The boutique Mountain Sounds Festival is returning to Kariong in 2016, and the first round lineup is here at last.

Situated in the Mount Penang Parklands, halfway between Sydney and Newcastle, the festival will expand to a massive five stages at its February event, and alongside the music there’ll be markets, pop-up bars, live art and installations.

This is the way music festivals look these days, and to be honest, we like it.

The Jezabels will headline the 2016 edition, with the full first round lineup reading:

Albert Hammond Jr.
Alpine
Art Vs Science
The Delta Riggs
Green Buzzard
Harts
Hockey Dad
Holy Holy
I Know Leopard
Jack Beats
The Jezabels
The Lazys
Motez
Nina Las Vegas
Odd Mob
Sea Legs
Set Mo
Slumberjack
Tropical Zombie
World Champion

Plus:

Bass RQ
Bodega Collective
Catalyst
Elwood Myre
Goonz
Ivy
J-Ray
Jaket
Jimmi Walker
Man To Moon
The Moving Stills
Paperfox
Pear
Peekay
Savilian
SnilluM
Stay Sane
The Sea Gypsies
Tom Hogan
Twin Caverns
Voyage IV

Mountain Sounds 2016 will go down on Saturday February 20. First release tickets are $89+bf, and on sale now.

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