BIGSOUND finally has its OWN beer, brewed in conjunction with Mountain Goat for the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest new music discovery event from September 4-7 in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Live Music Precinct.
The BOB: Beer of BIGSOUND Hazy Pale Ale was brewed exclusively for BIGSOUND Festival 2018 under the watchful eye (and palate) of programmer Maggie Collins who took a very quick break from booking bands and buyers to take a quick trip to the Mountain Goat Brewery in Melbourne.
“In my years as an avid beer drinker, I thought I had a good grasp on my brewing knowledge,” said Collins. “That is, until I rolled up my sleeves and got in there to crack open a bag of malt, popped some hops in a kettle and watched the magic happen. Yeast is a beautiful thing.”
A malt bill of Pilsner and Wheat malts provides an easy-going backbeat to citrus and tropical fruit riffage courtesy of headliner hops Mandarina Bavaria and Calypso. The light golden colour joins with the aroma of citrus and pineapple notes to create a full-strength quaffable favourite with a mild bitterness.
“I’ve always considered music to be the fifth ingredient when making great beer,” said Mountain Goat brewer Shane ‘Naz’ Edwards. “First job in the morning is to select the day’s soundtrack, then the brewing can begin so it’s great that we’ve been able to create a beer for BIGSOUND.”
Final tickets to BIGSOUND Festival are on sale now with 150 bands and over 100 buyers from across the world making the pilgrimage for four days and nights of musical celebrations. There’s also the tech showcase, visual arts program, conference, workshops and much, much more in a true celebration of new music. Grab the BIGSOUND app (for iOS and Android) and start planning your musical adventure now!
Purple passes for the all-access BIGSOUND experience are nearly sold out so get in quick. For those wanting to check out the smorgasbord of live music, you can get four nights of tunes (as well as exclusive access to the Mountain Goat Beer of BIGSOUND!) for just $85.
BIGSOUND FESTIVAL TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
FROM OZTIX
ONE NIGHT PASS – $45.00 (+BF)
(One night of live music of your choosing)
RAINBOW PASS – $85.00 (+BF)
(Four nights of live music)
PURPLE PASS – START AT $470.00 (+BF)
(Exclusive access to festival showcases, conferences, parties and networking events
+ fast track access to all shows)
BIGSOUND FESTIVAL
FULL ARTIST LINE UP
A. Swayze & The Ghosts
Adrian Eagle
Alice Skye
Arno Faraji
ARSE
Arteries
Asha Jefferies
Atlas Franklin Alexander
Austen (NEW)
Bad Juju
Bare Bones
Beatrice
Bell City Square
Between You & Me
Bin Juice
Blank Realm
Bugs
Butterfingers
Cable Ties
Candy
Carla Geneve
Cast Down
Charlie Collins
Charlie Lim
CLEWS
CLYPSO
Cry Club
CXLOE
DEAN FOREVER
Demon Days
Didirri
DIET
East Brunswick All Girls Choir
DOBBY (NEW)
Dreller
Eat Your Heart Out
Edward R.
Eilish Gilligan
Eliott
Eliza And The Delusionals
Elizabeth
Ella Hooper
Emerson Snowe
Emilee South
Emma Anglesey
Erthlings
Estère
EWAH & The Vision of Paradise
FLUIR
Fortune Shumba
Future Jr.
G Flip (NEW)
Gabriella Cohen
Genesis Owusu
Georgia Mulligan
Geryon
Good Doogs
GRAACE
Gravemind
Greta Stanley
Grim Rhythm
Hachiku
HANDSOME
Hazlett
Hobsons Bay Coast Guard
Hollow Coves
I Know Leopard (NEW)
imbi the girl
Imogen Clark
Intriguant
IV League
Jade Imagine
James Wright Trio
JEFFE
KAIIT
Kaitlin Keegan
Keelan Mak (NEW)
KIAN
KIRARA (NEW)
Kota Banks
Kult Kyss
Kwame
Linying
Loose Tooth
LudiSTELO (NEW)
MANE
Miss June
Moaning Lisa
MOOKHI
Mosquito Coast
Nardean
Nice Biscuit
No Mono
Nooky
Not A Boys Name
Oh Pep!
Olympia
Paces
Pink Matter Pinkish Blu
Pirra
PLANET
Pool Shop
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
RAAVE TAPES
Rachael Fahim
Rachel Maria Cox
RAT!hammock
Riley Pearce
RIVAH (NEW)
RO
Robbie Miller
Ruby Gilbert
Sahara Beck
Samsaruh
San Mei
Sleep Talk
Slowly Slowly
STATESIDE
Stevie Jean
Sumner
Sunscreen
sweater curse
SŸDE
T$oko
Tape/Off
thando
The Beautiful Monument
The Beths
The Chats
The Comfort
The Little Lord Street Band
The Merindas
The Moving Stills
Thornhill
Total Pace (NEW)
TOTTY
Triple One
Turquoise Prince
Two People
Tyne-James Organ
Voiid
WALKEN
Wax Chattels (NZ)
Wedance (NEW)
Wildheart
Windwaker
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BIGSOUND
FULL SPEAKER LINE UP
Adam Ryan – The Great Escape (UK)
Alethea Beetson – QMusic (AUS)
Alex Berenson – Vinyl Me, Please (USA)
Alex Zaccaria – Bolster (AUS)
Alice Skye – Alice Skye (AUS)
Alison Rosenfeld – Aperture Music (USA)
Allen Christensen – Brisbane Lions (AUS)
Amanda Krieg Thomas – Neophonic Music & Media (USA)
Amber Carew – Saddle Creek Records (USA)
Andrew Khedoori – 2SER / Amrap (AUS)
Andrew McMillen – The Australian (AUS)
Anna Benefield – Panache Booking LLC (USA)
Anthony Zaccaria – Bolster (AUS)
Bernie Cho – DFSB Kol
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