Falls Festival 2013/14 | Musicosity

Event Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Headline Artist: Vampire Weekend

Venue: North Byron Parklands

LOT 46 Jones Road

2483 Wooyung

AU

Vampire Weekend is an indie rock band which formed in February 2006 in New York City, New York, United States. The band consists of Ezra Koenig (vocals, guitar), Chris Baio (bass) and Christopher Tomson (drums). Rostam Batmanglij has left the band in early 2016 to begin solo career, but will continue to collaborate with Ezra. The band has released four albums: "Vampire Weekend" (2008), "Contra" (2010)","Modern Vampires of the City" (2013) and "Father of the Bride" (2019). The band has gained positive comparisons to such artists as Paul Simon, Haircut 100 and The Walkmen.

Vampire Weekend received much buzz from local blogs throughout 2007 during their rise to a record deal with indie label XL Recordings. Rolling Stone placed Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa at number 57 for the top 100 songs of 2007.

The band's debut album, "Vampire Weekend" was released on January 28. 2008. It was a surprise success, peaking at #17 on the Billboard 200.

Their second album "Contra" was...

Artists Performing at this Event

Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend is an indie rock band which formed in February 2006 in New York City, New York, United States.

Indie, Indie Rock, indie pop, seen live, Alternative

MGMT

MGMT is a neo-psychedelic/alternative group which formed in 2002 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Alternative, Indie, electronic, psychedelic, indie pop

The Roots

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Hip-Hop, rap, hip hop, soul, alternative rap

Bonobo

There are at least two artists with the name Bonobo: 1) Simon Green was born and grew up in rural Hampshire, escaping to Brighton aged eighteen.

Dance/Electronic, chillout, trip-hop, downtempo, ninja tune

Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear is an indie/folk rock band from Brooklyn, New York.

Indie, folk, experimental, freak folk, Lo-Fi

The Wombats

There are two artists that share this name:

Indie, seen live, british, Indie Rock, britpop

Violent Femmes

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Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie, Alternative Rock, 80s

!!!

!!! is an American dance-punk band from Sacramento, California that formed in Autumn 1996 from the former band members of The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and popesmashers.

Alternative, Indie, Indie Rock, electronic, dance

Crystal Fighters

We are Crystal Fighters.
We make fast dance music with Basque instruments, synthesizers and our voices.

electronic, electro, electro latino, Kitsune, dance-punk

Solange

(1) Solange Piaget Knowles (born June 24, 1986), who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American recording artist, songwriter, actress, model and dancer.

rnb, soul, pop, female vocalists, Hip-Hop

James Vincent McMorrow

A songwriter from Dublin, McMorrow’s vocal talent and songwriting has resulted in invites from some of the worlds’ most influential artists to play alongside them including the legendary Al Green,

singer-songwriter, folk, Indie, irish, indie folk

The Cat Empire

The Cat Empire is a six-piece alternative band from Melbourne, Australia.

Rock, pop, funk, Australian, Alternative

Born Ruffians

Born Ruffians are an indie rock band, originally from the small town of Midland, Ontario, Canada, located near Georgian Bay.

Alternative, Indie, Indie Rock, indie pop, Canadian

Flight Facilities

Flight Facilities is Lance Bass (US) & Richard Blackwood (UK) they met at a Holy Ghost! DJ set in New York, and immediately hit it off, sharing loves in music, literature and movies.

Dance/Electronic, Club Dance, DIsco House, chillout, funk

The War on Drugs

The War on Drugs is an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Indie Rock, seen live, Indie, folk, folk rock

White Denim

White Denim is a bluesy, jazzy, garage-rock trio, hailing from Austin, Texas USA.

Indie Rock, Indie, Rock, Garage Rock, Garage Punk

Tom Odell

London Grammar

Trio From London www.londongrammar.com

electronic, indie pop, london, female vocalists, all

Neil Finn

Neil Finn is a singer and songwriter and one of New Zealand's foremost musicians. In 1977 Neil was invited to London to join Split Enz, the band formed by his elder brother, Tim Finn.

Rock, Indie, pop, singer-songwriter, New Zealand

Chet Faker

Chet Faker (born Nicholas James Murphy; 23 June 1988) is an electronica musician hailing from Melbourne, Australia.

downtempo, seen live, Lo-Fi, post-dubstep, smooth