NYE music festival Beyond The Valley is bringing big names to its new home in Barunah Plains this year, returning as a four-day camping festival this New Year’s Eve.
After announcing their picturesque new home in the Geelong region earlier this week, beloved NYE festival Beyond The Valley have finally revealed their 2022 lineup, bringing an impressive selection of local and international acts to the picturesque oasis of Barunah Plains.
Leading the festival’s highly anticipated announcement, the cutting-edge camping festival will feature one of the biggest names in pop music Nelly Furtado, as well as Bicep, Dom Dolla, Kaytranada, BENEE, Yeat, Flight Facilities, Honey Dijon, Lime Cordiale, Denzel Curry, Yeat, Patrick Topping, Charlotte De Witte and many more.
The festival, which sold out instantly in 2019, has now opened up presale registrations.
Beyond The Valley Full Lineup 2022/2023
BENEE
Bicep (Live)
Charlotte De Witte
Denzel Curry
Diplo
Dom Dolla
Flight Facilities
Honey Dijon
Kaytranada
Lime Cordiale
Nelly Furtado
Patrick Topping
Yeat
Aitch
Budjerah
Cloonee
Confidence Man
Dj Boring
Folamour
HAAi
Heidi
Jay1
Jnr Choi
Job Jobse
Or:la
Palms Trax
Partiboi69
Remi Wolf
Sally C
San Cisco
SG Lewis
Shygirl
Tkay Maidza
Vera Blue
X Club.
Yung Lean
Aroha
Benson
Caitlin Medcalf
Cassettes For Kids
Denim
Foura
Hatchie
Jesswar
JK-47
Jordan Brando
Joy.
Juice Romance
Kee’ahn
Laura King
Memphis LK
Merci, Mercy
Mia Rodriguez
Ninajirachi
Rest For The Wicked
Sam Alfred
Sofia Kourtesis
STÜM
SWIM
Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers
The Illustrious Blacks
Willo
Yarra
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To usher in the new era of Beyond The Valley, global pop icon Nelly Furtado will be performing an Australian exclusive one-off performance at the festival, for her first show in over five years. The Grammy Award winner behind some of the biggest pop songs of the 00’s including ‘Promiscuous’, ‘Say It Right’ ‘Maneater’ and ‘I’m Like A Bird’ has recently made global headlines joining Drake on stage as a surprise guest at his OVO Fest, as well as going viral on TikTok for an edit of Say It Right x Bicep – Glue. The vocal on single ‘Afraid’ has been sampled more recently on Four Tet’s alias project KH on ‘Only Human’.
As its first camping festival in two years, Beyond The Valley have curated a 50/50 gender-balanced lineup more eclectic and diverse than ever before. The Victorian festival, famous for its incredible experience aspects including stage design, art, lifestyle and wellbeing, will spread their music programme across three distinct stages, as well as introducing a new Podcast stage for the first time.
Alongside Furtado, the lineup also features a heavy hip hop presence, with self-proclaimed ‘best rapper in the world’ Denzel Curry taking the stage, alongside Yeat, viral rapper Yung Lean, Jnr Choi, the Australian rapper making waves overseas Tkay Maidza, Aitch, Jesswar, JK47 and many more.
On the live music front will be the likes of BENEE, Shygirl, Budjerah, Confidence Man, Lime Cordiale, San Sisco, Vera Blue, Kee’ahn and many more.
Beyond The Valley will also play host to some of the biggest names in electronic music including Honey Dijon who has producer credits on two new Beyonce tracks, Dom Dolla who has not yet missed a Beyond The Valley to date, ‘Glue’ producer Bicep, as well as Dj Boring, Palms Trax, Folamour, Charlotte De Witte and HAAi just to name a few.
The Podcast Stage, will be the first dedicated podcast stage ever at an Australian music festival, featuring live and interactive recordings of your favourite podcasts. Presented by Australia’s fastest growing youth news platform, The Daily Aus & hosted by Froomes – the stage will feature some of Australia’s biggest podcasts including It’s A Lot With Abbie Chatfield, Happy Hour With Lucy & Nikki, Listenable with Dylan Alcott, Coming Out, Blak, Culture Club, Feeling Sexy With Chantelle Otten, The Handbags and panels with The Daily Aus.
Main stage artists will be performing in the 100,000sqm natural amphitheatre, made for live music experiences. The iconic Dance Tent will also make its return, featuring a 70-metre wide LED wall and renowned Funktion-One soundsystem. Dr Dan’s stage, the much-loved multilevel dancefloor colosseum, will reveal a new reimagined design for the 2022 festival.
Patrons can also step away from the music and go for a swim in the pools at the Beach Club, or uncover Schmall Klüb, a concealed party with spontaneous sets from your favourite DJs only accessible through a concealed secret entrance, via a portaloo door.
With this also comes the news of the introduction of a daily entry ticket, so punters have the option to stay at accommodation in the local areas (Geelong, Inverleigh, Teesdale etc) or go home each night. For the first time there will also be viewing platforms and Auslan interpreters at the Main Stage, and a designated accessible campsite positioned close to the festival arena.
Other features confirmed by the festival today include interactive art installations, the Poof Doof ‘Pride Patrol’, Speed Dating, Open Mic, Fortune Teller, Doof Stick Making, Yoga, Pilates, Meditation and more.
If you’re after a more luxurious experience, Beyond The Valley’s Lux Camp is the largest glamping offering in the Southern Hemisphere. They’ve increased their offering this year with an Ultra Deluxe option which includes a chauffeur, butler, daily ice delivery, an airconditioned emperor tent with a raised mattress, and more.
Beyond The Valley’s commitment to social impact will increase this year with its move to its new home, committing to social and sustainable partnerships through financial contributions as well as local community initiatives. As part of Beyond The Valley’s ongoing partnership with AIME, $1 for every ticket sold will be donated to the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience to support their programs. BTV will also be using registered charity Humanitix as their ticketing platform for the very first time.
Created by Untitled Group back in 2014, the largest independent music promoter in Australia and the masterminds behind festivals such as Pitch Music & Arts, Grapevine Gathering, Wildlands, For The Love, Ability Fest & more, BTV has featured the likes of RÜFÜS DU SOL, Tyler The Creator, The Kooks, Joey Badass, Bonobo, Jamie XX, Chance The Rapper, SchoolboyQ, Honey Dijon, Kaytranada, Stormzy, Mura Masa & many more. The 2019 camping edition sold out instantly.
This forthcoming edition will be the first camping festival since 2019, with the team last year pivoting to a two-day inner-city event at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, to accommodate for covid restrictions, and unsurprisingly, it was a roaring success.
Beyond The Valley’s meticulous attention to production, arts, decor and theming to compliment their world-class lineups has gained it much popularity and praise. Over the last seven years it has grown to be one of Australia’s largest music & camping events and a New Year’s ritual for many.
Beyond The Valley will take over Barunah Plains, Wentworth Road, Hesse from 28th December 2022 – 1st January 2023.
Pre-sale registrations are open now here, and close Wednesday 31st August 3pm. Presale tickets go on sale Wednesday 31st August 6pm AEST with General public tickets on sale on Thursday 1st September 12pm AEST.
