OC Sound Fest Is Adelaide’s Latest One-Day Music Festival
Rock out to 17 bands across one day over the Australia Day long weekend at the famous Overland Corner Hotel.
Image: Jaydon Ford
OC Sound Fest is a new one-day music festival that showcases just how incredible the local Adelaide music scene is.
Presented by Howling Beagle Records and the Overland Corner Hotel, which is also the location of the festival, OC Sound Fest takes place across the Australia Day weekend on Saturday 24 January, from 12 noon until 11 pm.
The lineup is stacked with rock, punk and country acts performing across two stages, with emerging rockers LOLA, Molly Rocket and Looch headlining.
Also featuring are Lickity Split, Jon Ann, Superdose Gangway, Brad Chicken and the Bootstraps, Townhouse, Flying Squad, Cherry Daisies, The Mushniks and Beyonce’s Fiances.
Rounding out the bill are The Man Himself, Tough Boys, Trent Worley, The Yarbles and Rakali.
Along with a stacked lineup of South Aussie talent, there will be a heap of food trucks and bars dotted around OC Sound Fest, with free camping for all attendees.
Tickets for the festival are just 20 bones! That’s right, for the price of an airport pint, you can see 17 awesome bands strut their stuff in the beautiful SA countryside before sleeping out under the stars after a day of revelry.
OC Sound Fest takes place over the Australia Day long weekend on Saturday 24 January, from 12 noon till 11pm at the Overland Corner Hotel. Tickets on sale now via trybooking.com.
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