Newstead Roots Festival 2017

Overview

Weekend afternoons, The Triffid and a roots lineup go hand-in-hand, and have since Newstead hangout started running acoustic gigs back when it opened. Accordingly, it was only a matter of time until the venue decided to turn their regular shindigs into a festival — and after a winning start in 2016, they're returning for another round.

Meet the Newstead Roots Festival, aka a beefed-up version of the events everyone already knows and loves. With Caravana Sun, Fat Picnic, The Steele Syndicate, Karl S Williams, Little Georgia, Aine Tyrrell, Jordan Merrick, Angharad Drake and DJ Paul Watson on the bill, playing on both the main stage and out in the beer garden, it's the ultimate weekend roots session — and, it's even better given that it takes place on the Saturday of a long weekend.