FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ANTHEMS FESTIVAL CANCELS – TICKET HOLDERS TO BE REFUNDED IN FULL
The promoters of the 2020 Anthems Festival on March 28 in Commonwealth Park, Canberra have regretfully made the decision to cancel this year’s festival.
All customers who purchased a ticket will receive a refund (including fees) directly to the account used to purchase. At this time we expect all refunds to be processed within 14 days.
“With conflicting information and uncertainty around the corona virus and the announcement by the World Health Organisation of an international pandemic we are seeing a large increase in cancellations of events globally this week.”
“The health and safety of our patrons, artists, and staff is always paramount at any of our events and we believe the right course of action is to not put anyone at unnecessary risk, and also to ensure the festival remains a regular feature on the ACT events calendar.”
“Although we don’t like what’s happening to our live music and arts industry as a result of this panic, to proceed when there is so much uncertainty in the market could affect the viability of the event for the Canberran community in the future.”
We would like to thank everyone for the fantastic support Anthems has received this year and we can’t wait to see you in 2021.
An announcement regarding the 2021 event will be made in due course.
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19 December 2019
ANTHEMS Music Festival will return in 2020 and will deliver a star-studded line-up of Australian icons who will perform at Commonwealth Park in Canberra on 28 March 2020.
ANTHEMS Music Festival
Stage 88 – Commonwealth Park, Canberra, ACT
Saturday 28 March 2020
ICEHOUSE
The Temper Trap | Eskimo Joe
The Rogue Traders | Frente | Mark Wilkinson
Headlining ANTHEMS in 2020 is one of Australia’s most successful, influential and best-known bands, ICEHOUSE, led by singer / songwriter / producer / multi-instrumentalist, Iva Davies. During its illustrious career, ICEHOUSE has celebrated 28 Platinum albums, eight Top 10 albums and over thirty Top 40 singles.
In 2006, ICEHOUSE was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame being described as “one of the most successful Australian bands of the 80s & 90s….With an uncompromising approach to music production they created songs that ranged from pure pop escapism to edgy, lavish synthesized pieces…”. The band are loved by audiences of all ages and will bring a stellar performance of all their classic hits to the ANTHEMS stage. Iva Davies said, “It’s been a while since we played in Canberra and the band and I are excited to be headlining the ANTHEMS Festival in 2020 and bringing the show to our fans in the ACT”.
Joining ICEHOUSE are the ARIA Award winning and BRIT Award nominees, The Temper Trap who have clocked up an impressive 150 million streams on Spotify. The Temper Trap have previously graced the stage with international heavyweights such as Coldplay and the Rolling Stones as well playing festivals, including Glastonbury, Lollapalooza and Coachella. Their lead single ‘Sweet Disposition’ from their debut album ‘Conditions’ cracked the top 40 around the world and was featured in Zooey Dechanel film (500) Days of Summer. The band will bring a very special performance to ANTHEMS and play the Conditions album in full in celebration of its 10th anniversary.
West Australian indie rock group, Eskimo Joe return to the festival circuit in 2020. The band have achieved an impressive list of accomplishments throughout their career. The 35 x ARIA Award nominees have sold in excess of 750,000 in Australia alone and celebrated 3 number 1 records on the ARIA charts. Performing their monster hits, ‘Black Fingernails, Red Wine’ and ‘Foreign Land’ the band are sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Also joining the line-up are the reformed band The Rogue Traders with actress and singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte returning with her sultry vocals as their frontwoman. Set to deliver a dynamic and energetic performance of their hits ‘Voodoo Child’ and platinum selling single ‘Here Come the Drums’.
Rounding out the 2020 ANTHEMS lineup are Australian folk-pop band favourites, Frente and Mark Wilkinson. Frente smashed into the international spotlight back in 1994 with their own acoustic rendition of the New Order classic ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’. Independent recording artist, Mark Wilkinson has performed with some of the world’s biggest names, including Brian Wilson, Chicago, Peter Frampton, Kings of Leon and Santana amongst others.