Indie rock lovers take note: you might want to head to Wollongong in March.

Wollongong is set to be the centre of the indie rock universe on the first weekend of March next year, as an unbelievable line up of excellent artists come together for The Farmer & The Owl Festival in the regional city’s McCabe Park.

Curated by The Farmer & The Owl label family – comprised of the bands Hockey Dad, Totally Unicorn, The Pinheads, TEES and Tropical Strength – the festival has brought together a diverse and forward-thinking bill that promises to thrill, challenge and satisfy discerning music lovers.

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It’s led by dream-pop juggernaut Beach House, art-metal powerhouse Deafheaven and legendary Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis, but it’s also the kind of line up that focuses on providing immense depth rather than mere big-name headliners.

For example, you’ve got punk rock royalty The Aints!, LCD Soundsystem member Gavin Rayna Russom, noise-rock royalty A Place To Bury Strangers and world-beating Aussies like RVG, Amyl & the Sniffers and Stella Donnelly all on the bill.

Not to mention American indie-punks Joyce Manor, Canadian R&B stunner Rhye, acclaimed emo-rockers Foxing, Royal Headache-spinoff Shogun & the Sheets and French electro-god Alan Braxe (Stardust).

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Then there are the lesser-known but absolutely unmissable up-and-comers like Brisbane indie-rockers Sweater Curse, Kiwi noise-mongers Wax Chattels and ambient electro master Planète.

UPDATE: The festival have added a string of new acts to the line up, including Hockey Dad, Kirin J Callinan, Fascinator, TOTTY, TEES, Tropical Strength, Spit Chewy and more. View the final line up below.

But, honestly, we’ve barely scratched the surface here. The line up is truly gold from top to bottom.

See for yourself:

Beach House, Deafheaven, Hockey Dad, Snail Mail, J Mascis, Joyce Manor, The Garden, Rhye, Alan Braxe, No Mono, Flint Eastwood, Stella Donnelly, The Aints!, Amyl & The Sniffers, Gavin Rayna Russom (LCD Soundsystem), A Place To Bury Strangers, Foxing, Banoffee, RVG, Kirin J Callinan, These New South Whales, Shogun & The Sheets, Fascinator, TOTTY, TEES, Tropical Strength, Shining Bird, Retiree, The Pinheads, Party Dozen, Flyying Colours, Clea, Milan Ring, Totally Unicorn, Sweater Curse, Lucianblomkamp, Mother & Son, Carla Geneve, New War, Ella Thompson, RAT!hammock, Planète, Wax Chattels, Sunscreen, Lucy Cliché, Godtet, Jacob, After Touch, Spit Chewy, Droves, Obseen, Jon Watts, Velvet Elevator, Enfant Terrible, Lyre Byrdland, Dream Dog, Luke Spook, Chelsey Dagger, Honeybear, Sultans of Spin, Catman

With a line up as big as this, you'll wanna get onto planning your day ASAP as well. The below set times and map should help you with that...

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The Farmer & The Owl Festival happens at Wollongong’s McCabe Park on Saturday 3 March. Tickets are on sale from Wednesday 28 November.