Heatwave Festival is an all ages event that usually brings Hip-Hop to our shores; however in 2012 it will also offer an Indie Rock/Metal stage, an under 18’s stage and a DJ Dance/Rave nightclub. Headlining will be Kid Cudi and other acts will include Obie Trice, D12, Tech N9ne, Crazy Town, Chamillionaire, Jack The Giant Killer, Far West Battlefront, Stolen Youth, Lady Stranglove, Chaos Burning, Psychonauts, Days To Come, Burn Collect, Gravity Ponds. Additional local and international acts will also be playing.
DJs will be spinning in the ‘club tent’ which will be themed on international destinations such as Tokyo, Rio, Ibiza, Miami and London. The ‘club’ will be re-themed every six hours.
HeatWave 2012 begins with a three day camping event on Thursday January 12th to Sunday January 15th in Middleton, South Australia. Then nationally to Brisbane (15th), Sydney (19th), Perth (20th), Canberra (21st) and ending in Melbourne (22nd). N.B. Kid Cudi not appearing on Perth and Canberra dates.
Cleveland’s Kid Cudi is most well known for hits such as Pursuit of Happiness with MGMT, Memories with David Guetta and Erase Me with Kanye West.
Hailing from Detroit, The Dirty Dozen also known as D12’s repertoire will include hits such as Purple Pills, Fight Music, My Band, and 40 Oz. D12 will be Bizarre, Kuniva, Swifty McVay and Fuzz Scoota.
Also from Detroit, Obie Trice will be performing his hit song Snitch and he will be showcasing songs from his new record exclusively to Australian audiences.
VIP packages and general admission tickets are for sale from selected outlets. Visit http://www.www.heatwavefestival.com for more information.
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