Peats Ridge Festival 2011lineup

Summing up last year’s Peats Ridge Sustainable Arts and Music Festival our FL reviewer declared: “…the location is gorgeous, the dickhead factor is at an all-time low and if it was any more laid back, it would probably fall over.” Entering its eighth year now, Peats Ridge has established itself as one of Australia’s leading New Year’s festivals, producing diverse line-ups while remaining true to its ethos of environmental sustainability.

Heading up the festivities at Glenworth Valley this New Year’s Eve will be Gotye, who this week became the first Australian act in five years to achieve double chart success, when his album Making Mirrors debuted at #1in the ARIA charts alongside his crossover single Somebody That I Used To Know.

Joining Mr De Backer will be Californian popsters Dum Dum Girls, blues master Hanni El Khatib, Beijing and Mongolian folk-rock hybrid Hanggai and a huge array of local bands.

Of course, there is more than just music at Peats, with a whole world of performing arts and cultural activities set to be revealed over coming months as well.

FasterLouder presents Peats Ridge Festival 2011:

Gotye
Xavier Rudd
Salmonella Dub
Stanton Warriors
LTJ Bukem
Dum Dum Girls
Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro
The Holidays
A-Skillz
Hanni El Khatib
Hermitude
Sietta
Tijuana Cartel
Passenger
The Bird
Graveyard Train
Chase The Sun
Thundamentals
The Crooked Fiddle Band
Husky
San Cisco
The Paper Scissors
Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!
Marshall & The Fro
The Dead Leaves
Benjalu
Amelia Curran
Montpelier
Inga Liljestrom
Enola Fall
The Trouble With Templeton
Founds
Ellesquire
Claude Hay
Swamp Thing
Hanggai

Peats Ridge Festival
29th December – 1st January

General tickets go on sale at 10am Monday 12th September through the Peats Ridge website. Peats Ridge Festival is a family friendly event and kids under six gain entry for free. There are a range of tickets available including family passes.