Overview
FOMO — Australia's clash-free, one-day summer festival — is back for a fourth year. This year, it's making its return to Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, and bringing the full festival to Melbourne for the first time ever.
Leading the program is famed American-Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, who released her high-energy, highly acclaimed fourth album Queen just last month — which features everyone from The Weeknd to Ariana Grande, Eminem and Lil Wayne. Hot on her heels is Mississippi's Rae Sremmurd, the hip-hop trio best-known for its chart-topping hit 'Black Beatles' made in collaboration with Gucci Mane.
Meanwhile, Florida's Lil Pump is heading Down Under for the first time, bringing hits 'Gucci Gang', 'Esskeetit' and songs from his yet-to-be released album Harvard Dropout, and electro music producer Mura Masa will break up the hip hop and rap with his disco tunes.
Also on the schedule is Kali Uchis, making her Australian debut and performing hits off her widely acclaimed album Isolation, along with the mononymous avant-garde Sophie, Australia's own Anna Lunoe, and Dutch experimental artist San Holo, among others.
FOMO will kick off on Brisbane's Riverstage on Saturday, January 5, before moving to Parramatta Park in Sydney, on Saturday, January 12, and then to Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse on Sunday, January 13.
Pre-sales start at 10am local time on Wednesday, September 5 and general sales at 10am local time on Thursday, September 6. $1 from every sale is going to refugee charity Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and, if you can't afford your ticket in one fell swoop, you can opt for a payment plan, which lets you pay it off via monthly instalments. Only available for festivalgoers in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.
Here's the full lineup.
FOMO 2019 LINEUP
Nicki Minaj
Rae Sremmurd
Lil Pump
Mura Masa
Kali Uchis
San Holo
Anna Lunoe
Sophie
Cosha
Carmouflage Rose
Just A Gent
MIMI
triple j Unearthed winners
FOMO 2019 DATES
Saturday, January 5 — Riverstage, Brisbane
Sunday, January 6 — Elder Park, Adelaide
Saturday, January 12 — Parramatta Park, Sydney
Sunday, January 13 — Festival Hall, Melbourne
FOMO will take place in January 2019. Tickets go on sale this week. For more info, visit fomofestival.com.au.
FOMO image: Mitch Lowe