SUMMER CAMP FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES STACKED LINE UP & LOCATIONS FOR 2023
SUMMER CAMP FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES STACKED LINE UP & LOCATIONS FOR 2023
Over 100 artists across Melbourne’s St Kilda Marina (presented by ALWAYS LIVE) & Sydney’s Wentworth Park Sporting Complex
Off the back of an epic launch in 2022, Summer Camp Festival, an all-inclusive music & arts festival, is returning to Naarm/Melbourne (presented by ALWAYS LIVE) on Saturday 2 December and Eora/Sydney on Sunday 3 December with an absolutely stacked line up of musicians, DJ’s and performance artists from Australia & around the world.
The lineup is playful and fun in true Summer Camp style - from nostalgic throwbacks, international pop stars, DJing drag queens & techno rave caves - bringing everyone together to dance no matter your age, gender, or star sign.
Joining previously announced UK disco queen Jessie Ware and drag superstar DJ Trixie Mattel for an all-inclusive event from day to night are international artists; underground American rapper and songwriter Brooke Candy, producer and DJ Kito, viral pop sensation Rebecca Black, Berlin club DJ Meg10, Afrofuturistic NYC DJ duo The Illustrious Blacks, British singer-songwriter Tom Aspaul, the iconic Belinda Carlisle (Sydney only), ‘90s dance diva Ultra Nate (Melbourne only) + 100 more local performers across three stages in each city.
On site the Summer Camp Sports Arena will host international pop stars and party tunes for the true sport that unites us all - dance! The BEAT stage will bring together some of the finest sound selectors from house, disco, techno and anthems for eight hours of power. In Sydney, Summer Camp cuties can pash on in “Club Love”, the cheesiest singalong & ultimate party inside an inflatable pink camouflage church, while in Melbourne, honeys can get down and dirty inside a Rave Cave housing the best electronic music coming out of AU/NZ.
Melbourne’s St Kilda Marina will become the home of Summer Camp “By The Sea” in 2023 on December 2 taking over indoor, outdoor, waterside spaces plus the carpark & rave cave. The Summer Camp Melbourne leg is proudly supported by ALWAYS LIVE, a 17-day state-wide celebration of contemporary live music supported by the Victoria Government through Visit Victoria.
Summer Camp Sydney is taking over Wentworth Park Sports Centre in Ultimo after the loss of Centennial Park due to flooding in 2022. This complex has a sports field, carpark and clubhouse and soon to be an array of queens and colour on December 3.
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Saturday, December 2
Summer Camp Naarm/ Melbourne
St Kilda Marina, St Kilda
2pm - 11pm
Summer Camp Melbourne is part of ALWAYS LIVE, a 17-day state-wide celebration of contemporary live music supported by the Victoria Government through Visit Victoria.
Memorable Music Moments are made each year with ALWAYS LIVE, only in Victoria, November 24 – December 10, 2023
Sunday, December 3
Summer Camp Eora/ Sydney
Wentworth Park Sporting Complex, Ultimo
2pm - 10pm
Summer Camp Festival is a safe space of love and celebration where everyone is welcome – no matter your preference or pronouns. More information at www.summercampfestival.com.au
ABOUT THE ACTS:
Jessie Ware returns to Australia, exclusively for Summer Camp, 10 years after her last visit! The last decade has been one of global pop domination, with 6x Top 10 UK Albums, performances at Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, and the biggest festivals around the world, plus the release of anthemic singles ‘Free Yourself', 'Spotlight' and ‘What’s Your Pleasure’ just to name a few.
Drag icon Trixie Mattel is bringing her Solid Pink Disco to Australia exclusively for Summer Camp. She appeared on New York Magazine's list of "The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America", with reality TV, touring, cosmetics range, a hotel in Palm Springs and #1 dance singles under her belt.
Brooke Candy hailed as an icon of the underground music, fashion, and queer art world will keep energy levels high showcasing her hits with her much talked about and praised live performance. Brooke first gained major attention from her work on Grimes’ 2012 music video “Genesis”, followed quickly by high-profile collaborations with Charli XCX, Sia, Diplo, Sophie, Mykki Blanco, and countless more.
DJ, Producer, Songwriter Kito will return home to Australia for an electrifying Summer Camp set. The 2020 Global APRA Award nominated artist has officially remixed singles for superstar acts such as Beyonce, Jay Z, Kayne West, and MARINA. Her recent hit single “Bitter” with FLETCHER and Trevor Daniel has over 200 million combined streams.
In 2011, Rebecca Black’s viral hit “Friday” reached more than 150 million people worldwide and became the fastest-growing song and video of the year, but it has been the last few years that she has solidified her stamp on pop culture. Her debut album “Let Her Burn” was released in early 2023 and had her 1.5 million YouTube subscribers screaming and streaming, with reviewers praising the album.
With inspiration from artists like Prince, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Depeche Mode and George Clinton, The Illustrious Blacks will arrive with a mission to fuse futuristic funk, hypnotic house, space disco and synth-pop into pulsating positivity for the planet. “Self-proclaimed Afro-Electro-Disco-Space-Punks, DJ/Music duo The Illustrious Blacks are unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Part DJ set, part dance performance, part Studio 54, party Berlin underground, this NY married couple know how to put on a SHOW!” - YoHoMo
British pop singer/songwriter Tom Aspaul has over 30 million streams and released his debut album “Black Country Disco” in 2020 to critical acclaim and equally backed it up last year with second album titled “Life in Plastic”. His songwriting credits include for Kylie Minogue, Snakehips, Celeste and Becky Hill, amongst many others. Tom will make his Summer Camp Festival debut with a pop pulsing performance.
From her first foray into the music business, with the LA based, punk-influenced band the Go-Go’s in 1978, and then as a phenomenally successful solo artist, legend Belinda Carlisle has delivered a string of classic pop hits that have become the soundtrack of a generation including “Heaven Is A Place On Earth”, “I Get Weak”, “Circle In The Sand”, “Leave A Light On” and “Summer Rain”. She will join Summer Camp Sydney to perform live her iconic hits from the past decades. Belinda and her son James Duke Mason are longtime advocates for the LBGTQI community, and this will be Belinda’s first ever dance festival performance in Australia.
Legendary dance diva Ultra Nate will grace the stage at Summer Camp Melbourne. Since the early 90’s she has ranked up an incredible 27 Top 30 Billboard Dance charting singles that include the massive hits “Free”, “Found A Cure”, “If You Could Read My Mind”, “Desire” and “Automatic”. In 2016 Billboard Magazine placed her as the 12th most successful dance artist of all time.
MELBOURNE
JESSIE WARE (UK)
TRIXIE MATTEL (USA)
STARRING INTLS (A- Z)
BROOKE CANDY (USA)
KITO (US)
MEG10 (EU)
REBECCA BLACK (USA)
THE ILLUSTRIOUS BLACKS (USA)
TOM ASPAUL (LIVE)
ULTRA NATE (USA)
(ALSO STARRING A - Z)
ALEX MORRIS
BALLROOM AUSTRALIA
BATHESBA
CRESCENDOLL
DAWS
DILONCE'
DISCO DADDIES
DJ GAY DAD
ECTERERA ECTERREA X ART SIMONE
FRAGILE FUTURE
HOUSE OF BUFFET
JESSE BOYD
KAT ZOWTHABAG
KWEEN KONG
MZ RISK
NICK SPURWAY
SAINT EVE
SAL
SIMPLE
SOVBLKPSSY
STONE MOTHERLESS COLD
SULLIVAN
THE HUXLEYS
TILLY CAPULET
TYOOW
VB
UNICORNS
YO MAFIA
SYDNEY
JESSIE WARE (UK)
TRIXIE MATTEL (USA)
STARRING INTLS (A- Z)
BELINDA CARLISLE (USA)
BROOKE CANDY (USA)
KITO (US)
MEG10 (EU)
REBECCA BLACK (USA)
THE ILLUSTRIOUS BLACKS (USA)
TOM ASPAUL (LIVE)
ALSO STARRING LOCALS (A- Z)
ABBY & TYRONE
AKALA NEWMAN
ATOMIC BLOND & DUTCH KISS
BALLROOM AUSTRALIA
BASCHOE
CHARLIE VILLAS
CHIC COACH
CLEO RAPTURE
CLUB CHROME
DADS MAYO
DAN AZZO
DIVA CUPS
DYAN TAI
FETA JAMES
FRIED PORK CHOP
HALF QUEEN
JACKIE DANIELS
JANE
JASON DE COX
JIMI THE KWEEN
KARLEE MISI
KING C*NTESSA
LADY FUR
MATT VAUGHAN
NEVER ENOUGH DJS (DUNNY MINOGUE X ESTÈE LOUDER)
ROSIE RIVETTE
SAINT EVE
SEXY GALEXY
SOUR
SOVBLKPSSY
STELLY G
STEREOGAMOUS
TEXAS GOLD
THE SLOPPY SHEILAS FROM DOWN UNDER
TYOOW
UNICORNS
YO MAFIA
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