GREAT SOUNDS GREAT 2024 Festival First Lineup ft. Fur Patrol, Jujulipps, Grecco Romank + More

Eyegum Music Collective's multi-venue GREAT SOUNDS GREAT festival is returning to Te-Whanganui-a-Tara's Cuba Street precinct this winter, keeping windy city gig-goers toasty with a lineup of monumental proportions. Threading through six venues on 31st August, acts revealed to be converging upon the capital include Aotearoa rock legends Fur Patrol fronted by the iconic Julia Deans, 2024 Best Independent Debut winner Jujulipps, Tāmaki Makaurau dancefloor demons Grecco Romank, Ōtepoti electronic goths Death and the Maiden (whose new album Uneven Ground is out this Friday), kosmische voyagers Half Hexagon (James Milne, Yolanda Fagan and Julien Dyne), avant-violinist Motte, hip-hop / funk big band Raw Collective, sibling dreamscape trio Womb, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Notably, this year's festival programme also features a poetry component, including widely feted poetry star and always incisive Spinoff advice columnist Hera Lindsay Bird.

With even more acts to be revealed soon, we recommend taking action immediately to secure early bird tickets, as many venues are strictly limited in capacity. We also encourage attendees to contribute to Eyegum's fundraiser HERE, to help ensure such super cool live events can keep on happening, both within our cultural capital and beyond...

GREAT SOUNDS GREAT 2024
Saturday 31st August - San Fran, Meow, Valhalla, Rogue & Vagabond, Bedlam & Squalor and Hotel Bristol (2 stages), Wellington (5pm onwards)

Featuring... Afterparty, Bleeding Star, Class War on the Dancefloor, Clear Path Ensemble, Death and the Maiden, Ebony Lamb, EUG, Fur Patrol, Grecco Romank, Half Hexagon, Hera Lindsay Bird, Jackson McCarthy, Jujulipps, Khadro Mohamed, Koizilla, Michael Logie, Motte, Raw Collective, Scran, Womb + more to be announced

Limited early bird tickets are on sale now at eyegum.co.nz

Experience the video for Fur Patrol's 2000 classic 'Lydia'...

Here's Jujulipps' bumping 2023 hit 'Airplane Mode'...

Bear witness to the insanity of Grecco Romank's new single / video '2 Hot 2 Hunt'...

Feel the vibes of the official GREAT SOUNDS GREAT 2023 afterfilm...

Press release:

Eyegum Music Collective presents GREAT SOUNDS GREAT, the one-day multi-venue festival returning to Pōneke's Cuba Street precinct on 31 August 2024. Wellington’s favourite indie festival is back for a third year to showcase some of Aotearoa's best artists performing in six amazing local venues spread around the cultural heart of the city!

The first lineup announcement includes the return of legendary hometown pop rock heroes Fur Patrol, the big band hip-hop multi-instrumental extravaganza that is Raw Collective, propellant kraut-fuelled jams provided by Tāmaki Makaurau’s Half Hexagon, and award winning alt rap party starter Jujulipps, along with a bunch more amazing acts. For the first time, festival goers will also be treated to a programme featuring three of Aotearoa’s finest poets, including everyone’s favourite purveyor of verse and life advice Hera Lindsay Bird.

Join us for the capital’s best party, a joyous celebration of independent music, poetry, and our incredible local venues!