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 Negfest 2017 in Sydney and Melbourne

Posted by Loren on March 18, 2017

Negfest 2017 in Sydney and Melbourne
Negfest 2017 in Sydney and Melbourne

Australia label Art As Catharsis is sponsoring Negfest, a two day festival across Sydney (May 6) and Melbourne (May 13) focusing on local "heavy, negative" music.

Hope Drone, Adrift for Days, Encircling Sea and more will play at the two different dates.

NEGFEST Melbourne
Saturday 13 May at The Reverence Hotel

Encircling Sea
YLVA
Hope Drone
Adrift for Days
In Trenches
Cascades
No Haven

NEGFEST SYDNEY

Saturday 6 May at The Chippo

Hope Drone
Encircling Sea
Dumbsaint
Adrift for Days
Cascades
Narrow Lands
100 Years of Solitude

Negfest 2017 in Sydney and Melbourne
Negfest 2017 in Sydney and Melbourne

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