The wait is over! The full line-up for BASSINTHEGRASS at Darwin’s iconic Mindil Beach on Saturday, 18 May 2024, has dropped and is bigger than ever!
Joining US Grammy Award-winning rapper Macklemore are some of the most sought-after Australian and international artists around.
The Territory’s biggest music festival is set for a shake-up in 2024, with a wider selection of music genres on the bill. That includes a number of electronic dance music artists, who will take over a new 360-style stage, BASSment.
Including Macklemore, BASSINTHEGRASS will welcome a massive 22 artists to Darwin in 2024, the majority of which have never performed at the festival before. They are, in alphabetical order:
· BAG RAIDERS
· BLISS N ESO
· COTERIE
· JET
· J-MILLA
· KINDER
· KING STINGRAY
· LOTTE GALLAGHER
· MACKLEMORE (USA)
· MASHD N KUTCHER
· MIDDLE KIDS
· MOOD SWING & CHEVY BASS
· NORTHLANE
· SAM DIVINE (UK)
· SUNSHINE AND DISCO FAITH CHOIR
· THE 046
· THE JUNGLE GIANTS
· VASSY
· WALKER & ROYCE (USA)
· WHAT SO NOT
· YOUNG FRANCO
· ZIGGY ALBERTS
Local artists and more will be announced nearer the time.
BASSINTHEGRASS is an all-ages music festival, with children aged 13 and under free to attend with a paying adult.
Next year’s event includes new premium packages to take the BASSINTHEGRASS experience to the next level. They include The Terrace, an exclusive hosted experience on a raised platform close to the stage; Oasis, with side-of-stage views from under the trees; and ReFresh, a place to take a break and beat the queues.
General Admission tickets ($129) and premium packages (prices vary) are on sale now. Once General Admission is exhausted, Final Release tickets will go on sale for $149. Head to [https://www.bassinthegrass.com.au].
Quotes attributed to Chief Minister Natasha Fyles:
“BASSINTHEGRASS keeps getting better and better each year. The Territory’s favourite music festival has come so far since its early days at The Amphitheatre. Now the event is well and truly a must-do on the national festival calendar and is attracting international artists as well as the best from Australia.
“Independent research shows almost a third of BASSINTHEGRASS attendees in 2023 travelled from interstate. More than 35 per cent of them were visiting the Territory for the first time. This shows BASSINTHEGRASS is a ‘stepping-stone’ event, which introduces the Territory to people who might not otherwise visit.
“This is great news for our tourism and hospitality sectors, as visitors get out and about to experience everything the Territory has to offer. In 2023, BASSINTHEGRASS generated a total expenditure stimulus of $13.1 million, of which $8.6 million was new money to the Territory.”
Quotes attributed to The Jungle Giants’ Sam Hales:
“Pumped to be headed back to the NT for BASSINTHEGRASS. It’s one of my fav festivals to play. The line-up is always huge and Darwin goes its own special kind of wild. Will most likely be staying for a writing trip somewhere in the desert.”
Quotes attributed to Vassy:
“As a local girl originally from Darwin born and raised, now based in Los Angeles. It gives me so much joy to come back home to perform for my hometown and to support my local community by showcasing local talent in my show line-up.
“I hope to inspire local NT kids that you can be from a small town like Darwin but still dream big and pursue your dreams! I certainly wish I had that growing up in Darwin when I was a kid, to know that anything is possible if you believe in you!”
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