The Falls Music & Arts Festival 2011

Falls Festival 2011

The Falls Music and Arts Festival is one of Australia’s longest running festivals, now in its 9th and 19th years in Tasmania and Victoria respectively. There are around 70 performers on the bill ranging diversely from musicians to comedians and arts performers.

Well amigos let us begin, just a taste of this year’s line-up, enough to start you dreaming of long hot summer days and those magic summer nights at The Falls Music & Arts Festival...

Drum roll please... there is no better way to kick off a line up announcement than with Arctic Monkeys!

These darlings of the British indie scene will ride into Falls on a wave of acclaim from their latest release Suck It And See. Over the last six years Arctic Monkeys have cemented their place as one of the most revered acts of our time, their debut LP Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006) is the fastest selling debut album in UK history.

They’ve sold out huge venues worldwide and headlined all of the major festivals across the globe, in December 2011 they will grace the stage of The Falls Music & Arts Festival for the very first time. 

If you happened to be at Lorne in 2009 you would have witnessed the overflowing Grand Theatre mid afternoon, when every single patron on site jammed in to catch a hilarious set from comedic genius Arj Barker. 

A household name in Australia thanks to his legendary role in Flight Of The Conchords, his YouTube series Arj and Poopy and his regular stand up tours Arj wrote himself into Falls folk lore with his last performance and we can’t wait to see what he delivers for his next.

Spinning an entirely new concept on the greatest concept album of all time, Easy Star All Stars will be performing Dub Side of the Moon in 2011.

A twist on the classic is what they do best. Taking memorable albums and putting a dub / ska / reggae twist on them, giving them new life. Easy Star All Stars have remastered the likes of OK Computer and Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, but it’s the Pink Floyd rendition that has won them the most love and will be played in entirety to Falls.

With a members list reading like a who’s who of the New York dub/jazz scene they are certainly one act to mark as a must see on this years line up.

Seattle’s favourite folk rockers Fleet Foxes have become pretty damn famous since they left us speechless with their mind blowing set at Falls back in 2008. Amassing the kind of critical acclaim that their contemporaries’ dream of, Fleet Foxes have been busily touring the world, supporting musical royalty like Neil Young and creating their stunning sophomore album, Helplessness Blues.

The latest jewel in the Australian music crown and clear crowd favourite of last year, The Jezabels will return to Falls with fresh set list of new material. 

Virtually unknown 18 months ago, this Sydney 4 piece have been causing a stir both locally and internationally thanks to their solid live shows and spectacular recordings. Clash Magazine in the UK hailing them as THE band to watch after their performance at the UK’s Great Escape earlier this year.  

Aotearoa’s legendary singer songwriter Tim Finn hardly needs an introduction. He has been behind some of the most memorable songs ever written, a founding member of Split Enz, a sometimes member of Crowded House, and a much loved solo performer, his voice is one we’d like to have narrate our dreams.

With a rich musical history and a back catalogue exploding with spine tingling hits, we welcome Tim to Falls to perform what will mostly likely become another one of those sets that result in a sing-a-long of epic proportions. 

So there you have it, six names to kick off the summer season and get you thinking of the warm days ahead! We have plenty more on the way, so keep your eyes peeled for our next announcement.

More Info : http://www.fallsfestival.com