The Hills Are Alive 2019

Overview

The Hills Are Alive with the sound of Australia's newest and best this March. Featuring a gaggle of Australian acts headlined by NSW singer Vera Blue and Melbourne alt-rock band Kingswood, The Hills Are Alive music festival is returning to the South Gippsland hills for the eleventh time this year — and it's last.

Festival organisers, who also run NYE on the Hill in the same spot — announced that THAA will be going on an indefinite 'vacay' after this March's festivities. But, despair not, there's one festival left to celebrate and it has a bumper lineup of musicians and comedians.

Hosted at the McLaren family farm an hour and a half out of Melbourne, THAA 2019 will feature indie Melbourne four-piece Mid City, folk singer Didirri and hip-hop artists Poppy Rose and Kwame, plus a whole lot more. Electro-pop musician Will Cuming will also be taking to the stage for the last time as Lanks, before retiring the moniker and pursuing new projects.

The festival also has a lineup of five Aussie comedians. So, when you need a (short) break from the music, you'll be able to chill out on the grass and listen to the likes of Marcus Ryan, Bec Melrose (winner of RAW Comedy 2018) and Lewis Garnham.

Tickets include camping and you can BYO booze (huzzah). If you forget, or run out, there will be four bars popping up around the festival, street food carts and field games (including the very serious Hills Gumboot Toss). Attendees are encouraged to carpool to keep their impact on the environment to a minimum while pets are prohibited on account of the cows with whom you'll be sharing the campsite.

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE 2019 LINEUP

Vera Blue
Kingswood
Didirri
Lanks
Ceres
Tia Gostelow
Kwame
Press Club
Arno Faraji
Good Dogs
Bugs
Raave Tapes
Planet
Genesis Owusu
Sÿde
Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird
IV League
Mid City
The Northern Folk
Loser
Poppy Rose
Cool Out Sun
Stevie Jean
Steve Cousins
Househats

For more information on the lineup, head to the festival website.

Image two: Christopher Cohen.