Due to popular demand. Melbourne-based acoustic trio Sunshine Tip are heading back to the creek for another stellar show! They'll be playing modern, dark, alt-country originals. David Bowers (guitars, vocals), Dee Hannan (mandolin, vocals) and Alice Garner (cello) bring to Archie's Creek their evocative, sometimes melancholic but always catchy songs, sparsely and imaginatively arranged and featuring sweet interweaving vocal harmonies. Sunshine Tip members channel a wealth of musical experiences across many genres to their foray into alt-country/Americana - from rock to lounge, jazz, funk, electronica, Greek and Irish. Acts (old and new). You might know the band members from include Eugene Hamilton and the Money, Xylouris Ensemble, Hogbelly Morton's Country Revue, the Nubiles, the Troubles, euphonia, Sally Ford & the Idiomatics... and plenty of others.

Van Walker is an Australian musician from the island state of Tasmania and an extremely prolific songwriter in the genres of folk, country and rock, with poetic lyrics that explore a range of personal and social themes. He is known for his distinctive gravely voice and finger style guitar playing, and has been praised for his ability to tell compelling stories through his music and songs. In addition to his work as a musician, Van Walker has also collaborated with other artists and worked as a producer and co-writer, fronting the bands Livingstone Daisies, The Ferriters, Heartbrokers, Goatpiss Gasoline, Hexham Heads & The Swedish Magazines. He is also a member of the celebrated Vandemonian Lags Theatre production including a cast of revered Australian musical luminaries. Fresh from tours of Ireland and Canada in August and September last year, plus a run of Australia with Ella Hooper, having wowed festival audiences nationally and internationally such as Port Fairy Folk Festival in Victoria, Dashville Skyline in NSW, and the world's biggest Irish festival The Fleadh Cheoil in Mullingar, Ireland with his unique take on the classic Irish songbook, plus original material, ("One of the finest songwriters in the country." Jeff Lang), Van is highly regarded within the Australian music scene and has received ongoing critical acclaim for his contributions to the industry.

w/ special guest Emily Lubitz

After a watershed year in 2024 with SABOTAGE, multi award-winning and 2025 Taite Prize finalist Mel Parsons brings a taste of things to come with her upbeat, introspective new single and video ‘Post High Slide’. Following tours supporting The Teskey Brothers, Crowded House, & Chris Isaak along with her own headline tours, Mel Parsons is thrilled to be back playing shows in Australia. ‘Post High Slide’ marks a fresh chapter for one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most beloved touring artists. Don’t miss the opportunity to witness Mel Parsons’ enchanting live show and welcome her back to our shores; in her first Australian tour since early 2019. You won’t be disappointed!

This June, master storyteller Lachlan Bryan will be teaming up with Emily Barker, an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter. Barker’s new album, Fragile as Humans, is her first album for nearly four years, following A Dark Murmuration of Words, which Uncut called “...a kind of Australian equivalent of PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake” and which NPR’s Ann Powers acclaimed as “One of the most literate and probing folk albums of the year.” A must see show!

Painters and Dockers Are Heading Back to Archies Creek this June! Live shows by the Painters and Dockers are a total entertainment experience. A band based in punk rock, power pop with soulful horns, instant classic songs, flamboyance and showmanship as good as it gets. It’s not a superior air that they bring to the stage – it’s a communal, one-in all-in let’s take this baby to the stars and hang there as long as we can in an orgy of outrageous exuberance. The gig IS the after-party, right from the start, and everyone’s invited!

w/ special guest Tori Forsyth

Jesse Daniel has been a well respected name within traditional country music fans for years. Known for his relentless work ethic, roaring live shows and true to life songwriting, he has earned his place among the heavy hitters of today’s industry. The California native is blazing the trail for a new wave of traditional artists, bringing his kind of country music to stages all over the world. With three full length studio records and a newly release live album, he continues to rival the greats of the genre with his level of creative output.

Tix on sale Wed 27 May @ 10am!

Following the announce of their highly anticipated fourth album, ‘Fairyland Codex,’ out June 20th, 2025, Genre-bending Tropical Fuck Storm are taking their new music on the road, touring in October and November 2025. The songs on ‘Fairyland Codex’ immerse us in the chaos of a fateful landslide, picking out the characters that litter the impending collapse of society. The live renditions can’t be missed.