The Meredith Music Festival sideshows keep coming, with news that aural-freakout masters Akron/Family will be getting intimate in December. Around the same time that Animal Collective is doing its thing, their compatriots will be throwing down the gauntlet in Sydney and Melbourne.

Akron/Family’s most recent album Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free saw them forging even more erratic and daring sonic directions. Rightly described as “a group boiling over with ideas”, they are reportedly even more combustible onstage. You can see for yourself at this pair of up-close-and-intense shows.

Akron/Family play these dates around the sold-out Meredith Music Festival. Sideshow tickets go on sale Friday 25 September.

Thursday December 10 – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Saturday December 12 – The Annandale Hotel, Sydney