WOMADelaide Confirms Line-up For 'Re-imagined' 2021 Event

9 December 2020 | 6:52 pm | Staff Writer

“We’re pleased and excited to be renewing our connection with WOMADelaide."

Following news last week that WOMADelaide would take place next March as four sunset concerts instead of its usual seven-stage showcase, organisers have announced the festival’s 2021 line-up.

The festivities will kick off on March 5 with performances from Archie Roach and Sarah Blasko, alongside Lior, who will team with Nigel Westlake & The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra for symphonic song cycle Compassion.

The following night, March 6, will feature Midnight Oil and Vika & Linda, with Sampa The Great and Tash Sultana confirmed for March 7.

Rounding out the concert series on March 8 will be The Teskey Brothers and returning headliners Midnight Oil, whose second performance at WOMADelaide 2021 will see them joined by First Nations collaborators in celebration of their new album, The Makarrata Project.

“We’re pleased and excited to be renewing our connection with WOMADelaide with these two very different shows,” Peter Garrett said.

“It’s an event with which our band has had a long and strong connection. Lots of the songs which have struck the deepest chords with our audiences over the years, like Beds Are Burning, Jimmy Sharman’s Boxers, The Dead Heart and Truganini, revolve around Indigenous issues so we’re particularly inspired to be playing a special set for Makarrata Live that combines older songs like those with newer songs that share similar lyrical themes.”

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Archie Roach

Sarah Blasko

Lior

Nigel Westlake

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

Midnight Oil

Vika & Linda

Sampa The Great

Tash Sultana

The Teskey Brothers