THE FIRST acts for the third Motor City Music Festival (MCMF) have been announced, with another top line-up of bands and solo performers ready to entertain.
The event returns to the Geelong Showgrounds over three big days on 11 to 13 March, turning the long weekend into a smorgasbord of 40 acts across five stages.
The great adult rock on Friday and Saturday will be complemented by blues roots all weekend.
Family-friendly fun-day Sunday will be an ideal time to bring the kids, tweens, teens and grandparents for an all-ages family day featuring the fun of the showgrounds plus kids’ entertainment.
The festival weekend wraps up on Sunday night with a huge fireworks display at 8.45pm.
MCMF again offers a large range of music, one open-air and four undercover stages, gourmet food vans, lots of well-stocked bars, free carnival rides, market stalls and ample free parking.
Founding organiser Hugo T. Armstrong said the festival gave Geelong-ites a chance to come together and celebrate some of the special things about Geelong and the region.
“We’re proud of our community, our icons past and present; icons like Ford, tractors and trucks from International Harvester, our agricultural past and our food and wine,” he said.
“We’re a little bit town and a little bit country but there’s always room for rock and roll.
“Our adjacent wine regions produce many prize-winning wines, which will be featured at the festival along with a range of delicious local produce.”
Acts already announced for the all-weekend blues and roots program include Cleveland Blues, Eugene Hideaway Bridges from the USA, Jimi Hocking’s Blues Machine, Blues All Star Jam, Blues Mountain and Geoff Achison.
Friday is rock night with the ever-popular Glitter Gang, Canadian rockers Miss Quincy, Sisters Doll and Wild Violet.
The tribute bands, including Kisstroyer, Temperamental – A Tribute to the Divinyls and Thunderstruck will be back as well.
Country day on Sunday features Aleyce Simmonds, Amber Lawrence, Bill Gray, Christie Lamb and the Wolfe Brothers.
Family day has something for everyone with BABBA – A Tribute to ABBA, Dean Ray, The Australian Katy Perry Tribute Show, The Australian Pink Show, and the Melbourne Transformers featuring Iron Man, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Batman, Spiderman and Elsa from Frozen.
Early bird tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
