Music News - Coastella Music Festival announces line-up for 2018
26 October 2017 - 0 Comments
Coastella Music Festival is proud to announce its line-up for
2018, for the return of the vibrant Kāpiti summer festival on 17th February
2018. Building on the growing success of the first two festivals, the 2018
line-up showcases a diverse range of local and international music from energetic
folk and indie rock to Japanese banjo, brass and Balkan madness!
Iconic New Zealand band The Black Seeds will bring their contemporary
groove reggae rhythms, following the release of their new album Fabric.
Singer/songwriter Nadia Reid (nominated for an APRA Silver Scrolls Award
for her song Richard earlier this year) joins the line-up straight back from
her UK/European tour, and the Hot Potato Band (Aus) blend world music
influences with an Australian edge to create a sound of brass and drums ‘known to
cause a severe case of happy fever’.
Other international offerings are George & Noriko (Jap/Aus) with a
unique sound of Japanese banjo blues, their energetic and original music
earning them a place as finalists on Australia’s Got Talent 2012 and favourites
at CubaDupa 2017. My Baby (NZ/Nld) join us from Amsterdam with their
roots driven hypnotic dance music, and The Young Folk (Ire) have a sound
which has seen them compared with Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver and Crosby Stills &
Nash. Jordie Lane and the Sleepers (Aus) play psychedelic rock
reminiscent of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper.
Our highly acclaimed homegrown talent includes Louis Baker with neo soul
sounds, joined by his new band boasting some of the tightest, funkiest, and
most solid of rhythm sections in the Wellington music scene. The Mermaidensoffer a mesmerising dip into the realms of post-punk and psych, and current
radio favourites Glass Vaults blend subtle electronics and pulsating
percussion to create a unique brand of transcendental psychedelic
pop. The Frank Burkitt Band draw upon influences from folk, jazz,
blues, swing, soul and all things American Roots, and Neko Ne Zna bring
an energetic Balkan Gypsy brass extravaganza. On home turf in Kāpiti are Jeep
Road who play a mix of contemporary blues and soul.
The music and dancing will continue into the night, with the Coastella After
Party (R18), with Rhombus in Dub bringing their big rolling sound and
lively stage show and Olmecha Supreme featuring New Zealandʻs champion
Rap Boxer "King Home Boy" and Captain Imon Starr.
Coastella features a main stage set in a natural grassy amphitheatre, a lake
stage offering an idyllic setting to relax with friends, and Tiny Townreturns, the 10 foot shipping container converted into an intimate musical
venue, offering a chance to get up close and personal with some of the bands.
Food vendors will once again be hand-picked by Visa Wellington On A Plate.
With its stellar line up and unique natural setting, Coastella is a chance to
enjoy a summer musical discovery in the heart of Kāpiti.
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