Yonder Festival to call the Scenic Rim's Lost World Valley home:
November 24, 25 & 26
The Yonder Festival is a special arts experience; it's immersive, unconventional, enchanting and engaging, celebrating international and home grown artists in a deep exploration of creative expression, and this year it will call the Lost World Valley on Mununjali country in the Scenic Rim home.
It's hard to imagine a more perfect setting for this three day event which will be held from November 24 to 26.
It will be the fourth Yonder Festival, with all cultivating a culture of diversity, innovation, inclusion, and positivity. Featuring a 99-artist line-up, the event includes 57 music acts, 17 visual artists, 14 performances and 11 workshops.
Festival Director, Lincoln Savage, said, "Yonder is built on a balance of all artforms and focuses on artists who are starting to break out. We encourage people to attend Yonder not because of the artists they know, but those they don't – we hope Yonder provides an eclectic experience for people to discover their new favourite acts at its new home in the Lost World Valley of the Scenic Rim."
"We are excited to be welcoming artists including loop pedal ninja Kenta Hayashi from Japan, Haiku Hands bringing their all-female high energy hybrid pop, Miles Brown, whose surreal Theremin performances break well past the norm, Yirinda whose polyrhythmic mastery is guided by generations of story and culture, and the 'Talking High Chief' (Tulafale alii), Taitu'uga, will be sharing his Samoan cultural knowledge, and Tjaka showcasing their unique hip-hop informed by their Aboriginal heritage among a lineup of 99 artists in total."
Across four stages, audiences will witness the work of both international and local emerging talent, who, despite the challenges of past years, have all pushed their crafts to new heights.
As the stages warm up, festival goers can immerse in the raucous riffs of Full Flower Moon Band and punk sensation Girl and Girl, or lose themselves to the bouncing rhythms and lyrical genius of acts like Safety Club, Tjaka, Life on Earth and Accomplice Collective. Brisbane names Platonic Sex and Echowave will star while those after something new can discover the acclaimed theremin maestro Miles Brown or the transcendent guitar layers of Japan's Kenta Hayashi.
The DJ oasis at Yonderland will be an immersive dance space serving everything from high energy disco to deep, euphoric tech-house and afro-fused jazz breaks. Punters can dance the day away with selections from the likes of Bad Taste House Collective and David Versace, before revelling in the deep night with Theyphex Twins and expert curations from Echo and Bounce, featuring live electronic dance sets from Fatshaudi and Lithe, Phil Smart and the likes of veterans Jen-E and Ralphalfa next to fresh faces like Natural Selection and dentallplan as part of Freeform Takeover.
Back by popular demand, those looking to sink into the subtle tones of down-tempo and experimental music can return to Yonder's ambient stage The Space Between Notes. Featuring two-hour long sets across the board, this space is reserved for relaxation, meditation and deep listening.
Across the extensive arts program, Yonder will also feature a plethora of whimsical roving performances and on-stage delights, as well as a diverse visual arts program, bringing the festival grounds to life with colourful, immersive and unconventional works. There will be an array of boutique food stalls and artisanal market stalls as well as Yonder's licensed bar, the Wunderbar.
All information, full talent lineup and to purchase tickets at www.yonderfestival.com.
Yonder acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. In particular; within the Scenic Rim, the Mununjali in the Centre where Yonder is held, the Wangerriburra to the East, the Ugurapul to the West, and all those of the Yugambeh and Jagera language groups, whose country is where our festival now stands. We pay respect to their Elders, past, present and Emerging. Yonder is grateful for the support received from the Australian Government through the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund and Tourism & Events Queensland through the Queensland Destination Events Program.
