Overview
Before 2020 turned the world upside down, King Street Crawl was a yearly tradition. Come September each year, every venue spanning the length of King Street would be filled with live music from midday through to the early hours for one day. After taking a year off in 2020, the inner west institution is returning with a massive new three-day event pushing out from King Street and into neighbouring roads and two idyllic outdoor spaces.
King Street Carnival will take place from Friday, September 3 until Sunday, September 5 throughout Newtown's main road as well as Enmore Road, Erskineville Road, the Sydney Park Amphitheatre and Camperdown Memorial Park. While the details for the King Street festivities is yet to be announced, King Street Carnival has revealed the huge three-day lineup for the Sydney Park and Camperdown Memorial Park events.
Camperdown Park by Kimberley Low
Heading up the outdoor concerts is legendary group Yothu Yindi who will be performing alongside the likes of Sarah Blasko, Alex the Astronaut, All Our Exes Live In Texas and Emma Donovan and the Putbacks at Camperdown Memorial Park on the Sunday.
Across the weekend, the two stages will also feature dance-pop duo Confidence Man, Sydney rock favourites You Am I, hip-hop mainstays Horrorshow, much-buzzed indie rock band Rolling Blackouts C.F. as well as Stella Donnelly, Touch Sensitive, JessB and Private Function.
While King Street Crawl is historically a free event, the Camperdown Memorial Park and Sydney Park Amphitheatre showcases will be ticketed. Tickets are on sale now, starting at $55 for a Friday-only past and increasing up to $137 for all three days.
Keep your eyes peeled for the full details as they are unveiled over the next two months.
King Street Crawl by Tom Wilkinson
KING STREET CARNIVAL FIRST LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT
Sydney Park Amphitheatre
Friday, September 3
Horrorshow
JessB
Planet Vegeta
Nardean
Dameeeela
Carolina Gasolina
Half Queen
Saturday, September 4
You Am I
Magic Dirt
Hayley Mary
Private Function
Johnny Hunter
Shogun & The Sheets
The Laurels
Sunday, September 5
Confidence Man
Touch Sensitive
Harvey Sutherland
Milan Ring
Clypso
Lazywax
Setwun
Liyah Knigh
Camperdown Park
Saturday, September 4
Rolling Blackouts C.F.
Stella Donnelly
The Lazy Eyes
The Buoys
The Regime
Maple Glider
Joseph Liddy & The Skeleton Horse
Sunday, September 5
Youthu Yindi
Sarah Blasko
Alex the Astronaut
All Our Exes Live In Texas
Emma Donovan & The Putbacks
Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys
EJ Worland
King Street Carnival will take place across King Street, Enmore Road, Erskineville Road, the Sydney Park Amphitheatre and Camperdown Memorial Park from Friday, September 3–Sunday, September 5. Tickets are on sale now.
Top image: Destination NSW