with renowned act Blue King Brown, Ngaiire is all set to continue cementing her status as a solo artist worth watching. She hits La Pussy Parlure Nouveau on Thursday, and the Rabbit Hole on Friday.

Blank Realm

Brisbane-based Blank Realm are currently in the throes of a giant European tour, with their well received recent full-length Grassed Inn in tow. The quirky, psychedelically dappled four-piece have been making huge strides of late, and their Saturday appearance at William's Green ought to go a fair distance towards further cementing their growing international clout.

Mista Savona

Melbourne-based reggae/hip-hop mainstay Mista Savona first came to international attention about seven years ago with his third self-produced album, Melbourne Meets Kingston - apparently the first recorded collaboration between Australian and Jamaican musicians - and has been on an upwards trajectory among the international scene since. He appears Friday at the Rum Shack, and on Sunday at The Blues stage.

Formidable Vegetable Sound System

West Australian 'ecological electroswing' outfit Formidable Vegetable Sound System are all kinds of quirky and endearing, replete with horns, ukulele and that intangible wonderment known as 'wonk'. The eclectic quartet have previously netted themselves the WAM Song of the Year and Australian Independent Music Video awards while cultivating an impressive international following as they've been touring all over the shop over the past two years.

They appear at Toad Hall and the Bimble Inn on Thursday, the Hell and Small World stages on Saturday, and The Gateway, Snakepit, and an Aussie Special at the Bar of Ideas with The WooHoo Revue - who are also scheduled to play, pending the success of their crowdfunding campaign - on Sunday.