review: good vibrations festival, sydney by danielle le toullec

It’s always a sign of a great festival when you spend most of the day feeling torn by which act to watch. With five stages and more than 40 artists at Good Vibrations 2011, friendships were made and broken as game plans went out the window and programmes were clutched under rain soaked ponchos.

In his flat cap, vest and chinos, Aloe Blacc (pictured below) brought out the soul of the Sydney crowd at the Mr J stage with his seductive tune ‘I Need a Dollar’. He broke out into some funky New Orleans-style jazz dancing for his band’s instrumental solos and without missing a beat, launched into a lively rendition of Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie jean’ and Bob Marley’s ‘No Woman, No Cry’. The charismatic crooner urged the crowd on saying, “This ain’t TV. This ain’t the internet. This is real life. Get involved!” More...

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good vibrations line up 2011

The line up for Good Vibrations 2011 has landed and let me tell you its a big one! Set time clashes will have hearts breaking.

Faithless will be returning to Australia for the first time since 2004 to headline with their new album, The Dance. French band, Phoenix will return for the third time to continue their romance with the Australian public. Nas & Damian Marley will be collaborating for their performance along with big hitters Kelis, Ludacris, Erykah Badu, Cee Lo Green, Friendly Fires and Miike Snow. Okay, I have to stop, I am drooling all over the keyboard.

Tickets will go on sale Thursday 16 September. See below for full line up and touring dates.

Faithless
Phoenix
Sasha
Nas & Damian Marley
Cee Lo Green
Kelis
Ludacris
Erykah Badu
Friendly Fires
Miike Snow
Fake Blood
Rusko
Sidney Samson
Janelle Monae
Mike Posner
Yolanda Be Cool
Koolism
Kill The Noise
Tim & Jean
Fenech-Soler

National touring dates:
Sydney - Centennial Park - Saturday, 12th February
Melbourne - Flemington Racecourse - Sunday, 13th February
Gold Coast - Parklands - Saturday, 19th February
Perth - Claremont Showground - Sunday, 20th February

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