triple j weren’t kidding around with their repeated chants of “we love Australia music” as evidenced by their new ‘locals only’ station triple j Unearthed. Unearthed goes live to air on Wednesday 5 October, and to commemorate the occasion triple j are throwing parties around the country to toast a new chapter in Australian radio. There will be 6 parties in 6 cities on the night of the launch, featuring some of the All-Australian talent that the new station will be dedicated to. Entry is free.
Check the details below:
Melbourne: The Corner Hotel
Hosted by Tom and Alex, Deacon Rose, Caroline Tran
Sets from Strange Talk, Big Scary, Loon Lake
Sydney: The Metro
Hosted by Nina Las Vegas, Lewis McKirdy, Tom Tilley
Sets from New Navy, Nantes, Rufus & Elizabeth Rose
Brisbane: The Arena
Hosted by Lindsay McDougall, Sarah Howells
Sets from Bleeding Knees Club, Emma Louise, The Medics
Adelaide: Fowler’s Live
Hosted by Zan Rowe and Dom Alessio
Sets from The Salvadors, Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!, Dialect & Despair
Perth: Amplifier Capitol
Hosted by Rosie Beaton
Sets from Split Seconds, Sons of Rico, San Cisco
Canberra: The UC Refectory
Hosted by Hau Latukefu, Aston Shuffle
Sets from D’Opus & Roshambo, Crash the Curb, The Fighting League
Each party is free entry and will kick off at 7pm on October 5.
Pedestrian recently chatted to triple j presenter Tom Ballard about the new station. You can read that conversation here.
Via triple j
