Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Sound Summit Festival of Independent and Innovative Music converges on Newcastle for another year to present an eclectic and dynamic lineup of performances from Australia and abroad.

Joining us in Newcastle this year will be:

BLUES CONTROL (USA) // HOME BLITZ (USA) // MIST (USA) // OUTER SPACE

(USA) // RADIO PEOPLE (USA) // HIGH WOLF (USA) // LASSE MARHAUG (NOR)

ROYAL HEADACHE // OREN AMBARCHI // STRAIGHT ARROWS // THE TWERPS // RITES WILD // CANNANES // PRIMITIVE CALCULATORS // LOWER PLENTY // GOOCH PALMS // MAD NANNA // EASTLINK // STITCHED VISION // PIMMON // CONSTANT MONGREL // NUN // REPAIRS // ASPS // SOFT POWER // BRAINBEAU // PINK MOUSE // AMATEUR CHILDBIRTH // DAY RAVIES // CIRCULAR KEYS // HALF HIGH // LOVE CHANTS // TEEN AX // GHASTLY SPATS // MITCHELL BRENNAN // xNO BBQx // ORINOKOFLO // ORANJ PUNJABI // CHRONOX // SECRET BIRDS // DEFAULT JAMERSON // EKO EKO AZARAK // VON EINEM // JK FULLER // PEL MEL // SWAMI BINTON // LEATHER FEATHER // THE NUGS // LENIN LENNON

These acts canvas the broad range of scenes, sounds and attitudes that make up Australia’s unique and diverse musical landscape, and connect it to developments in music more globally. Also scheduled for the weekend are a series of panels, workshops and discussions around independent and innovative music, an official Sound Summit cinema space, and for the first time in Sound Summit’s solo history, a festival club.

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website

Featured artists

• Performance/sound art by Oren Ambarchi
• Performance/sound art by Pimmon