Welcome: Sydney City Limits

It doesn’t happen too often, so when it does, it’s a pretty big deal.

The harbour city of Sydney is about to host a new music, art and food festival in the form of Sydney City Limits.

Yep, that name seems familiar as it takes a nod from the Texan music festival Austin City Limits, also a celebration of music, art and food, that garners huge headliners alongside emerging talent.

The production of the festival is in the strong and capable hands of the team from Secret Sounds (Splendour in the Grass/Falls Festival), so you can be assured this will be a top quality event.

If you’re about to kick off a new summertime festival in Australia, you have to assemble a lineup that speaks to the masses, right?

A line up so diverse that it takes time to sink in.

Something like this:

Justice – Beck – Vance Joy – Phoenix – Tash Sultana – Grace Jones – Gang of Youths – Dune Rats – The Libertines – The Avalanches – Allday – Oh Wonder – Car Seat Headrest – Bad//Dreems – The Head and the Heart – Ocean Alley – Winston Surfshirt – The Staves – Alex Lahey – Sigrid – Thundercat – Ziggy Ramo + more to be announced.

Let’s just unpack that a little.

Grace Jones and the Dune Rats will be sharing the same damn stage!

While Alex Lahey, a Triple J Unearthed artist will have green room next to Beck.

Sydney City Limits have come out strong and it seems that it can only get better.

The day will be catered for with your favourite Sydney bites from the likes of Mary’s Burgers and The Unicorn… same/same but different.

It’s an all-ages day festival with a unique offering for the tiny dancers in the Sydney Kiddie Limits, a place dedicated to keeping them occupied.

Tickets go sale this on sale Wednesday, November 1 and can be snatched up right HERE along with more information.

Sydney City Limits Music Festival is on February 24 in Centennial Park

words by ben stephens