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Groovin' The Moo 2011 line-up

Wed 2nd Feb, 2011 in Local News

Last year Groovin’ The Moo tore around regional Australia with such force our Maitland reviewer declared it “the best festival in terms of efficiency, sound, line-up and atmosphere that I’ve ever attended.”

The festival returns again in 2011, with five huge stops and one hell of a line-up. Boasting an inticing mix of locals and internationals this year’s bill includes UK party-starters The Go! Team in their first appearance down under since 2007; the stupendously talented UNKLE, Cut Copy, The Wombats and 90s hip-hop legends House Of Pain (yes they of Jump Around fame).

FasterLouder presents (in alphabetical order) the 2011 Groovin’ The Moo line-up

AC Slater
Architecture In Helsinki
Art Vs Science
The Aston Shuffle
Birds of Tokyo
Bliss n Eso
Cut Copy
Darwin Deez
Datarock
Drapht
The Drums
The Go! Team (UK)
Gotye
Gyroscope
The Holidays
Horrorshow,
House Of Pain
The Jezabels*
Nina Las Vegas (triple j)
Sampology (AV/ DJ Set),
Tim & Jean
UNKLE Live
Washington
The Wombats

With more local and triple j unearthed artists to be announced!

*East Coast Only, + Bunbury only

Tickets are $99.90 +bf and go on sale Tuesday 15th February. GTM subscribers can purchase pre-sale tickets from 9am 9th February to 5pm Friday 11th Februaruy.

Groovin' The Moo Maitland

May 8th, 2010

Maitland Showground, Sydney

Groovin’ The Moo 2011 dates and venues:

Saturday 30th Apri l– Prince of Wales Showground, Bendigo
Sunday 1st May – Murray Sports Complex, Townsville
Saturday 7th May – Maitland Showground
Sunday 8th May – The Meadows, Canberra
Saturday 14th May – Hay Park, Bunbury

Read our exclusive interview with The Go! Team about their new album and their first Aussie tour in over four years.

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MilkySheep

MilkySheep said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Lineup is out tomorrow morning, predictions?

I am thinking Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes and the Dandy Warhols. Maybe with some Living End and Angus & Julia Stone thrown in for good measure.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Do bogans know who Arcade Fire are?

MilkySheep

MilkySheep said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Do bogans know who Vampire Weekend are?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Feb, 2011

What on earth gives you the idea that Bright Eyes and Arcade Fire will play in hick towns?

The Wombats will probably be the biggest drawcard of GTM.

muzbuz

muzbuz said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Is The Decemberists too much too ask? I was almost tempted to buy a Big Day Out ticket last year to see them, untill I saw they were playing a pissweak 1/2 hour set (plus they have a new album).

Also, I'm ok with the usual A&G Stone, AvS, oz hip-hop types etc. playing, since it means more of my douche mates will come along for the road trip...as long as theres some rockin internationals, that is.

MilkySheep

MilkySheep said on the 1st Feb, 2011

What on earth gives you the idea that Bright Eyes and Arcade Fire will play in hick towns?

The Wombats will probably be the biggest drawcard of GTM.Spoon, Vampire Weekend and Tegan & Sara...

I win.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 1st Feb, 2011

i've been wondering for a few days who might be the international headliners at groovin the moo and i had completely forgotten about The Wombats. i really can't imagine then getting a headliner bigger than the Wombats.

i'm thinking it will be an aussie act dominated bill topped by the Living End.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Radiohead
My Bloody Valentine
Weezer

Hudson B said on the 1st Feb, 2011

as said in other thread, of the 17 acts they have, 8 are to be international. soooo it'll be more then just some hick music festival

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 1st Feb, 2011

well they managed to do a fairly good job last time. but i really cant see them doing better than The Wombats in terms of internationals. maybe band of horses?

MilkySheep

MilkySheep said on the 1st Feb, 2011

You guys seem to be forgetting that they got Vampire Weekend last year. VW are a massive band and considering this year is only going to be bigger and more improved (they are going to better use the spaces), a band like Arcade Fire definitely isn't out of the question. I think you'll find that they are no bigger than VW in Australia.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 1st Feb, 2011

and AF end their american tour on the 25th of april and dont start their european tour until the 17th of june. GTM goes from 30th april to 14th may. i won't completely rule them out i just think that AF can do better than GTM ie Splendour!

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

I think Arcade Fire are a lot bigger.

They have at least 3 more members than Vampire Weekend.

*ba dum tish*

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Spoon, Vampire Weekend and Tegan & Sara...

I win.

Pretty sure Vampire Weekend and Tegan & Sara both get played on Nova.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 1st Feb, 2011

are iron&wine booked in for any other festivals? fleet foxes would've been another good addition. but i think their tour dates clash.

crob

crob said on the 1st Feb, 2011

considering they were voted best album of 2010 by the triple j listeners i say yes....

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Surprisingly, yes

I think VW are bigger in Aus than Arcade Fire. Pretty much everyone knows who Vampire Weekend is, 14 year olds have their first concert at Vampire Weekend. Most Arcade Fire fans tend to be at least some extent of music nerd, even at least a mild one. The average random would have heard A-Punk and Cousins, whereas the average random probably won't know any Arcade Fire, I don't think they get any commercial airplay although I might be wrong

crob

crob said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

in its first week the suburbs album sold more than 156,000 copies — some 30,000 more than vampire weekend managed to move in their first week.... on top that funeral and neon bible are amazing albums

knoobs said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

"@thedrumsforever: australia! there will be an announcement later today that might be of some interest to you."

well it looks like the drums are playing for sure, which is pretty awesome.

i think af would be way more suited to splendour. also, they're playing new orleans jazz festival on may 6 which is right in the middle of gtm touring so that kind of rules them out as well.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

HalfCentaur

HalfCentaur said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

2011
The Presets
Arctic Monkeys
The Wombats
The Living End
The Vines
Simian Mobile Disco
Iron And Wine
Noah And the Whale
The Naked and Famous
The Drums
MSTRKRFT
Lyrics Born
Cloud Control
Architechture in Helsinki
Illy
Sparkadia
Blue King Brown

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Spoon, Vampire Weekend and Tegan & Sara...

I win.

None of those bands have headlined Madison Square Garden, or been nominated for an AOTY Grammy.

AF is pretty big business, and I sincerely doubt they'd come and play in friggin' Bendigo.

I mean, stranger things have happened, but y'know...

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

2011
The Presets
Arctic Monkeys
The Wombats
The Living End
The Vines
Simian Mobile Disco
Iron And Wine
Noah And the Whale
The Naked and Famous
The Drums
MSTRKRFT
Lyrics Born
Cloud Control
Architechture in Helsinki
Illy
Sparkadia
Blue King Brown

Seriously don't know if this is legit, but not too bad if it is.

Hudson B said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/groovin-the-moo-lineup-announced/2063644.aspx

lineup, wombats headline

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

House of fucking PAIN?

HalfCentaur

HalfCentaur said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

will the wombats do sideshows?

sarahanne

sarahanne said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

sarahanne

sarahanne said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Line-up is here! http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/27170/Groovin-The-Moo-2011-line-up

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

I still can't get over House of friggin' Pain.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Lineup is out tomorrow morning, predictions?

I am thinking Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes and the Dandy Warhols. Maybe with some Living End and Angus & Julia Stone thrown in for good measure.

http://www.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/310904_o.gif

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

House of pain and Go Team sideshows, kthnxbai

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Fuck, I'd love to see The Go! Team at OAF or somewhere small like that. Would be some next level shit.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

I remember seeing them mid arvo at a field day a few years back, good fun times.

Also didnt notice UNKLE are playing live, awesome

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Also alot of those lineup just looks like last years Parklife one too :\

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

so are the wombats the headliner? and will they be sideshowing?

Darwin deez sideshows to please.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

I predict that when Jump Around is played, the crowd will lose their shit to epic proportions.

Captain Smashed

Captain Smashed said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

eh, i live in bendigo and i will still be giving it a miss. no-one on the line-up really does it for me.

crob

crob said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

no, there us figures from mtv

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

156,000 is about a quarter of the total albums sold in Australia in a week.

therat

therat said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

House of Pain will open with Jump Around and close with Jump Around.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Realistically though, that's probably what the punters would want.

It's not like they can delve into their extensive back catalogue and choose between all their crowd favourites.

therat

therat said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

I was being dead serious, Vanilla Ice does the same thing with "Ice, Ice Baby". Gotta give the peeps what they want.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Maybe House of Pain will do Everlast stuff in between Jump Around and Jump Around.

That would bring their set up to about 20 minutes.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

House of Pain will play Jump Around and everyone will start singing Cypruss Hill.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Maybe House of Pain will do Everlast stuff in between Jump Around and Jump Around.

That would bring their set up to about 20 minutes.

Then GTM might know what it's like!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCZ1YteCv5M

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Everyone should know what it's like to find God. *

* as long as everyone doesn't include me.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

will the bendigo event be better organized this year?

would be fucking awesome if one of you could give me an opinionated guess on my wombats query too.

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

I had The Go! Team on my wish list for Splendour this year. 3 months is a realistic gap between tours for some bands these days, right?If there's anything left of Townsville I could end up going to this.

crob

crob said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

i was sourcing that information form here http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1645528/arcade-fires-suburbs-debuts-at-1-on-billboard.jhtml

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

UNKLE!
Otherwise, meh.
AC Slater was alright at Parklife

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

AC Slater was alright at Parklife

Wasn't he the guy on Saved by the Bell?

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

LOL. Google says yes. Google also says this is him now:

http://chuionthis.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/mariolopez1.jpg

Quicky

Quicky said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Pretty good lineup, I would consider trekking it to Maitland from Sydney but none of my friends probably want to go

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Go by yourself, then.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

in case anyone from melbourne is concerned about the state of the festival this year, never fear gregg was on the case

RE from groovin the moo: Thanks for getting in touch. We've spent a lot of time over the past 6 months developing plans to make sure we don't repeat the problems we encountered with the entrance at Bendigo in 2010. As a result, gates will open an hour earlier at 10:30am, there will be a wider front gate access with extra entrance lanes and more security to manage the audience entering into the venue. We have also re-worked the site so there will be better flow in and around the venue with better access to food and toilets.

We appreciate your concern and hope you decide to come again this year.

Many thanks.

Team GTM

joshonfire

joshonfire said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

is it just me or does it seem like tim and jean appear on just about every australian festival in the last 12 months.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Yeah, it does a little, Josh.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

I don't understand Tim and Jean. They are just bad Passion Pit. Where is their ambition to be more than just a crap version of an already existing band?

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

A crap version of a rubbish band is never going to produce good results.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

Aww, I like Tim and Jean. They're good kids.

chico21

chico21 said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

I'm excited that Art vs Sc are on the bill!!

(yes, new comedy)

longorange

longorange said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

looks the entire unkle schedule has been posted on their website: http://unkle.com/tour/

29 apr
melbourne, australia
billboard

30 apr
bendigo, australia
groove in the moo

1 may
townsville, australia
groove in the moo

time: 7:00pm.
3 may
brisbane, australia
hi-fi brisbane

5 may
auckland, new zealand
powerhouse

7 may
maitland, australia
groove in the moo

8 may
canberra, australia
groove in the moo

9 may
sydney, australia
sydney opera house

11 may
perth, australia
bakery

14 may
bunbury, australia
groove in the moo

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

Ooh, Opera House, classy. Concert Hall, maybe?

longorange

longorange said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

i thought it might have something to do with vivid? or is that later in the year

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

Put me down for the Brisbane show.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

But you're still so young! And you're not even sick!

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

Vivid is in about june so it owuld be a month to early for that. But i will def head along to that Opera House show, will be fucking wild

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

9 may
sydney, australia
sydney opera house

IN

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 4th Feb, 2011

House Of Pain, Fuckers!!!
I am still pissed I missed the Cypress/Naughty/Pain tour back in the day.

This will somewhat make up for that.

maddie_g

maddie_g said on the 4th Feb, 2011

Love love love this lineup!

janellee

janellee said on the 4th Feb, 2011

you guys seriously dont know what a bogan is. maitland isnt a country town. at all.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 4th Feb, 2011

Nice downblouse shot.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 4th Feb, 2011

getting in the groovin the moo spirit by showing your udders there?

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 4th Feb, 2011

Place seems pretty bogan and shit to me

Thats disgustings

(do another)

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 5th Feb, 2011

Please, tell us more of this bustling metropolis...

Piko

Piko said on the 5th Feb, 2011

Actually, I went to highschool in Maitland. Its nowhere near as bogan as Cessnock, however its certianly not unbogan yet the Grand Junction Hotel seems to be adding some decent vibe to the town at the moment.

Note: Maitland is the "City of Excitement"

lauranixon_92 said on the 7th Feb, 2011

can groovin 2011 presale tickets be brought off this site if you have an account?

grattan

grattan said on the 23rd Feb, 2011

Bendigo has officially SOLD OUT in record time

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 23rd Feb, 2011

i guess not everyone learned their lesson from last year, i hope for other people sake the organizers did.

misscarlie

misscarlie said on the 3rd Mar, 2011

best line up ever! all my fav triple j bands! can't wait! xox

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 3rd Mar, 2011

whats with the xox? if anything groovin the moo love should be oxo.