Yours and Owls 2023

Prepare for two days of dancing to Hilltop Hoods, Oliver Tree, Earl Sweatshirt, Chet Faker and Golden Features at Yours and Owls.
Ben Hansen
Published on August 31, 2023

Overview

It's been a rollercoaster couple of years for Yours and Owls, with pandemic-impacted festivals and La Niña-related cancellations. But in 2023, we're set for a classic Yours and Owls good time.

Taking place between Saturday, October 14–Sunday, October 15, the two-day shindig affectionately labelled Gong Christmas will be arriving at a new home, the University of Wollongong (UOW) campus, with over 60 local and international acts spanning all range of genres.

Topping the bill: Descendents for their first Australian tour since 2017, alongside Oliver Tree, Chet Faker, Hilltop Hoods, Earl Sweatshirt, Golden Features and Ocean Alley. Talk about a mix of sounds.

US drill star Lil Tjay is another notable addition to the lineup, boasting billions of streams and over 18-million monthly listeners on Spotify. Plus, you can also catch Vera Blue, Meg Mac, Peach Pit, Bakar, Safia, Broods, Hobo Johnson, Masego, RVG, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Royal Otis and Sorry among the festival's heavy hitters.

B Wise performing at Yours and Owls 2021

Georgia Moloney

A few names from the SXSW Sydney music lineup have made their way over to the Yours and Owls program, with the two events taking place across consecutive weekends. Wallice, Ekkstacy, Dice, Go-Jo, Phoebe Go and Rum Jungle will all be appearing at both events.

The south coast festival's dance music stage Das Shmelthaus is also returning, and is sure to make the most of the new UOW home. On its lineup of electronic tastemakers: Club Angel, DJ PGZ, Sam Alfred, Mike Who and Lauren Hansom. And, there's even a secret headliner in the works.

UOW and the festival have inked a three-year partnership, with the all-weather solutions available at the campus cited as one of the driving factors behind the team-up — plus the university's picturesque green spaces and a mutual commitment towards carbon-emission reduction. You can expect stages to pop up across the expansive space, with Yours and Owls promising to activate grounds, ovals and laneways.

Musician Oliver Tree sporting a striking black bowl cut-mullet combo and a oversized red suit

Oliver Tree

YOURS AND OWLS LINEUP

Bakar
Broods
Chet Faker
Descendents
Earl Sweatshirt
Golden Features
Hilltop Hoods
Hobo Johnson
Lil Tjay
Masego
Meg Mac
Ocean Alley
Oliver Tree
Peach Pit
Safia
Vera Blue
Angel Du$t
Big Wett
Daily J
Dice
Ekkstacy
Fazerdaze
Forest Claudette
James Marriott
King Mala
Old Mervs
Pacific Avenue
Phony Ppl
Redhook
Royal Otis
RVG
Shagrock
Sorry
Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers
Teenage Dads
The Grogans
The Rions
The Terrys
The Vanns
Tia Gostelow
Wallice
Babyface Mal
Billy Otto
Full Flower Moon Band
Girl And Girl
Go-Jo
Lazywax
Phoebe Go
Possehot
Rum Jungle
Stevan
Stumps
These New South Whales
Towns
YB
Wiigz

Das Shmelthaus:
Object Blue b2b TSVI
Cleo
Club Angel
DJ PGZ
Kornél Kovács
Lauren Hansom b2b Mike Who
Luca Lozano
Sam Alfred
Seb Wildblood
Skatebard
Tangela

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