William Crighton, Hat Fitz And Cara & More Announced For Mullum Fest Opening Gala

12 September 2018 | 11:20 am | Staff Writer

The best way to kick off the 2018 Mullum Music Festival!

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The 2018 edition of the Mullum Music Festival is just a couple of months away and the festival have today announced the line-up for their Opening Night Gala event.

This year will see the likes of Husky, William Crighton, China Bowls, Lior, Hat Fitz and Cara, Jordie Lane, Dao Of Dylan, Wanderers and a member of the Mullum Youth Mentorship program will perform at the event, which will be MC'd by comedian Mandy Nolan

“Mullum is a festival I love to play because it supports music and art from a grassroots level and it is run by people who are genuine music lovers,” said Crighton. “Opening night is always special because you get a taste of what’s to come over the festival in a wonderful venue.”


"We are so wrapped and overjoyed to be a part of Mullum’s Opening Night Gala. Last time we had the pleasure of being a part of this fantastical festival we made sure we did not miss the opening night show," said Hat Fitz and Cara. 

"It’s a captivating taste of some of the top talents melded together by the tease and wonder of Mandy Nolan - it had us pumped and in hysterics, setting us up for the rest of the festival perfectly.”

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Tickets for the Opening Night Gala, which are sold separately to festival tickets, are on sale now. Head to the Mullum Music Festival for more info, and check out the full line-up and dates below.

Mullum Music Festival 2018 Line Up

Bombino (AFR/NGR), Mad Professor (GUYANA), Jah9 (JAM), Ben Ottewell (UK), Gordi, Mike Love (US), Saint Sister (IRE), Osaka Monaurail (JAP), The Turner Brown Band (US|AU), Husky, Gabriella Cohen, Caiti Baker, Thando, William Crighton, Lior (with Strings), Kaiit (PNG|AU), Jordie Lane, Bobby Alu, Hat Fitz & Cara, Tangents, Buddy (US),
Old Man River, Horns of Leroy, The Cartridge Family, Dao Of Dylan, Small Halls feat. Old Man Luedecke (CAN) + Lucy Wise (AU),Tullara, Ladyslug, Rocky Dawuni (Ghana),Wanderers, Naga Buah, Cecilia Brandolini, The Mamas, Georgia Fields, Brekky Boy, Sunnyside, Tim Snider (US), Cheap Fakes, China Bowls (UK), Blakboi, Low Down Riders, Arakwal Bunyarra Dancers, Aine Tyrrell, Ash & Sara, This Way North, 45 Packin’ Mama, Domini Forster, The Button Collective, The Buckleys, Bethanie Jolly, Walrus & The Carpenter, Michael John Bryant, Sharny Russell, Jesse Morris Band, Ramblin' Ash, Dynasty 8, Maple, Hannah Cameron, Out Of Range, Shelly Brown, Blindmouth, Mandy Nolan, Rusty Berther, Ellen Briggs, Jonathan Atherton, Matt Ford, Lindsay Webb, Sergio Ben Bullshit, Paul McMahon, Uncomfortable Science, Aloha Baby, The Cassettes, Meninas da Lua, The Bollywood Sisters, Tin Can String Band, Roundabout Theatre, Spaghetti Circus, The Mullum Folk Orchestra, Mullumbimby High School Showcase, Sign of the Times, Northern Rivers Uke Orchestra, The Magic Bus, Youth Mentorship, Renew Fest Community Program, Street Parade, and more!