Overview
Dig out those once-a-year novelty gumboots, Groovin the Moo has unveiled their 2017 lineup. Taking the large-scale music festival out of the city and into regional centres for another year, GTM will kick things off on Friday, April 28 in South Australia and travel through Maitland, Townsville, Bendigo and Canberra before finishing up in Bunbury on May 13.
This year's lineup sees local talent front and centre with triple j Hottest 100 list-toppers Tash Sultana and Amy Shark (#3 and #2, respectively) taking the stage, along with The Smith Street Band, Montaigne, Hayden James and Methyl Ethel. Most of the international talent comes from the UK this year, with The Darkness, 21-year-old Loyle Carner and The Wombats making their way to the Moo, along with Germans Milky Chance.
Here's the full lineup.
GROOVIN THE MOO 2017 LINEUP
Against Me! (USA)
Allday
Amy Shark
Architects (UK)
The Darkness (UK)
Dillon Francis (USA)
George Maple
Hayden James
The Jungle Giants
K-Flay (USA)
L-FRESH The LION
Loyle Carner (UK)
Methyl Ethel
Milky Chance (GER)
Montaigne
Northeast Party House
Slumberjack
The Smith Street Band
Snakehips (UK)
Tash Sultana
Thundamentals
Violent Soho
The Wombats (UK)
GROOVIN THE MOO 2017 DATES & VENUES
Friday, April 28 — Wayville (SA)
Saturday, April 29 – Maitland (NSW)
Sunday, April 30 — Townsville (QLD)
Saturday, May 6 — Bendigo (VIC)
Sunday, May 7 – Canberra (ACT)
Saturday, May 13 — Bunbury (WA)
Pre-sale tickets for GTM will go on sale at 9am local time on Wednesday, February 1. All other tickets for Wayville, Maitland and Townsville will go on sale at 9am on Tuesday, February 7, and Bendigo, Bunbury and Canberra will be released the day after at 9am on Wednesday, February 8. For more info, go to gtm.net.au.
Image: Tao Jones.