It has been twelve years since The Living End released their breakout double A-side single, Second Solution / Prisoner of Society . Since then they have showered the world with hit songs, gold and platinum albums, sold-out shows, festival headlining appearances, world tours, awards and magazine covers, not to mention satisfied masses of punters.

The Living End are unquestionably one of the greatest live bands Australia has produced - on a great night there's barely a band on the planet that can touch them. Their latest album White Noise captures all the frenetic live energy for which they are renowned.

Building on the unique vocal and performance dynamics learnt through early operatic training and a love of musical theatre, Kate Miller-Heidke's live shows are affecting, fun and memorable. Kate Miller-Heidke and her band have performed hundreds of shows in Australia in recent years, and Kate is now renowned for being one of Australia's finest live performers. A recipient of the Helpmann Award for Best Contemporary Concert, Miller-Heidke is now right at home on stage in large rooms packed with her ever-growing hoard of devotees.

Bob Evans is the name Kevin Mitchell uses to record and perform his critically acclaimed albums, Suburban Kid, Suburban Songbook and his current album Goodnight, Bull Creek! This time, however, he is leaving the landscape of his suburban childhood behind. Lyrically this album is heavier and deeper than the last record. But it maintains the gentle beauty and harmonies of the Bob Evans sound loved by fans on Suburban Songbook.

Hermitude formed in 2001 with the musical partnering of Blue Mountains lads Luke Dubs (Luke Dubber) and Elgusto (Angus Stuart). Hermitude have established their reputation for brilliant studio productions with an engaging and innovative live show - incorporating a confident, almost effortless musicianship with a deft grasp of technology. Over the past 3 years the band have performed across Europe, Asia and the West Coast of the USA.

With over five million youtube views to his name, UK based Dubfx is a worldwide phenomenon. Using his beat box skills, dynamic vocal abilities and his effects pedals, he creates live Psychedelic acappella Trip-hop with a progression into dub step, jungle and world based rhythms, all by layering his voice through a sampler live on the spot. Using a pitch shifter he has the ability to alter the sound of his voice thus creating the two vital characters in his live show "Monsoon" (being the deeper voice) and "Lyric" (being the higher pitch voice).

This 9 piece Afrojazz/Hip-Hop ensemble fuses an exciting blend of traditional Ethiopian song with Jazz, Funk and Hip Hop. The members include singer/song writers from Ethiopia, Namibia and Burundi with the rhythm and horn sections from Australia, NZ & Ethiopia, including Ethiopian master musician Danny Atlaw Seifu formerly of The Ethiopian National Theatre.

"If Carlos Santana had been hanging out in Iraq for the last 10 years then he would have to sound something like the Gold Coast's own Tijuana Cartel.
Their performances are a concoction of multi-layered grooves, splashes of Middle Eastern vocals, lilting Moby-esque soundscapes, Flamenco and slide guitar, trumpet, Electronic world beats and live Latin Cuban Percussion.
Their musical energy & unrestrained delivery is thrilling audiences wherever they perform.

The dusk brothers are Eric Powell and Nui Te Koha. They only come out at twilight and track the day's end with quality tunes. soul rap punk funk pop and disco. The get down at sundown. Trusty. Must-see. Dusky.

A living legend of the dance scene, Coe has been in the game for over ten years. As a key purveyor in the Australian techno scene, his club night Centriphugal played an instrumental role in popularising the sound. His productions have continued to receive worldwide acclaim and support from the most recognised DJs on the touring
circuit.
His hugely popular 12" releases through Pro-Jex in the UK garnered Primate fans across the globe, whilst his energetic live shows and DJ sets have seen him play as far and wide as Womb in Japan, Bed in New York, Tresor in Berlin and countless underground warehouse parties in London. Australian festival goers have also gotten a taste of Primates magic, when he toured with the Big Day Out in 2005 and again in 2007 and at many outdoor dance festivals throughout the past decade.

DJ Chris Gill owns the infamous and magnificent Northside Records in Fitzroy, Melbourne; the funkiest record store in the southern Hemisphere bar none. If it's funky - he's your junky. If it moves, he's got your groove. Northside has been swinging for at least 7 years now, but Chris has been "doing it" for a lot longer than that - and for a lot longer to come. Funky is funk, is latin, is disco, is soul, is afro, is boogaloo is everything in a Chris Gill DJ set.

Blair Stafford has been frequenting the decks with his particular blend of freestyle a good many seasons now and makes the moment a very memorable and enjoyable one.
Bringing a truly colourful collection of sounds and grooves into his sets selection of ever changing rhythms and styles. Large production beats mixed up with rare groove selections, Latin twists served up with diverse basslines and a heavy undercurrent of very funky deep jazz.

Chikashi Nishiwaki is one of Japan's leading freestyle DJs. Spreading his musical tastes, like his love for the planet, across all fields of music reaching out and touching many and including all.
Chikashi has been playing for many seasons now and is in the peak of a fine career as a collector, spinner and contributor to Japan's ever evolving and developing music scene. Having played alongside the likes of Jazztronik, UFO, DJ Krush, Gilles Peterson, Soil and Pimp Sessions and many more...

Karsten is known not only for his great taste and the gems out of his record collection, but also for mixing original sounds from past decades with future breaks`n`beats of all kind. A true freestyler who pleases dancers on a funk night in the uk equally well as on a deep house night in brasilia, a disco joint in new york, or on various club nights in sydney, montreal, sao paulo, seattle, barcelona, paris and wherever else he gets invited to.