Glittering line-up for Rhythm and Vines

BACK TO THE GARDEN: They’ve packed warm clothes in case it gets chilly, bought a couple of red hats, and some glitter removal gloves, and now Byron Bay psychedelic outfit Babe Rainbow are about to make their debut performance at this year’s Rhythm and Vines music festival. Picture supplied

Poised with notepad and sensible parka (it looked like rain) at the edge of the Rhythm and Vines moshpit two seasons ago a reporter won the approval of one festival-goer. The party person stopped in his tracks, clapped the scribe on his shoulder and said “good on ya, old fullah”.

I — no I mean the reporter fullah — nearly packed up his thermos and sammies and strode off the paddock. Except he was taken aback to see moments later the glitter-dusted crowd mustered in the mosh pit heave, bounce and wave their arms in the air like they just didn’t care to a recording of Dave Dobbyn’s cheesiest hit, Loyal.

And they weren’t even being ironic, the reporter told whoever would listen later.Now the cross-generational crowd-pleaser with his Kiwi songbook is to return for the first time since 2015.

Another name — also sure to be familiar to Gisborne/East Coast mums and dads — is this year’s headline act Playboi Carti. Described as one of the new school Atlanta favourites, Carti’s Magnolia broke through as one of the biggest rap records of 2017.

Since then he’s released his second album Die Lit which received both critical and commercial success. Performing live the young artist is said to bring his high energy set every time he takes the stage.

The rest of the epic line up is made up of Disclosure, Alison Wonderland, RL Grime, Wilkinson (DJ Set), Jauz, Andy C, Green Velvet, Chris Lake, Dom Dolla, 1991, Babe Rainbow, Calyx And Teebee, Culture Shock, Cutsnake B2b Little Fritter, Cyantific, Denis Sulta, Drax Project, Glxy, Haai, Heidi, Home Brew, Hooligan Hefs, Leisure, Makato & MC Fava, Montell2099, Monxx, Patrice Baumel, Running Touch, Sachi, Swidt, Tom Trago, Ziggy Alberts, 121 Soundsystem, Andy Heart Throb, Aw B B2b K2k, Alae, Bad Manners, Bavhu, Being, Bontempo, Bradley Zero, Cases, Chaii, Champion, Church & AP, Coastal Promotions, Daffodils, Deadbeat, DJ Sirvere, Eastern Bloc, Eno x Dirty, Fairbrother, Flamingo Pier, Flowidus, Foley, Frank Booker, Gas Productions, General Lee, Harper Finn, Hollywoo, Imugi, Jack Berry, Jon Lemmon, Lee Mvtthews, Maala, Mako Road, Miosis, Momentum Promotions, Nic & Reuben, No Cigar, Openside, Peach Milk, Rei, Rich Tea, Rothmans Reds, Rydr, Sam Lovli, Sammie, Scotty DP, Sin, Sly Chaos, Stink, Summer Thieves, T1R, Teto, Theia, Vayne, Wax Mustang, and Witters.