Southbound (festival)

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Southbound
Little Birdy performing at Southbound
Location(s) Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Years active 2005 - present
Founded by
Date(s) Early January
Genre(s) Rock, Hip hop, Electronic, Indie
Website http://sunsetevents.com.au

Southbound is an arts, camping and music festival. A variety of Australian and international artists perform at this event. The festival occurs annually, early January, at the Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton, Western Australia.

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[edit] History

Southbound began as a single day music festival in 2005[1], located at Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton, Western Australia. In 2006 the event expanded, allowing festival-goers to camp on the festival grounds. In 2007, campers were allowed to camp the night before the festival, with special acoustic performances that same night [2].

[edit] The Event

[edit] ArtBound

ArtBound started at Southbound 2006[3], as a showcase of works from the local art community.

[edit] EcoBound

EcoBound displayed how recyclable materials and alternative energy were implemented to reduce the environmental impact of the festival. Solar power and biodiesel were used to meet energy needs.

[edit] StageBound

StageBound gave unsigned artists an opportunity to perform at Southbound. A requirement of these artists was that they were from the south west regional areas of Western Australia.

[edit] Artist lineup by year

[edit] 2005

Sunday January 2, 2005:

Pete Murray, Regurgitator, Eskimo Joe, Machine Gun Fellatio, The Thrills, Little Birdy, Wolfmother, Veruca Salt, Koolism, Rhibosome, Bodyjar, James Dela Cruz, Sharif Galal, Dakota Star, The Panda Band, Spencer Tracy, The Fuzz, Red Jezebel, Phil’s Finest Hour

[edit] 2006

Monday January 2, 2006:

Dandy Warhols, Ozomatli, Ian Brown, Hoodoo Gurus, Pete Murray, Xavier Rudd, Butterfingers, The Shins, Downsyde, End Of Fashion, The Beautiful Girls, Eric Bibb, Katalyst, Dexter,[disambiguation needed] Dallas Crane, The Grates, True Live, The Panics, Tzu, The Vasco Era, Fdel, Sharif Galal, Dan Stinton, Dan The Man, Adima, Em Dee, As a Weapon

[edit] 2007

2007 Southbound promotional poster
2007 Southbound promotional poster

Friday January 5, 2007:

John Butler Trio, Michael Franti, Matt Costa, The Audreys, Blue King Brown & Dallas Frasca.

Saturday January 6, 2007:

John Butler Trio, Michael Franti, Matt Costa, The Audreys, The Preytells, Blue King Brown, Dallas Frasca, Wolfmother, Basement Jaxx, Modest Mouse, Eskimo Joe, Hilltop Hoods, The Bees, Scribe, You Am I, Jamie Lidell, Saul Williams, The Sleepy Jackson, Little Birdy, Youth Group, The Presets, The Black Seeds, Josh Pyke, Infusion, The Vasco Era, The Panda Band, The Exploders & The Flairz.

[edit] 2008

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Friday January 4, 2008:

The Waifs, The Beautiful Girls, Lior and Angus and Julia Stone

Saturday January 5, 2008:

Kings of Leon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Groove Armada, The Waifs, The Go! Team, José González, Built to Spill, Blackalicious, Girl Talk, Gotye, Lior, Midnight Juggernauts, Neville Staple’s Specials, The Mess Hall, Angus and Julia Stone, The Beautiful Girls, Spiderbait, Augie March, Regurgitator, The Pipettes, Bonde Do Role, Operator Please, Mattafix, The Herd, The Panics & The Dirty Secrets.

[edit] References

  1. ^ X-Press Online: Southbound Festival (2005). X-Press Online. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.
  2. ^ X-Press Online: Southbound (2007). X-Press Online. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.
  3. ^ ArtBound. Sunset Events. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.
  4. ^ SouthBound 2008. Sunset Events. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.

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