BLEACH* Festival proudly announces triple j as media partners for 2013 and with
that comes a bill that is sure to have venues across the Southern Gold Coast buzzing
well into the late summer.
Kicking off proceedings in our list of headliners are Aussie hip-hops spiritual leaders,
Sydney’s URTHBOY. Urthboy have recently secured the coveted triple j feature
album of the week and a Top 15 debut on the ARIA album chart. Joining them is
Melbourne’s ARIA award nominated kings of indie disco OH MERCY, album feature
album artists on triple j in their own right and proud owners of the one of this year’s
most acclaimed albums in “Deep Heat”.
BUSBY MAROU has had an incredible 2012 winning APRA and Deadly awards and
their debut album in closing in on gold. More importantly their reputation as a live
band has them in the Top 5 of most pundits gig of the year lists. The final headline
slot goes to much loved Brisbane punk rockers VIOLENT SOHO recently returned
from 2 years of grueling touring in the US with triple j Top 5 single “Tinderbox” and a
live show that will see your jaw hitting the floor.
LOON LAKE and OCEANICS will be getting things rolling at the opening night indie
extravaganza while THELMA PLUM joins the beach vibes at Burleigh. THE
MEDICS and KINGSWOOD join one of the most exciting rock n roll bills that you will
find anywhere this summer and rounding out the hip-hop bill is DIARFRIX and
SEVEN.
