Sugar Mountain Announces Huge 2015 Lineup
Nas is playing Illmatic at VCA. Seriously. This is happening.
Wow. Sugar Mountain are going next level. After taking a year off, this boutique music and art festival have just dropped their new and improved 2015 lineup. Held at the VCA instead of The Forum, Sugar Mountain will feature Nas, Ariel Pink, Kim Gordon, Swans, Dan Deacon and many more. We'll repeat that news in case it was so huge and strange it completely blew your mind: Nas is performing at the VCA.
Playing his seminal '90s debut Illmatic, this legendary US rapper is a strange addition to the festival which has previously steered clear of hip hop acts in favour of electronic and indie offerings. Other acts on stage will be more consistent with what we've seen in previous festivals. Experimental rockers Swans and Kim Gordon's new project Body/Head will be bringing the classic alt sounds supported by other US electronic acts like Dan Deacon, ODESZA, How to Dress Well, and Soul Clap.
On the local scene, Midnight Juggernauts will be leading the charge backed up by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Twerps, No Zu and Oscar Key Sung — a strong and crowd-pleasing lineup of Melbourne locals. But Sugar Mountain is not your average music festival. This killer lineup will be complemented with a selection of artists too. With paint-shooting Ash Keating, laser-blasting Robin Fox and the self-explanatory Confetti System on board, VCA is in for one amazing, artsy mess. Get amongst it.
Music
Nas
Body/Head (Kim Gordon & Bill Nace)
ODESZA
Ariel Pink
Soul Clap
Horse
Meat Disco
The 2 Bears
Anthony Naples
Swans
Dan Deacon
Terrible Love feat. Kirin J. Callinan
How to Dress Well
Midnight Juggernauts
Bo Nigen
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Twerps
Dexter
No Zu
Chela
Banoffee
Oscar Key Sung
Rat & Co
Slum Sociable
Waxo Paradiso
LA Pocock
Noise in My Head
Art
Leif Podhajsky
Hisham Bharoocha
Ash Keating
Abby Porter
Robin Fox
Nonotak
Johann Rashid
Cara Stricker & John Kirby
Keith Deverell
Ghostpatrol
Sean Morris
Cornelius Brown
Poppy Lane
Confetti System
Sugar Mountain Festival will be at VCA on Saturday, January 24 2015. Entry will cost between $120-195 depending on whether you opt for early bird general release or a sweet VIP package. Tickets are on sale via Moshtix from Monday, October 20. There are 5,500 up for grabs in total, so get in quick.
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