Fifty years after its first electrifying run, Sunbury Pop Festival is making a comeback with some of the original performers set to return.
The event, which will be held at The Nook on April 13, will be headlined by Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks, Richard Clapton, and Joe Camilleri & The Black Sorrows.
Star Weekly understands that some of the performances will also include Spectrum, Chain, Ros Wilson, and Madder Lake among others.
The festival will be a celebration of the original Sunbury Festivals which were held from 1972 to 1975, and were a watershed moment in Australia’s music history.
Councillor Jack Medcraft attended the first two festivals and said he has been pushing for its return.
“People can’t contain their excitement,” he said.
“It’s great to have a revival to bring back old memories, I think it’ll be well attended from around Australia.”
Mayor Naim Kurt said the call to celebrate this undeniable piece of Australian music history has been coming for some time.
“Council knew that a 50-year commemoration event was the perfect time to make that happen,” he said.
“We’re thrilled to have secured artists from the original festival’s run to truly celebrate the legacy it created for Sunbury, and we can’t wait for a new generation to make music memories at Sunbury ‘24.”
The fully licensed event will have plenty of food and drink from local businesses.
An accompanying exhibition at the Sunbury Gallery will dip into the rich archive of popular memories of the time, and reflect on the importance of one of the most pivotal moments in Australian music.
For tickets, full lineup and more festival information keep an eye on the Sunbury ‘24 event page.
