{"id":862422,"date":"2026-08-20T20:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862422\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:52:12","slug":"fresh-indie-pop-group-the-stamps-will-lead-high-school-bands-at-fremantles-future-treasures-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862422\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh indie-pop group The Stamps will lead high school bands at Fremantle\u2019s Future Treasures fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Three young Freo girls started making music for a school project, now years later they\u2019re preparing to headline one of the port city\u2019s biggest arts festivals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">As Fremantle\u2019s city-wide 10 Nights in Port returns this weekend, up and coming indie-pop band The Stamps will perform with four high school beginner bands at the Future Treasures live music event this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Scarlett Graham, Rubina Bertolini and Sofia Hourani met in school when they were just 15-years-old, and quickly realised their folky harmonies were something special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">They began playing various gigs around Perth, while keeping a soft spot for their Fremantle roots, as they earned a reputation as one of Australia\u2019s most exciting young bands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The girls have just returned from their first international headline tour in Europe and are preparing to head off to Canada in October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Before then, they will headline Future Treasures at Fremantle\u2019s Victoria Hall, armed with songs from their first cover EP \u2018She Bangs The Drums\u2019 and 2025 album \u2018in all the ways i am\u2019, and some new music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cWe haven\u2019t really decided (the setlist), but we have lots of new stuff in the works that are hopefully coming out this year, so it\u2019s mostly new stuff which is really exciting,\u201d 22-year-old Hourani said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cOur sound has changed quite a bit since being in high school, which is pretty normal, but we\u2019ve done a lot of development and there\u2019s a different incorporation of sounds, and it\u2019s a lot more fun than when we were in high school &#8230; it\u2019s nice to show a bit of a lighter side too,\u201d 23-year-old Graham added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Future Treasures event is a concert that showcases the best and brightest young musicians from the local scene, with four bands hailing from local Fremantle schools getting the opportunity to perform live.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f86316adfa16100ed5048773533a3c5d3113f58c.jpg\" alt=\"Future Treasures music show will return for 10 Nights in Port, showcasing talented high school bands from Fremantle.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconFuture Treasures music show will return for 10 Nights in Port, showcasing talented high school bands from Fremantle. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">This isn\u2019t the first time The Stamps will take the stage at 10 Nights in Port, but it will be their first time headlining and guiding the younger bands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cIt\u2019s a full circle moment because some of the younger bands that are playing this year are from our high school as well, so it feels pretty special to be giving them a platform,\u201d 22-year-old Bertolini said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Graham said she felt excited to be on the other side of the mentoring process, and being able to support other local young artists chasing their dreams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cWe were always being mentored, so it\u2019s nice to give back and share a little bit of knowledge,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cWe\u2019re from Freo, so a lot of people that know us from Freo have known us for a long time, they\u2019ve seen us grow up. I\u2019m excited to show a little bit of a different side and showcase the development we\u2019ve had, especially to that audience because they\u2019ve been so loyal, and always supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">10 Nights in Port will unfurl across the city from August 20 to 30, with various events between the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre and Victoria Hall, and the streets in between.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three young Freo girls started making music for a school project, now years later they\u2019re preparing to headline&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":862423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[449,64,63,134,10992,1625,136,44,46,8080,45],"class_list":["post-862422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-arts","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-fremantle","tag-lifestyle","tag-music","tag-news","tag-perth","tag-south","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=862422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/862423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}