One of Australia’s most loved boutique music festivals will return in a big way in 2018. Returning for the fifth consecutive year, Mountain Sounds Festival has just announced dates and details for a mega birthday celebration plus a brand new format.
Mountain Sounds will now feature music, art and live activations across two days and three nights for the very first time. With live music on February 16 & 17, 2018, the festival will also feature an integrated camping and festival site in the beautifully untapped Penang Gardens – situated in the picturesque surrounds of Mount Penang Parklands in Kariong on NSW’s Central Coast, halfway between Sydney and Newcastle.
The first act to be announced for Mountain Sounds 2018 is L.A indie-pop heroes Grouplove – currently on an extensive North American tour in support of their 2016 breakout album Big Mess and this year’s Little Mess EP.
Renowned for their carefully crafted artist line-ups, Mountain Sounds has also built in a transcendent cultural experience for attendees – something the festival plans to take even further in 2018. The newly created Mountain Village will feature various local markets, hair and makeup zones, health stations, silent discos plus the Breakfast Boogie and more. The newly integrated camping sites are equipped with hot showers and power and festivalgoers now have the option to sleep under the stars on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
Since its inception in 2014, Mountain Sounds has gone from strength to strength. The festival has sold out the last three consecutive years including 2015, 2016 and 2017 and boasted stellar domestic acts like RÜFÜS, DMA’s, Sticky Fingers, Ball Park Music, Dune Rats, Violent Soho, Alison Wonderland, DZ Deathrays, Tkay Maidza and Alpine with internationals like Albert Hammond Jr (The Strokes).
Mountain Sounds is a proudly local, environmentally sustainable event, priding itself on providing a platform to support local artists, business and the wider community. Having grown up locally, event organisers are passionate about the local area and will be taking care to prevent negative environmental impact and reducing the carbon footprint.
Mountain Sounds Festival
Thursday 16th – Saturday, 18 February 2017
Mount Penang Parklands, Kariong, NSW