Secret Garden Reveals First Ten Artists from 2016 Music Lineup

Start coordinating your crew's dress-ups — one of Australia's best and most beloved festivals, Secret Garden Festival, is back for another year. Returning to the festival's hallowed and not-so-secret-anymore location outside of Sydney, Secret Garden is celebrating its eighth year over February 26 and 27. And now, with just 17 days to go, the team have revealed the first 10 of the 50+ artists on their music lineup.

While the full lineup, as SG tradition goes, will remain under lock and key until the festival sells out, the crew have given a sneak peek into what to expect. Melbourne's Grammy-nominated neo-soul powerhouse Haitus Kaiyote will be there alongside Sydney's synthy dance duke Hayden James, the unstoppable hip hop/R&B force that is Sampa The Great, Adelaide raw garage outfit Bad // Dreems, absolute Australian party legends Stereogamus, Sydney art pop wunderkind Montaigne, smooth electronic hardworker Roland Tings, Sydney super duo The Meeting Tree, alt-pop ten-piece Dorsal Fins and the fast-climbing World Champion.

They'll be joining the already announced Sydney party crews already locked in for the weekend: Love Bombs, Shag & Friends, Purple Sneakers and Money For Nothing DJs will be curating their very own parties in the forest. As for the rest of the lineup? Secret Garden's lips are sealed, but they're promising "over 50 bands and DJs, 30 actors, dancers and comedians, 18 pop-up performances, 10 drag queens, 8 dance floors, 6 stages, 1 very busy kissing booth and many, many more secrets to be discovered in our adult play land synonymous with dress ups, sequins, glitter and good times."

Two day tickets are moving quickly and one day tickets have now sold out. Get movin'.

SECRET GARDEN FESTIVAL FIRST LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT:

Bad//Dreems
Dorsal Fins
Hayden James
Hiatus Kaiyote
Montaigne
Roland Tings
Sampa The Great
Stereogamous
The Meeting Tree
World Champion

Secret Garden runs February 26 to 28 in a secret location outside of Sydney. Tickets on sale now from Oztix. More info over here.

Image: Anna Warr.