Overview
Following a stellar debut edition in 2022 headlined by the likes of The Dandy Warhols, DMA's and The Tesky Brothers, Wanderer Festival is returning to the picturesque Sapphire Coast between Friday, September 29–Sunday, October 1 — and it has just dropped its jam-packed lineup.
The indie-rock-heavy program of acts pulls together beloved locals with a sprinkle of international acts and a hefty dose of young fast-rising musicians. Headlining the lineup is a quartet of festival faves in Ocean Alley, The Jungle Giants, Spiderbait and Thelma Plum, alongside the UK's oddball rock group Django Django, American folk songwriter Kevin Morby and contemporary blues singer-songwriter Son Little.
Deeper into the lineup you'll find the recent subject of the 2023 Archibald Pize-winning painting, Montaigne, plus Art vs Science, Lisa Mitchell, Urthboy, Alice Skye, Babe Rainbow, C.W. Stoneking, Kim Churchill, Haiku Hands, Dice, Annie Hamilton and Rum Jungle.
Just like last year, the festival will also host a heap of local south coast NSW musicians including the Bega Sound Collective, Whiskey Dram, Flavuh and the Big Lost Band — a huge rock and roll orchestra made up of musicians from local high schools and arts communities. The full program will also feature art, comedy, theatre, circus performers, artisan workshops and live screenings of both footy grand finals.
Ocean Alley
"Wanderer is beyond anything I could have hoped for in a festival and for this region. It delivers an authentic and exceptional festival experience no matter who you are or where you come from and it was amazing to see it so wholly owned, embraced and deeply loved by the local community as well as travellers from as far as Western Australia and the Nothern Territory," said festival's founder Simon Daly.
The festival is all-ages and family-friendly. One-, two- and three-day passes are all available, as well as camping tickets and even glamping packages available for $1045 for two people or $1155 for groups of five.
Wanderer Festival will return to Pambula Beach, Saphire Coast between Friday, September 29–Sunday, October 1. Tickets are on sale now.
Festival images: Ruby Boland