Featuring in alphabetical order
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AMY SHARK
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BALL PARK MUSIC
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BARKAA
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ALT-J (UK)
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BBNO$ (CAN)
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THE CHATS
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CHOOMBA
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CONFIDENCE MAN
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DENZEL CURRY (USA)
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ELIZA ROSE (UK)
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FATBOY SLIM (UK)
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GENESIS OWUSU
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LAUREL (UK)
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LUUDE
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NOTHING BUT THIEVES
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OCEAN ALLEY
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OMAR APOLLO (USA)
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ROYEL OTIS
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SKEGSS
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SKEPTA (UK)
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SLAYYYTER (USA)
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SLOWLY SLOWLY
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SOPHIE MAY (UK)
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TEEN JESUS & THE JEAN TEASERS
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TEENAGE DADS
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TEENAGE JOANS
With Hosts
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LEX
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POOKIE
AMY SHARK
Amy Shark is one of Australia’s premier pop successes, with one of the country’s most recognisable indie pop voices. The award-winning singer-songwriter from the Gold Coast has multi-platinum singles like ‘Adore’, ‘I Said Hi’ and ‘Mess Her Up’, which should have us all singing along during her set.
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BALL PARK MUSIC
Something of a Groovin the Moo favourite, this will be Ball Park Music’s fourth appearance at GTM since making their debut on our festival stage more than a decade ago. Fast becoming an Australian institution, Brisbane’s melancholic pop masters thrive on musical experimentation and six of their seven albums have consecutively debuted in the top 10 of the ARIA charts.
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BARKAA
One of the most respected voices in Australian hip-hop, BARKAA is a Malyangapa, Barkindji woman from Western New South Wales, now living in South West Sydney on Gandangara land. Her debut single ‘For My Tittas’ and her subsequent album BLAK MATRIARCHY are testament to past generations and her matriarchal upbringing. Live, expect a show full of energy and raw intense emotion.
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ALT-J (UK)
With a unique sound combining elements of electronic and folk with guitars, alt-J are a band loved by critics and concert-goers alike. The UK-four piece’s debut album ‘An Awesome Wave’ came out in 2012 and won heaps of awards across the globe and has sold over 1m albums worldwide. In the subsequent decade they haven’t looked back, evolving their laidback grooves, while selling out the likes of Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl.
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BBNO$ (CAN)
With an "ignorant but melodic" approach to hip hop (his words not ours!), bbno$ takes himself less seriously than your average artist. Back in his Soundcloud days all he had was a mic, an audio interface, and a blanket and two pieces of foam he would put over his head while he recorded. Since then… "I've probably downgraded, to be honest.” On a primary artistic mission to have fun, he still records his own music, has never paid for studio time and has the respect of millions worldwide.
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THE CHATS
Describing themselves as “hands down the world’s greatest post-millennial punk-rock group” and entitling their latest album Get Fucked, The Chats, it’s safe to say, aren’t a shy band. There is a high-volume, full-throttle world full of intoxication, excitement and laughter set to a soundtrack of rowdy bangers like ‘Smoko’, ‘Pub Feed’, Identity Theft and ‘I’ve Been Drunk In Every Pub In Brisbane’. Shed rock!??
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CHOOMBA
Party starting tag-team Choomba are on the rise, with tracks like ‘La Luh’ and ‘Say It’ establishing the act on the triple j airwaves! Cousins Christian and Tim play a let-your-hair-down brand of Aussie dance music, described as “one of the country’s most exciting exports in electronic music”. If you plan to do a lot of dancing at Groovin put them on your ‘must-see’ list.
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CONFIDENCE MAN
A portable party that’s levelled dance floors and flattened festival crowds as it’s rolled out across the world, a Confidence Man show is custom designed to make you dance and lose your cool. Sounds tailor-made for us! The electro-popping four-piece promise outlandish costumes, choreographed routines, bossy lyrics, and a show that’s over the top in all ways.
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DENZEL CURRY (USA)
Miami-area rapper Denzel Curry balances rhymes packed with intense, introspective content and an evolving production palette that draws on hazy cloud rap and classic hip-hop song craft. Look out for his cover of Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Bulls On Parade’, which went viral after he performed it on triple J as part of their Like A Version series.
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ELIZA ROSE (UK)
East London-based DJ and vocalist Eliza Rose is committed to playing dancefloor music that’ll make you listen as hard as you dance. Expect a versatile, genre-hopping set encompassing house, garage, jungle and neo soul with her up-tempo carefree banger B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) at the centre of it!
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FATBOY SLIM (UK)
Fatboy Slim is one of the most-successful dance artists of all time and one of the world’s most-loved DJs. Starting parties for more than four decades his boisterous bits have underpinned massive global hits like ‘Praise You’, ‘Right Here, Right Now’ and ‘The Rockafella Skank’. We can’t wait to hear these anthems ring out at Groovin!
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GENESIS OWUSU
As an exponentially rising artist on a global scale, Genesis Owusu has defied genre and style to keep the limelight burning following the release of his debut album, Smiling With No Teeth in March 2021. Owusu celebrated its release with a sold-out 22 date tour in 2021 alongside his Goon Club, before another sold-out national theatre tour with The Black Dog Band (his recording band) in 2022 - now immortalised via triple j’s Live At The Wireless. Next, Owusu jetted to the United States for his first ever international tour, performing 16 shows with his Goons.
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LAUREL (UK)
Splitting her time between London and LA the English singer-songwriter produces sparkling synth-pop with a soulful twist. Released during lockdown ‘Scream Drive Faster’ from her Petrol Bloom EP proved her biggest hit yet clocking up 25m streams on Spotify and ushering in a shimmering new sound.
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LUUDE
We like Luude so much we’ve booked him twice. First as himself and also as one half of Choomba. He’s got a unique, Australian take on drum and bass and electronic music as a whole. Who else could score such a hit with a cover of a track as iconic as ‘Down Under’? He’s got some surprises in store for GTM. “I’ve been working on this next phase. I’m excited with this new direction.”
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NOTHING BUT THIEVES
Hailing from Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, Nothing But Thieves make passionate guitar-based rock that balances indie rock artfulness with a pop sensibility. Formed in 2012, the five-piece have just released their fourth album ‘Dead Club City’ featuring an experimental funk edge, 80s influences and leftfield sounds.
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OCEAN ALLEY
Armed with infectious melodies and hits like ‘Confidence’, ‘Yellow Mellow’ and ‘Knees’, Ocean Alley’s line in infectious surf rock has struck a chord with audiences worldwide. When the Aussie six-piece take to the stage expect euphoric choruses, emphatic riffs and an epic set.
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OMAR APOLLO (USA)
Omar Apollo is one of music’s most exciting shape-shifters. R&B remains the foundation, but the Latin Grammy-nominated artist is branching out with a bilingual fusion of funk, pop, electronic, hip-hop, reggaéton, corridos, and, as he puts it, “everything.” Expect a musical mixture.
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ROYEL OTIS
The Sydney-based dream pop duo specialise in soothing and sunny slices of guitar-pop where mesmerising vocals float above hypnotic percussion. Drawing inspiration from old Japanese city pop records and ‘90s nostalgia their biggest hit to date is ‘Oysters In My Pocket’. .
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SKEGSS
It’s nearly nine years since the garage, surf rock, three-piece emerged from Byron Bay as unlikely anti-heroes of the country’s vibrant rock scene. In that time they’ve topped the ARIA singles chats numerous times, scored massive scuzzy hits with songs like L.S.D, Up In The Clouds and Spring Has Sprung and drunk countless shooeys!
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SKEPTA (UK)
The North London grime veteran is one of the artists to thank for the genre’s transition from underground to mainstream and continues to be one of the most influential grime artists around. He promises a banger of a set punctuated with hits like ‘Shutdown’, ‘Greaze Mode’ and ‘That’s Not Me’.
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SLAYYYTER (USA)
A self-made popstar who isn’t afraid to raise some hell, Slayyyter is a devout acolyte of such top 40 stalwarts as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga. Her music draws from the most dramatic, almost surreal, parts of pop culture where Y2K gloss, nu metal, and cheerleader chants all coalesce in hits like ‘BFF’, ‘Daddy AF’ and ‘Mine’.
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SOPHIE MAY (UK)
A lockdown TikTok sensation, Sophie’s May’s melodic folk pop has found high-profile fans in Billie Eilish and Celeste, amid an army of online admirers. Definitely one to watch, her throwback folk and powerful lyrics resonate with a thoroughly modern audience.
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TEEN JESUS & THE JEAN TEASERS
Channelling Riot Grrrl-era energy with a contemporary spin, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are the most natural, unapologetic, likeable punk-rockers you’ll meet. They’re concerned about issues facing today’s women and young people, which they channel into their searingly good garage punk sound.
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TEENAGE DADS
Armed with a unique, charming indie-pop sound, Teenage Dads are winning over audiences and musicians alike with their self produced songwriting, electrifying live shows and quirky charisma. Determined to put on the best live show they can expect a set rich in dancing and singalongs.
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TEENAGE JOANS
Since Teenage Joans first burst onto the stage in late 2018, they have left every room they play full of brand new and soon-to-be longtime fans. The triple j Unearthed 2020 winner are a two piece indie, pop-punk powerhouse who play beautifully crafted songs that have audiences singing along the first time they hear them.
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LEX
The Newcastle bred, Eora/Sydney established and Naarm/Melbourne based DJ, radio host and producer is one of the most developed names in Australian underground dance music and is now entering a new era of original music. With a debut EP incoming on Gallery Recs, and multiple others in the pipeline, it's looking like a bright time ahead for Lex.
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POOKIE
POOKIE is paving the way for independent artists in Australia with her unapologetic nature as she marches to her own beat through the music industry, and she’s only getting started. Melbourne based producer, songwriter, composer, DJ - Pookie is possibly one of the best MCs in the country and is guaranteed to make your GTM experience unforgettable.
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