On The First Day Of Fall

Ever wished you could have been there when Hendrix and Dylan used to jam at NY’s Café Wha? Or witnessed Otis Redding as he blew all the flower power people out of their minds at Monterey Pop Festival in ‘67? Or been at The Falls in 2003 when G-Love’s bass-player broke out into Sly and The Family Stone’s ‘Family Affair’? Never fear, with The Falls opening on the 29^th of December this year, you can be there for the whole show. 

To open the festival in Lorne come spectacular performances from: Those Seattleites lauded by MOJO as 'America's next great band', come the ghostly melodic interludes of Fleet Foxes* (USA); darlings of the Oz music scene, the captivating Augie March; UK’s cult-indie rockers Q Magazine labelled as ‘The biggest cult band in the UK’ The Cribs (UK); Electro-synth surveyors of new age-mayhem Late Of The Pier (UK); turntablism prodigy A-Trak (Canada); the return of powerhouse rockers Rocket Science; bluesman Ash Grunwald*;  the wailing and energetic British India; 9-piece Latin hip-hop troupe Labjacd and the stunning vocals from TinPan Orange (*denotes acts also playing Tas; all others playing Lorne on the 29^th Dec only). 

And to kick of 2008’s proceedings, for the first time in Marion Bay, we proudly present to you The Falls Funk’n’Soul Revue; a hip-happenin’ bayside hustle. An afternoon and evening of this country’s finest funk, soul, bossa-nova & boogaloo from the very best specialist DJ’s this country has to offer. Spinning the platters that matter; vintage 45’s all the way from the Deep South of the US of A all the way to the deep dwellings of the Apple Isle, for a go-go dancin’, hip shakin’, soul groovin’  par-tay. Once you’ve given your tail feather a good ole’ shake, kick your dancin’ shoes off and relax from dark ‘til late in front of Films in the Field, or venture off for a whimsical adventure at the grand opening of The Falls Arts Village. 

Both Marion Bay and Lorne will be joined for the rest of the fest by the likes of: Franz Ferdinand(UK); The Hives (Sweden); Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed & The True Loves (USA); The Cat Empire; The Kooks (UK); The Grates; Gomez (UK); Tegan & Sara (Canada); Faker; SoKo (France); Donavon Frankenreiter (USA); Jamie Lidell (UK); TZU; Mystery Jets (UK); Architecture in Helsinki; Atmosphere featuring Brother Ali (USA); The Drones; The Dodo’s (USA); Wolf & Cub & Liam Finn (NZ). With loads more troves of treasure yet to be revealed! 

The Falls Music & Arts Festival: The three day picnic begins on December 29^th, 2008 along the beautiful coastlines of Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania as it celebrates its sweet 16^th birthday in Vic and its 6^th year running in Tas.

Tickets: There are limited full festival tickets available, plus a capped amount of two day tickets, check website for details. We’ll be emailing lucky ticket ballot subscribers their purchase tokens from September 1^st - so check your inbox. All remaining tickets go on sale 9am September 9^th.