The Falls Music & Arts Festival’s 2017 Foster A Band initiative has closed and the votes have been tallied! Falls fans cast thousands of votes via the festival’s website and the race was super close to the very end! Running throughout the month of October, people from around Australia tuned in and selected who they would like to see hitting the Marion Bay stage this summer – alongside the likes of Flume, Angus & Julia Stone, Run The Jewels, Liam Gallagher, Grinspoon and heaps more!
The voting between all acts was a difference of 45 votes! The artist scoring the highest number of thumbs up and a slot on the 2017/18 line-up is …
SLOW DESCENT FOSTERED BY THE ADVOCATE
Slow Descent was properly formed in 2013 during a weekend binge of alcohol, parmies and progressive metal. A strange breeding ground for what was to come, but not so strange if you listen closely. On the surface the music is punk as influenced by SoCal veterans, modern pop punk and pop. If you have a look underneath though, you can’t miss the signature of the longtime metal heads that the band are.
Falls would like to thank all of the bands involved (Slow Descent, Hurricane Youth, The Surreal Estate Agents, Boil Up) and local media (The Mercury, The Advocate, WARP, The Examiner) who supported this competition and the public who checked out all of the music on display and cast their valuable votes.
THE FALLS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2017/18 MARION BAY LINE-UP:
FLUME · FLEET FOXES · RUN THE JEWELS · THE KOOKS ·
GLASS ANIMALS · PEKING DUK · ANGUS & JULIA STONE · FOSTER THE PEOPLE · LIAM GALLAGHER GRINSPOON · VINCE STAPLES · JUNGLE · DUNE RATS · THE SMITH STREET BAND · SAN CISCO DRAM · DARYL BRAITHWAITE · EVERYTHING EVERYTHING · ALLDAY · THE JUNGLE GIANTS · THUNDAMENTALS · METHYL ETHEL · SLUMBERJACK · D.D DUMBO · ANNA LUNOE · DZ DEATHRAYS · NINA LAS VEGAS · CONFIDENCE MAN · JULIA JACKLIN · BAD//DREEMS · COSMO’S MIDNIGHT · WINSTON SURFSHIRT · LUCA BRASI · ALEX LAHEY · CAMP COPE · WAAX · FLINT EASTWOOD · ECCA VANDAL · MADDY JANE · THE TESKEY BROTHERS · DAVE · TOTAL GIOVANNI · PRESS CLUB · SLOW DESCENT
TICKETS TO FALLS:
Marion Bay TAS ticket options here: https://fallsfestival.com/marion-bay/tickets/
Local Tasmanian in store sale outlets available here: https://fallsfestival.com/marion-bay/tickets/
All details and pricing can be found at: fallsfestival.com
YOUR CHOICE:
Falls Festival is a proud partner and supporter of Your Choice, working to create a safer and more enjoyable live gathering environment for everyone.
2017/18 EVENTS:
Lorne VIC: 28 Dec, 29 Dec, 30 Dec, 31 Dec (est. 1993) 18+ event *sold-out
Marion Bay TAS: 29 Dec, 30 Dec, 31 Dec (est. 2003) All ages
Byron Bay NSW: 31 Dec, 01 Jan, 02 Jan (est. 2013) 18+ event *sold-out
Fremantle WA: 06 Jan, 07 Jan (est. 2016) 18+ event
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Stacey Piggott
