WAMFest Dishes Up Massive Second Announce

The newly rebranded WAMFest set the benchmark high with an impressive first announcement earlier this month, but it seems they were only warming up, today unleashing more conference speakers, artists and other details surrounding the burgeoning November event.

Locking down a keynote from The Drones’ frontman Gareth Liddiard, triple j talent and other masters of their craft in the first WAMCon announce, the festival has secured another diverse bunch of speakers, with UNIFIED’s Nick Yates, Gemma Pike and more to divulge industry secrets and valuable lessons at State Theatre from Nov 4 – 5.

Here’s who joins WAMCon 2016:

Stephen Goodhew (Music Director, FBi Radio – NSW)

Rebecca Young (Booking Agent, WME – NSW)

Paul Mason (Director Music, Australia Council for the Arts – NSW)

Nick Yates (Head of Artist Management, UNIFIED – NSW)

Matt Walters (Founder, Parlour Gigs – VIC)

Gemma Pike (Presenter/Music Programmer/Producer for 2016, triple j – NSW)

Damian Cunningham (Audience and Sector Development – Director, Live Music Office – NSW)

Colin Walker (Executive Director, Arts & Cultural Development, DCA)

Christina Ballico (Researcher, Griffith University – QLD)

Alyssa-Jane Ivery (Brand & Social Media Manager, Secret Sounds/Village Sounds/Splendour In The Grass/Dew Process/Create Control – NSW)

The crash course in WA music that is the Saturday Spectacular (Nov 5) now has more than 80 artists confirmed, including buzz acts Hideous Sun Demon, Verge Collection, Lucy Peach, Sugar Army and more.

With a slew of other talent still to be announced, here’s who you can catch on the day:

Ah Trees, Angus Dawson, Bahasa Malay, Barefeet Sojourns, Bats, Belgrade, Bells Rapids, Beni Bjah, Ben Taaffe, Black Stone From The Sun, Catzilla, Cubs, Demon Days, DIY Rainclouds, DJ Shannon Fox, Dmtellic, Figurehead, Filthy Apes, Flossy, Foam, Golden String, Gold Suns, Henry Maxwell, Hideous Sun Demon, Hope Street, Human Buoy, Hussy, Hyla, Jacob Diamond, Joys, Lanark, Leafy Suburbs, Legs Electric, Leoh, Leon Osborn, Lilt, Lionizer, Lucy Peach, Mathas, Mhindel, Mike Midnight, Moana, Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics, Oli, Parnell March, Pete Byfield, Peyton, Pilerats DJs, POW Negro, Premiss (ft. Coin Banks, Marksman Lloyd & special guest MCs), Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Rok Riley, Salary, Scalphunter, Segue Safari, Skullcave, Sly Withers, Small Town Heroes, Spaceman, Spire, Stillwater Giants, Sugar Army, Sydnee Carter, Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving, The China Blue Experiment, The Chlorines, The Crystal Moth, Thee Loose Hounds, The Money War, The Primary Collective, Time Pilot, Tobacco Rat, Usurper Of Modern Medicine, Verge Collection, Whisky Au Go Go, Yaqui Yeti, Young Robin

The live music doesn’t stop there, with the previously announced Friday night showcases (Nov 4) consuming the city and surrounding suburbs and Sunday Best rounding out the festivities, the latter of which will see an exciting partnership with Parlour, meaning punters can host gigs at their house. Find out more info and apply here.

The announcement comes less than a week after the festival unveiling the return of the Kiss My Camera competition.

Don’t sleep on tickets as earlybird passes finish this coming Monday, Oct 3, at 11.59pm WA time. Head to the WAMFest site for more info.