17 March 2020
The organisers of Meadow have announced the cancellation of Meadow 2020 in order to comply with the orders imposed by the State Government under the State Of Emergency declaration commencing Monday 16 March.
Originally scheduled to take place from Friday 27 – Sunday 29 March in Bambra, Victoria with the likes of Angie McMahon, Close Counters, Cool Sounds, Donny Benet, Dyson Stringer Cloher, Egoism, Emily Wurramara, Olympia, Pookie, Rolling Coastal Blackout Fever, Sheer Mag, Sweet Whirl, Youth Group and more, the Meadow team acknowledge it’s the right thing to do in an effort to protect the health and safety of all members of the community.
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15 January 2020
Regional Victorian music festival, Meadow, returns to Bambra from Friday 27 – Sunday 29 March 2020. Melbourne’s own new-age raconteur, Angie McMahon, and frenetic guitar-pop dynamos; Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever will headline the 7th musical feast.
MEADOW 7
March 27 – 29, 2020
Bambra, Victoria
ANGIE MCMAHON | ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER
FRANKIE COSMOS (USA) | SHEER MAG (USA) | DYSON STRINGER CLOHER
CLOSE COUNTERS | YOUTH GROUP | LOURE | ELIZABETH
EMILY WURRAMARA | COOL SOUNDS | 3K | DARCY JUSTICE
SWEET WHIRL | FIRST BEIGE | ELLE SHIMADA COLLECTIVE
COLETTE | EGOISM | SURPRISE CHEF | 100 | SWAZI GOLD
+ MORE TO COME
Nestled on the edge of the Otways, backdropped by rugged bushland and open plains, Meadow will showcase a cross-section of contemporary music within a stacked three day, two-night program. The first taste of the 2020 bill dropped late last year, featuring NYC bedroom pop savante Frankie Cosmos, angelic local songstress Elizabeth and cinematic soul journeymen Surprise Chef. Now, Meadow is proud to unveil the full spread set to appear in the Bambra Bowl this Autumn.
Coupling intimately relatable lyrics with guitar-driven anthemic guts, Angie McMahon will headline Meadow 2020 with some of the most honest local songwriting of recent times. Following the immediate and overwhelming success that has continued to flood in since the release of her knockout single, ‘Slow Mover’, Angie hasn’t taken a breath since. Her freshly baked debut record Salt, flits between playful procrastination and smouldering vignettes of heartbreak, fragility and comfort food in an unbelievably natural fashion. Prepare for an emotionally turbulent journey in Angie’s first Victorian show this year.
Joining Angie McMahon, as headliners will be the free-wheelin’, forever charging, guitar anthem delivering Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. A guaranteed serotonin hit awaits all those ready to shout-out ‘Talking Straight’ in the middle of the bush. A more quintessentially Australian feeling band would be hard to find. Rolling Blackouts have a new album on the way with the release date yet to be announced. The small stage at the base of the Bambra Bowl feels like the right place to road test their latest.
Returning to Australia off the back of their critically acclaimed sophomore record, Sheer Mag continue their mission of transforming junk food seventies hard-rock into something musically nutritious. The Philadelphia natives bring relentless riffs, stomping proto metal music and the tearing vocals of Tina Halliday together in a magically harmonious way. It’s a strange recipe but guarantees a release of tension for any punter in need of a heavier emotional outlet.
Rounding out the second announcement are Tasmanian jazz masters turned groove party starters Close Counters, legendary songwriting trio Dyson Stringer Cloher, returning indie-rock icons Youth Group, the golden hour sounds of Loure, Northern Territory songstress Emily Wurramara, local jangle-pop producers Cool Sounds as well as the likes of 3k, Darcy Justice, Sweet Whirl, First Beige, Elle Shimada Collective, Colette, EGOISM, Surprise Chef, 100, Swazi Gold plus more to be announced.
Meadow have once again opened up a slot for an emerging artist from the Geelong/Surf Coast/Otways to score themselves a spot on the line up alongside the newly announced veritable feast. Applications are open now until midnight Friday 14 February via www.meadowmf.com.
Just 90-minutes southwest of Melbourne, perched on the edge of the Otways, Meadow unfolds between the rolling Bambra hills. The refreshments are regionally focussed with craft beers courtesy of Salt Brewing, gin from Great Ocean Road Gin, plus some of the tastiest cool climate wine in Australia from various Otway Hinterlands vineyards. Food stalls are handpicked to represent the region, and will be operated by local restaurants and businesses. FYI – the festival is still BYO, but when everything starts to taste a bit flat, head to the bar for something 4-dimensional.
With the limited release allocation now exhausted, 300 general release tickets + glamping packages are now available starting from $170.00 + BF. Total capacity is carefully capped to maximise room for movement. Grab your tickets now – you don’t want to miss this party!
One final and more serious note: BUSHFIRE RELIEF. Whilst we’ve been blessed with luck on our side of the state, wildfires around Australia have devastated many. We are a small organisation, but alongside our punters we wish to make a real commitment. Meadow will be donating 20% of profits from 2020 ticket sales to the CFA in Victoria.