Yonder 2019
the line-up is here!
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Buckle in! The team behind the previous five golden years of Jungle Love Festival and the Brisbane Street Art Festival are proud to announce the artists of Yonder 2019 who will be guiding festival-goers on a journey in the Mary Valley from the 28th – 30th of November 2019. Join us for the very first installment of Yonder, surrounded by the lush greenery of the Sunshine Coast hinterlands. Disconnect from reality and find yourself immersed with the diverse creative cultures and genres unique to our lineup!
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Music – Local Acts
The Yonder 2019 line-up will showcase an impressive variety of much-loved Queensland talents, including Tijuana Cartel, Asha Jeffries, Pocketlove, Cigany Weaver, Great Sage, Desmond Cheese, Feelsclub, Felivand and The Jensens. Yonder supports the incredible talents of emerging local artists like Sycco, who will be gifting us with her smooth vocals paired with psychedelic jazz undertones.
Continuing the list of fantastic local talent is Jaguar Jonze. With Taiwanese, Japanese and Australian heritage, Jaguar Jonze creates an explosion of cultures with every note. Her raw emotion and dynamic sound are bound to overwhelm your senses.
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Interstate Acts
In addition to the local talent, the Yonder stages will be graced with sounds from across Australia. One of these amazing interstate talents is imbi the girl, who has taken over the Sydney music scene and is moving up the coast to expand our minds with neo-soul energy and zealous poetry, which is sure to amaze this November.
The program also features the musical onslaught of Party Dozen (Sydney), a duo who blend powerful saxophone and percussion to give their audience a truly unique performance. On the other end of the spectrum, The Dead Maggies (Tasmania) describe their sound as “convict punk” – with a unique combination of heavy strings and gang vocals, the band relay the dark, tempestuous and oppressed history of Tasmania.
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Overseas Acts
Yonder is proud to welcome international artists to the Mary Valley this November. Coming straight from the Big Apple itself, Fascinator (New York City) is the psychedelic electronic project of Children Collide frontman, Johnny Mackay. His latest album, Water Sign, marks the second Fascinator release under the Spinning Top Music umbrella (POND, Tame Impala, Nicholas Allbrook). Fascinator embodies all the psychedelia and unpredictability Spinning Top alumni are known for. Strap yourselves in, because Fascinator is going to be taking punters on a weird, wonderful journey.
Kenta Hayashi is a Japanese singer-songwriter who takes the term ‘one man band’ to the next level, creating an orchestra of sound by layering vocals, guitar, effects and percussion within his loop pedal. The result is a fusion of psychedelic journeys; an overtone of harmonies on a rhythmic foundation.
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Electronic Program
Yonder also boasts an impressive electronic line-up, providing punters with a lush dance floor by the water all weekend. Featuring some of the DJs who have helped carve Brisbane’s emerging dance scene over the years, from local labels such as A Love Supreme and Pocketmoth, to disc jockeys who are influencing further flung cities across the world, like Alex Intas of Brownswood Recordings and Worldwide FM and Carlo Xavier of Analog Africa. A selection of up-and-coming live electronic acts will break-out at Yonder, including Brisbane warehouse veterans Penelope Two Five and synthwave duo Dream Coast.
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Arts
Not only is there a different experience awaiting you across all four stages at Yonder, but a full program of visual art, theatre, workshops, talks and innovative and experimental performance happening throughout the festival site.
Perfromance
Climb the heights and plunge to the depths of your mind with sonic butoh troupe, Theatre of Thunder, and special guest artists. Follow them through the rolling hills to the Ghost Shack to truly transcend reality.
This year will also feature performances from much loved Brisbane slam poetry crew, Ruckus Slam, roving theatre from Brisbane Immersive Ensemble, large scale puppetry, eclectic installation performances, dance, comedy and much more!
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Visual Arts
Yonder Festival is proud to be working with the Brisbane Street Art Festival to bring this year’s captivating visual arts experience to life. The festival grounds will be a playground for unusual and immersive works of art and interactive installations, by artists such as Emmanuel Moore, Xandolino and Kyah Nimue. These artists, and many more, will paint live to the backdrop of the lush surrounds of the Sunshine Coast hinterlands.
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Workshops
Nurture your mind, body and soul with interchanging workshops and panel discussions spanning the festival weekend. Some of these delights will include a variety of harmonizing yoga sessions, sustainable eco-friendly craft workshops and thought-provoking panel discussions. For those who enjoy the more active experiences, there will also be plenty of exciting activities such as water aerobics, aerosol masterclasses, Kinbaku workshops, slackline walking!
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The Kunst Klub
Buckle up and get ready, because the Kunst Klub is coming to Yonder! This immersive nightclub experience is designed to transport you into the deep recesses of Madame Kunst’s mind, the venue’s notorious matriarch. With a heaving dancefloor, a maze of rooms to explore and mysterious characters to meet, the Kunst Klub saves the biggest party for last. Open from 11pm – 5am, it’s the answer to the prayers of those that want to dance till dawn. Stay tuned for more announcements on what this diabolical team has in store for you!
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First Nations Program
Yonder understands that creativity and art play a very important role in these lands since time immemorial. In partnership with QPAC’s Clancestry, Yonder is committed to working with Indigenous producers, artists and communities to provide a platform for First Nations artists to tell their stories, their way, across all genres. From DRMNGNOW to Cloe Terare to Kaylah Truth, First Nations’ artists will showcase the multiplicity in Indigenous music across the festival. Digi Youth Arts will continue their on-going partnership with the festival team and deliver programming from the perspective of the youngest generation of one of the oldest surviving cultures in the world.
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Yonder Launch Party
If you want a taste of what is to come in late November, come to the Yonder Festival Launch Party on October 3rd! Hosted by the new intimate arts venue What’s Golden at the Tivoli, this night is sure to leave you tingling with anticipation for the next chapter of Yonder. Featuring The Jensens, FeelsClub, Harmon, Life on Earth and a roving theatrical performance from Theatre of Thunder, the Yonder Festival Launch Party will be an awakening for all those who attend. Click the link above to be a part of a night full of intriguing and fascinating adventures.
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We’re excited to have such a variety of captivating, entrancing and talented musicians, performers and visual artists journey with us down the rabbit hole to what is sure to be a wonderful moment in time. Tickets to the festival are still on sale so follow this link to the ticketing page to get in quick!
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