After announcing their picturesque new home earlier this week, Beyond The Valley have finally revealed their 2022 lineup! The cutting edge camping festival will feature one of the biggest names in pop music Nelly Furtado, as well as Bicep, Dom Dolla, Kaytranada, BENEE, Yeat, Flight Facilities, Honey Dijon, Lime Cordiale, Denzel Curry, Yeat, Patrick Topping, Charlotte De Witte & many more.
Beyond The Valley
28th December 2022 – 1st January 2023
Barunah Plains, Wentworths Road, Hesse, VIC
BENEE | Bicep (Live) | Charlotte De Witte | Denzel Curry | Diplo | Dom Dolla
Flight Facilities | Honey Dijon | Kaytranada | Lime Cordiale | Nelly Furtado
Patrick Topping | Yeat | Aitch | Budjerah | Cloonee | Confidence Man
Dj Boring | Folamour | HAAi | Heidi | Jay1 | Jnr Choi | Job Jobse | Or:la
Palms Trax | Partiboi69 | Remi Wolf | Sally C | San Cisco | SG Lewis
Shygirl | Tkay Maidza | Vera Blue | X Club. | Yung Lean | Aroha | Benson
Caitlin Medcalf | Cassettes For Kids | Denim | Foura | Hatchie | Jesswar
JK-47 | Jordan Brando | Joy. | Juice Romance | Kee’ahn | Laura King
Memphis LK | Merci, Mercy | Mia Rodriguez | Ninajirachi | Rest For The Wicked
Sam Alfred | Sofia Kourtesis | STÜM | SWIM | Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers
The Illustrious Blacks | Willo | Yarra
Global pop icon Nelly Furtado will be performing an Australian exclusive one off performance at Beyond The Valley, for her first show in over 5 years. The Grammy Award winner behind some of the biggest pop songs of the 00’s including ‘Promiscuous’, ‘Say It Right’ ‘Maneater’ and ‘I’m Like A Bird’ has recently made global headlines joining Drake on stage as a surprise guest at his OVO Fest, as well as going viral on TikTok for an edit of Say It Right x Bicep – Glue. The vocal on single ‘Afraid’ has been sampled more recently on Four Tet’s alias project KH on ‘Only Human’.
Beyond The Valley’s lineup is as eclectic and diverse as ever, the Victorian festival, famous for its incredible experience aspects including stage design, art, lifestyle and wellbeing, will spread their music programme across 3 distinct stages, as well as introducing a new Podcast stage for the first time. The festival, which sold out instantly in 2019, has now opened up presale registrations.
Leading the hip hop side of things will be self-proclaimed ‘best rapper in the world’ Denzel Curry, blowing up on Tiktok Yeat, viral rapper Yung Lean, Jnr Choi, the Australian rapper making waves overseas Tkay Maidza, Aitch, Jesswar, JK47 & many more.
On the live music front will be Shygirl, Budjerah, Confidence Man, Lime Cordiale, San Sisco, Vera Blue, Kee’ahn and many more.
Beyond The Valley will also play host to some of the biggest names in electronic music including Honey Dijon who has producer credits on 2 new Beyonce tracks, Dom Dolla who has not yet missed a Beyond The Valley to date, ‘Glue’ producer Bicep, as well as Dj Boring, Palms Trax, Folamour, Charlotte De Witte and HAAi just to name a few.
Beyond The Valley joined the Keychain pledge in 2018, whereby 140 festival partners committed to a 50:50 gender balanced lineup by 2022 which they have achieved.
The Podcast Stage, will be the first dedicated podcast stage ever at an Australian music festival, featuring live and interactive recordings of your favourite podcasts. Presented by Australia’s fastest growing youth news platform, The Daily Aus & hosted by Froomes – the stage will feature some of Australia’s biggest podcasts including It’s A Lot With Abbie Chatfield, Happy Hour With Lucy & Nikki, Listenable with Dylan Alcott, Coming Out, Blak, Culture Club, Feeling Sexy With Chantelle Otten, The Handbags and panels with The Daily Aus.
Main stage artists will be performing in the 100,000sqm natural amphitheatre, made for live music experiences. The iconic Dance Tent will also make its return, featuring a 70-metre wide LED wall and renowned Funktion-One soundsystem. Dr Dan’s stage, the much-loved multilevel dancefloor colosseum, will reveal a new reimagined design for the 2022 festival.
Patrons can also step away from the music and go for a swim in the pools at the Beach Club, or uncover Schmall Klüb, a concealed party with spontaneous sets from your favourite DJs only accessible through a concealed secret entrance, via a portaloo door.
Beyond The Valley will be introducing a daily entry ticket, so punters have the option to stay at accommodation in the local areas or go home each night. For the first time there will also be viewing platforms and Auslan interpreters at the Main Stage, and a designated accessible campsite positioned close to the festival arena.
Other features confirmed by the festival today include interactive art installations, the Poof Doof ‘Pride Patrol’, Speed Dating, Open Mic, Fortune Teller, Doof Stick Making, Yoga, Pilates, Meditation & more.
If you’re after a more luxurious experience, Beyond The Valley’s Lux Camp is the largest glamping offering in the Southern Hemisphere. They’ve increased their offering this year with an Ultra Deluxe option which includes a chauffeur, butler, daily ice delivery, an airconditioned emperor tent with a raised mattress, and more.
As part of Beyond The Valley’s ongoing partnership with AIME, $1 for every ticket sold will be donated to the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience to support their programs. AIME’s initiatives have provided opportunities and connections in the form of structured mentoring to over 25,000 First Nations high school students around Australia to date.
For the first time, Beyond the Valley will be using registered charity Humanitix as their ticketing platform. Through their booking fees, education projects are funded for the world’s most disadvantaged children to close the global education gap.
Supported by triple j, Beyond the Valley is brought to you by Untitled Group, the largest independent music promoter in Australia and the masterminds behind festivals such as Pitch Music & Arts, Grapevine Gathering, Wildlands, For The Love, Ability Fest & more.