Meredith Music Festival, arguably Victoria’s most beloved summer music festival, has drawn the curtain on its 2025 line-up. And as expected, it’s another tastefully curated bill of cult favourites, discoveries, and homegrown talent.<\/p>\n
Perched atop the line-up is TV On The Radio. Beginning life as the arty alternative in the 2000s NYC indie rock boom, the Williamsburg-bred group reunited last year after a significant hiatus.<\/p>\n
Fronted by Tunde Adebimpe, their visceral, unpredictable brand of rock was always a thrill live, and this will be TV On The Radio’s first Australian trip since 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought of seeing them back in action, throwing their sonic curveballs at Meredith’s famed Supernatural Amphitheatre, is enough to get any indie rock fan excited. If you haven’t experienced ‘Wolf Like Me’ live<\/a>, have you truly lived?<\/p>\n Need further proof? Check out our recent Live At The Wireless, taken from the band’s 2009 Australian tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n Loading…<\/p>\n Speaking of curveballs, Atarashii Gakko! are a Japanese girl group that blend together J-pop, rap and ravey electronic music into a wild spectacle. We’re expecting this to be one of those sets where you go in knowing little, and walk away a convert.<\/p>\n As Perfume Genius, Mike Hadreas has carved out a critically acclaimed career<\/a> for penning songs with intense emotion and unbridled authenticity. He arrives in the country off the back of new album Glory, an album capable of moving you both in the hips and the heart.<\/p>\n Loading<\/p>\n Also getting their passports stamped is is Pa Salieu, one of Britain’s most exciting rappers, cross-pollinating grime and drill with Afrobeats to powerful effect, as well as buzz-worth UK post-punk trio Bar Italia. You’ve also got Syrian artist Omar Souleyman, who sings mantras over hypnotic techno, and returns after a stellar 2012 Meredith set following Tame Impala.<\/p>\n Australia’s own Folk Bitch Trio get very high placement on the bill. And while they’re not a household name, their lush, spellbinding vocal harmonies<\/a> has made them the support act of choice for many an overseas act. If you’re still catching up, Now Would Be A Good Time \u2014 as the title of their excellent debut album encourages<\/a>.<\/p>\n As the voice of Australian anthems ‘Down Under’ and ‘Who Can It Be Now?’ out front of Men At Work, Colin Hay is already a national treasure. He’s also got an underrated solo catalogue. Both are sure to bring the good mojo in the ‘Sup.<\/p>\n Loading<\/p>\n Karratha-bred DJ and producer HAAi is a certified Double J favourite. And we’re not alone, she’s worked closely with taste-makers Jon Hopkins, Fred Again.. and Romy. She’s more than capable of bringing bangers and a great time on her own.<\/p>\n If you’re after some classic sounds, then Thee Sacred Souls’ soulful jams or Detroit vocal trio Dames Brown will be just your ticket. Japanese-Canadian songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Saya Gray is definitely worth investigating. Ditto Detroit-born, LA-based Sam Austins who mixes alt-pop, R&B and hip hop into a Prince-worthy concoction.<\/p>\n DJ and producer RONA. will bring the deep grooves grounded in the landscapes of Mparntwe country, while Mildlife will bring their masterful, psych-infused journeys and mood-setting.\u00a0<\/p>\n Also on the local front, rising post-punk stars Radio Free Alice<\/a>, synth-punk anarchists Dr. Sure’s Unusual Practice<\/a>, krautrock cosmonauts Brown Spirits, experimental folksters Mouseatouille<\/a>, and Yolngu’s dreamy Drifting Clouds<\/a>, fresh from playing the NIMAs!<\/p>\n Loading<\/p>\n Hosting this year’s Meredith Gift (the fetival’s Sunday morning nude run ritual) will be RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under <\/a>victor Lazy Susan. It’s giving ‘Must Not Miss’.<\/p>\n You can expect some more names joining the Meredith line-up closer to the event, but here’s how the bill looks so far:<\/p>\n TV On The Radio, Atarashii Gakko!, Perfume Genius, Folk Bitch Trio, Pa Salieu, Colin Hay, HAAi, Thee Sacred Souls, Bar Italia, Omar Souleyman, Dames Brown, Mildlife, Saya Grey, RONA., Sam Austins, Radio Free Alice, RP Boo, Jack J, Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice, Drifting Clouds, Florist, Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir, Brown Spirits, Mouseatouille, Lazy Susan (Meredith Gift MC), Wax’o Paradiso<\/p>\n Meredith Music Festival runs over Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December in Meredith, Victoria.<\/p>\n