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The Hills Are Alive Festival Unveils 2016 Line-Up

Staff Writer

Huge bill announced.

Victoria's annual The Hills Are Alive music festival returns in 2016 and today the first line-up has dropped which features a diverse range of popular Australian acts including Adelaide outfit Bad//Dreems, Sydney soulstress Ngaiire and fan-favourite bands The Belligerents, Tired Lion and many more. 

Check out the first 2016 line-up announcement below. 

Bad//Dreems

Ngaiire

The Belligerents

E^st

KLP

Fraser A Gorman

The Babe Rainbow

Tash Sultana

Bootleg Rascal

Tired Lion

Child

Lyall Moloney

Mesa Cosa

Tully On Tully

Tiny Little Houses

Milwaukee Banks

Bad News Toilet

Alex Lahey

Man Made Mountain

The three-day boutique camping and music festival will kick off on Easter Weekend, commencing Friday 25 March through to Sunday 27 March in the hills of South Gippsland. 

Tickets for the 2016 event go on sale from 9am tomorrow. To purchase, head to the official website and to keep up to date with future announcements, click on our dedicated festivals tab.

what you can expect to hear at the hills are alive 2016

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