[News] SCENE & HEARD FESTIVAL – ARTIST PLAYING TIME ANNOUCED

The big countdown is on… in just under three weeks, Newcastle will come alive when our world class homegrown acts take over Wickham Park for the highly-anticipated Scene & Heard Festival.

The restrictions for no singing/no dancing have been tossed, and we’re super pumped to be back in action and open to FULL CAPACITY. Come March 13, you can bet the atmosphere will be electric as we let loose to take in some much-needed fist-pumpin’ rock, grooves and beats – from Grinspoon, Spiderbait, Cog & Ratcat through to Kid Kenobi, MINX, DJ Fuel & Discovery ‘Daft Punk Tribute Show’, we’re bringing you the party & the good times, you and your mates deserve it!

Don’t have a ticket yet? No worries – VIP tickets are sold out but get in quick to secure a general admission ticket now from here. For those lucky enough to have jumped on VIP tickets early, you’ll get to enjoy the perks over in the VIP area with private front stage VIP viewing, private bar with exclusive cocktail menu and a curated menu for artists where you too, can ‘Eat like an Artist’.

SCENE & HEARD FESTIVAL 2022
Sunday March 13 – Wickham Park, Newcastle
*2 STAGES* Gates open 12.30PM

MAIN STAGE
8:00PM – 9:00PM – GRINSPOON
7:00PM – 7:40PM – SPIDERBAIT
6:00PM – 6:40PM – COG
5:00PM – 5:40PM – RATCAT
4:00PM – 4:40PM – FRENZAL RHOMB
3:00PM – 3:40PM – TUMBLEWEED
2:00PM – 2:40PM – THE PORKERS
1:05PM – 1:40PM – CALIGULA

DCM STAGE
7:30PM – 9:00PM – DISCOVERY “DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE” SHOW
6:00PM – 7:30PM – MINX
4:30PM – 6:00PM – KID KENOBI
3:00PM – 4:30PM – DJ FUEL

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10 February 2022

The Scene & Heard team are gearing up to bring festivalgoers one helluva show in 2022, and we can’t wait! With a new date locked in for Sunday March 13 at Wickham Park, with this news comes the announcement of some new friends set to join us, which we’re sure you’re going to love.

SCENE & HEARD FESTIVAL 2022
Sunday March 13 – Wickham Park, Newcastle

*DON’T COME MONDAY STAGE*
KID KENOBI
DISCOVERY “DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE” SHOW
MINX
+ more DCM acts to be announced

Joining Grinspoon, Ratcat, Frenzal Rhomb, COG and Caligula, we welcome back festival favourites – the hard-hitting, mighty rock trio that is, Spiderbait. With seven albums (5 of which went Top 20), 2x ARIA Awards (from a whopping 19 nominations) and a stack of radio hits under their belts, including the #1 chart-topper ‘Black Betty’, you’ll get nothing but a blistering performance from this acclaimed super-charged unit when they blast out fan favourites & classics such as ‘Buy Me a Pony’, ‘Calypso’, ‘Monty’, ‘Black Betty’ and more…

Also rolling into Wickham Park will be none other than Australia’s finest alternative psych-fuzz-rock acts, Tumbleweed. Throughout the nineties/early noughties, if you didn’t come across the 5-piece at a packed-out gig, festival or performing alongside the likes of Nirvana, Iggy Pop, Fugazi etc… where were you? Celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, the ‘weed will no doubt have plenty of material to choose from when they hit the stage. From their five classic albums, Tumbleweed, Galactaphonic, Return to Earth, Mumbo Jumbo & Sounds from the Other Side, featuring standout crowd faves ‘Sundial’, ‘Atomic’, ‘Daddy Long Legs’ and ‘Carousel’…through to the band’s latest singles ‘Rebellion’ & ‘Shadowland’, this will be one performance you won’t want to miss.

Adding to the mix will be our very own hometown Ska-Punk heroes, The Porkers. Always a favourite on the live circuit, from local & international festivals (Vans Warped USA) to sharing stages with the likes of Rancid, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, No Doubt & Bad Manners, you’re in for a damn good time when Pete Porker and the band pull out favourites such as ‘Too Big for Your Boots’, ‘Goin’ Off’, ‘Aloha Steve & Danno’, through to new singles ‘The Good Egg’, ‘Big Baby Man’ and more…

Providing the killer beats and plenty of grooves over on the Don’t Come Monday stage – you’ll get critically acclaimed, ARIA Award nominated breakbeats DJ Kid Kenobi, as well as the DISCOVERY “DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE” SHOW and MINX…and there’s more to be announced.

We’re here to stay – thanks for holding onto your tickets in support of the artists and our much-loved live music industry. Big thanks also to the artists who have supported us along the way. We look forward to seeing you all at Scene & Heard 2022.

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22 September 2021

In light of the ever-changing Covid restrictions, border closures and uncertainty around the Government’s guidelines for when mass gatherings can occur, it should come as no surprise (looking at you Delta!) that the highly anticipated Scene & Heard Festival (November 7, Wickham Park) will need to be rescheduled.

Whilst it breaks the organiser’s hearts to reschedule once more, rest assured the Scene & Heard team is committed to bringing you the best in live music this Summer, in a safe setting with a new date in its sights. Sunday February 27 is set to sizzle at Wickham Park, the 18+ one-day event will feature a superb line-up on the main stage, along with the DCM stage pumping out the sounds. With this unfortunately comes news of Killing Heidi unable to make the new event date, stay tuned for a new artist addition to the bill. In the meantime, mark this in your calendar:

FEBRUARY 27, 2022 – WICKHAM PARK, NEWCASTLE

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30 December 2020

Scene & Heard and its stakeholders are following the consultation advice they have had with the Local, State and National authorities and they’re sorry to announce today that they must sadly confirm the need to reschedule the NSW event planned for February.

The new festival date will be:
Sun 7 Nov 2021 – Wickham Park Newcastle (NSW)

Due to State Government and current standing Federal Government Public Health Orders regarding COVID-19, multi-stage mass music gathering events are not permissible in ‘true’ festival format just yet.

Coupled with planning timelines, this has made it impossible for them to deliver the well-loved Scene & Heard festival format by February – one that would both satisfy current government compliance, and more importantly give you the full Scene & Heard experience you’ve come to love.

Good news is the Scene & Heard lineup will remain the same for Nov 7th 2021

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27 November 2021

This summer in Newcastle is set to get hotter as Scene & Heard Festival returns with another epic line-up, featuring the cream of the Australian 90s/noughties alternative music scene.

Following up its successful 2018/19 events, with Covid putting a stop to live music throughout most of 2020, Scene & Heard had set its sights on 2021 to bring you more of your favourite classic acts – jam-packed into a full day of live music & entertainment. Pull out your Hottest 100 compilations in preparation and get ready for Grinspoon, Regurgitator, Ratcat, Frenzal Rhomb, COG, Killing Heidi, Custard & Caligula, along with the Discovery “Daft Punk Tribute” show, Minx and more, as they hit Wickham Park on Sunday February 21, 2021. The Covid-safe 18+ festival will see pre-sale tickets for members on sale Tuesday December 1, with general tickets on sale Thursday December 3.

SCENE & HEARD FESTIVAL 2021
February 21 – Wickham Park, Newcastle

GRINSPOON
REGURGITATOR
RATCAT
FRENZAL RHOMB
COG
KILLING HEIDI
CUSTARD
CALIGULA
+
DCM STAGE featuring
DISCOVERY “DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE” SHOW
MINX
and more tba…