UPDATE: Falls Festival 2018/2019 Set Times Announced

ORIGINAL STORY: The lineup for the 26th annual Falls Festival is finally here, a few months out from the return of the touring summer shindig.

Headlined by R&B group Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, English rockers Catfish And The Bottlemen, Aussie folkster Vance Joy and indie heroes CHVRCHES, the lineup is set to make its way through Lorne (Victoria), Marion Bay (Tasmania), Byron Bay (New South Wales) and Fremantle (Western Australia) between December and January.

The roster also features international acts like ‘Africa’ legends Toto — who have come good on their promise to bless the rains down in Australia — and post-punk stalwarts Interpol, who recently teased Aussie tour plans off the back of their new album Marauder.

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Meanwhile, Asian hip-hop collective 88rising, Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit and Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat will also all perform exclusively at Falls this year.

On the local front, Falls’ Australian contingent features Hilltop Hood, Flight Facilities, Amy Shark, DMA’S, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Golden Features, Ocean Alley and Hockey Dad, just to name a few.

Organisers say 48 per cent of the 40 acts announced on this year’s lineup contain at least one female member, and there are still more to be announced.

The 48 per cent milestone comes after a number of Falls acts backed Camp Cope’s calls for gender equality on festival lineups during last year’s Falls Festival.

Earlier this month, Falls organisers also announced a range of new safety measures for this year’s events, after a number of alleged assaults occurred at last year’s festival.

Aside from all of this year’s musical acts, organisers are also promising creative installations, visual arts, pop-up bars and beer gardens, “thoughtful” camping facilities, comedy clubs and more.

Peep the full 2018/2019 Falls Festival lineup, below.

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Falls Festival 2018/2019 Lineup

THE BABE RAINBOW (LORNE ONLY)

SET MO (LORNE ONLY)

RUNNING TOUCH (LORNE ONLY)

TORREN FOOT (LORNE ONLY)

LO’99 (LORNE ONLY)

CERES (LORNE ONLY)

KINDER (LORNE ONLY)

GODLANDS (LORNE ONLY)

MOANING LISA (LORNE ONLY)

LOSER (LORNE ONLY)

EBONY BOADU (LORNE ONLY)

COP ENVY (LORNE ONLY)

BELL CITY SQUARE (LORNE ONLY)

SWEATER CURSE (LORNE ONLY)

LEX DELUXE (LORNE ONLY)

Joining…

BAKERS EDDY

SUMNER

SAN MEI

SPACEY JANE

Joining…

JUICE WRLD

DIZZEE RASCAL

LPX

CUT COPY (LORNE, MARION BAY & BYRON BAY ONLY)

SLOWLY SLOWLY (LORNE ONLY)

LITTLE MAY (LORNE & BYRON BAY ONLY)

AMYL & THE SNIFFERS (LORNE & MARION BAY ONLY)

HAYDEN JAMES (MARION BAY ONLY)

ZIGGU ALBERTS (MARION BAY ONLY)

HERMITUDE (DJ SET) (BYRON BAY ONLY)

GARETT KATO (BYRON BAY ONLY)

DEAN LEWIS (FREMANTLE ONLY)

CARLA GENEVE (FREMANTLE ONLY)

Joining…

ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS

CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN (ONLY AUS SHOWS)

VANCE JOY

CHVRCHES

HILLTOP HOODS

TOTO

INTERPOL

88RISING FEAT. RICH BRIAN, JOJI, NIKI & AUGUST 08 (ONLY AUS SHOWS)

FLIGHT FACILITIES

AMY SHARK

DMA’S

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

GOLDEN FEATURES

FIRST AID KIT (ONLY AUS SHOWS)

OCEAN ALLEY

HOCKEY DAD

CASHMERE CAT (ONLY AUS SHOWS)

THE VACCINES

CUB SPORT

RUEL

JACK RIVER

BISHOP BRIGGS

MALLRAT

BRIGGS

TOUCH SENSITIVE

TKAY MAIDZA

DERMOT KENNEDY

TIRED LION

HOBO JOHNSON & THE LOVEMAKERS

SOCCER MOMMY

ODETTE

MAHALIA

HATCHIE

WEST THEBARTON

SAM FENDER

TIA GOSTELOW

KOTA BANKS

TRIPLE ONE

ALICE SKYE

HEAPS GAY DJS & FRIENDS

Falls Festival 2018/2019

Friday, 28th December — Monday, 31st December — SOLD OUT

Lorne, Victoria

Tickets: Official Website

Saturday, 29th December — Monday, 31st December

Marion Bay, Tasmania

Tickets: Official Website

Monday, 31st December — Wednesday, 2nd January

Byron Bay, New South Wales

Tickets: Official Website

Saturday, 5th January — Sunday, 6th January

Fremantle, Western Australia

Tickets: Official Website

Gallery: Falls Festival 2016 – Lorne / Photos: Nikki Williams