The Beer & Barbecue Fest will once again bring a uniquely South East experience to SA’s second largest city on the March long weekend
On stage, as expected, Beer & barbecue Fest turns up the volume with The Butterfly Effect and Hands Like Houses traversing the country together in celebration of the 21st anniversary of The Butterfly Effect’s seminal album ‘Begins Here’ and stopping in Mount Gambier on March 8.
Also playing on Saturday is the legendary Skyhooks show by original Skyhook Bongo Starkie, Victorian punk troubadour Slim Krusty, Adelaide’s indie-darlings Molly Rocket and punk rock by The Munch, emerging SW Vic-based rapper Prosper and Mount Gambier’s own Gernz.
Closing proceedings on the main stage on March 9 are QLD dance-punk trio DZ Deathrays, as part of their enormous Weekend Warriors tour. They will join Slowly Slowly who will have brand new album ‘Forgiving Spree’ in tow and in the midst of playing the biggest shows of their career including Margaret Court Area in Melbourne.
Joining the party is ferocious two-piece Melbourne punks Mannequin Death Squad and indie band Destrends as part of a national jaunt plus Warrnambool’s rising folk-pop star Flynn Gurry. Country music enthusiasts will be boot-scooting to Adelaide’s SA Music Award winning Brad Chicken & The Bootstraps and two-stepping to Melbourne’s The Smith & Western Jury.
Local indie legends Stokes will be playing a late afternoon set, as will Mount Gambier rapper Esketamine and electronic artist Greasy Rhysy.
There will be a host more local talent announced in the new year and Beer & barbecue Fest will again bring the party with a silent disco.
There will be plenty more to see and do around the site including the return of the BMX Jump Show, Hot Dog Eating and the return of the infamous Beer Bod Wet T-Shirt Competition.
Local breweries Woolstore and Loophole lead the SA charge joining familiar names such as Pirate Life and Big Shed alongside first time callers such as No Eye Deer and Shapeshifter.
Pulling the barbecue together in 2025 is barbecue Ambassador Kirby Shearing, of Mount Gambier’s Soul Projects.
