Are you suffering summer festival fatigue yet? I don’t blame you, but Ric’s Big Backyard Festival is one event that may pique your interest.
This is a much more low-key affair than the Big Day Out, Summadayze, Future Music Festival, and other shows of its ilk. It takes the festival back to grass roots level, to a time when a generous soul would volunteer their space for a big rock show.
That space is the courtyard behind RG’s and the upstairs and downstairs stages at Ric’s in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. The bill features an eclectic bunch of musos including You Am I, Pangaea, Die Die Die, Guineafowl, King Cannons, and heaps more. There’ll be 21 bands in all, which makes the $75 price of admission seem quite reasonable indeed.
Ric’s Big Backyard Festival hits Brisbane on Saturday March 26. Tickets go on sale on February 7 from OzTix.
Image used with permission from Footstomp Music