festivals in the sun

Serious beat and breaks all over the country this summer. If you haven't put down for a festival then you are totally going to miss out big time. Here are some of the noteable festivals you should be enjoying. Too bad most of them are sold out!!

Name: BEATS ON THE BEACH
When: Monday 1 Jan, 10am - 9pm
Who: Pete Murray End Of Fashion, Sick Puppies, Karnivool, Van She, Pendulum, Infusion, Katalyst & Ru C L, The Nextmen (UK), Dynamite MC, Concord Dawn (NZ), 10sui, Noodles, Verse, Wolf & Cub, Freq Nasty (NZ), Red Riders, Bodyjar, Saul Williams (USA), Avalon Drive, Soma Rasa, National Pornographic, Bourbon Street, Spook, Mission Ignition
Where: Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, NSW.
How much: $85 (+ bf) - $190 (+ bf)
Sold Out: NO
Vibe: Should be interesting, newbie on the festival circuit, might have a lot of crashers from Byron, but cool vibe right on the beach. hope they get the food/toilets/crowds right.

Name: PYRAMID ROCK FESTIVAL
When: Dec 30 & 31st
Who: Silverchair, The Living End, Ugly Duckling (USA), Xavier Rudd, Evermore (NZ), Freestylers (UK), End Of Fashion, Mylo (Scotland), The Grates, The Beautiful Girls, Brant Bjork & the Bros (USA), Faker, Lior, Karnivool, Crazy Penis (UK), TZU, True Live, Mia Dyson, Ash Grunwald, That 1 Guy (USA), Sunk Loto, The Casanovas, Bomba, Bertie Blackman, Foreign Heights, K-Oscillate, Carus & the True Believers, Behind Crimson Eyes, The Loose Cannons (UK), The Spazzys, Bliss n Eso, Something With Numbers, The Red Eyes, Josh Owen Band, Rob Sawyer, Jess McAvoy, Illzilla, Mammal, Subfocus, Ben Quinn, Durbeyfield, Lowrider, Digital Primate (UK), Simon Slieker, Bushido, The Legs, Long Walk Home, Crimson Flames, Mushroom Giant
Where: Pyramid Road, Phillip Island, VIC
How much: $140 (+ bf) - $160 (+ bf)
Tickets: Sold out
Vibe: Newish festival but becoming a rival to the other Vic giant, Falls Festival. Full of class aussie acts.

Name: PEATS RIDGE FESTIVAL
When: 29 Dec - 1 Jan
Who: Angus & Julia Stone, the Black Seeds, Iota, Bertie Blackman, Afro Moses, Juzzie Smith, Jez, Bluebottle Kiss, Brant Bjork & The Bros, Munted Monkey.
How Much: $170 - 4 days camping
Tickets: Still available
Vibe: 10 stages or something amazing including ecologically sustainable festival design, and activities. Should be one hell of a party!