YOUNG HENRYS KICK OFF THE SXSW SYDNEY® MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH THEIR LEGENDARY
ROCK & ROLL CIRCUS
FEAT. DAN SULTAN, WALLICE (US), HAYLEY MARY, BEN MARWE (BAD DREEMS), TYNE-JAMES ORGAN, EMMY MACK (REDHOOK), JAMIE TIMONY (TNSW), DANTE KNOWS, ANNIE HAMILTON, ZOE CATTERALL (THE BUOYS), ZEPPELIN HAMILTON (VELVET TRIP) + SECRET ARTISTS
HOSTED BY FITZY
TUMBALONG PARK, DARLING HARBOUR
WEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 5PM - 7PM
FREE ENTRY + YOUNG HENRYS POP-UP BAR
Crowned musos of the Inner West and legendary beer lords, Young Henrys, are kicking off the music offering for Australia’s biggest ever music, screen games and technology conference and festival with their famed Rock & Roll Circus. As the official Music Festival Major Sponsor of SXSW Sydney® 2023, the Newtown brewers and distillers will be gracing the outdoor stage of Tumbalong Park on Wednesday 18 October where their Rock & Roll Circus is set to be its biggest iteration yet. With a string of Australian and international darlings singing their hearts out to some of the nation’s favourite rock & roll classics, this is certainly not an event to be missed off your social calendar.
This year’s Rock & Roll Circus is another exciting chapter in the partnership between these two cultural institutions - one new to Sydney, the other at the core of its community. Kicking off with the release of limited-edition, re-skinned Newtowners for the festival, Young Henrys and SXSW Sydney® are dedicated to serving Sydney’s culture creators, artists, musos, hospitality lifers and local legends, with plenty more magic moments in store.
Featuring an all-star line-up, Young Henrys’ mates Dan Sultan, Wallice (US), Ben Marwe (Bad Dreems), Hayley Mary, Tyne-James Organ, Emmy Mack (RedHook), Jamie Timony (These New South Whales), Zoe Catterall (The Buoys), Zeppelin Hamilton (Velvet Trip), Annie Hamilton and Dante Knows will ignite the stage alongside the YH House Band featuring members of The Preatures, The Delta Riggs, and True Vibenation. Capped off with this year’s host and all-round top bloke Fitzy, Rock & Roll Circus will be bigger and better than ever before!
“Young Henrys Rock & Roll Circus is a musical event we have been throwing for nearly 7 years now. It sees our various friends from all manners of the musical realm coming together to collaborate and have fun on a communal stage. We are so proud to be able to bring this awesome celebration of music and mates to the very first SXSW Sydney and for the crowds of Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour to be treated to a stellar line-up of national and international guests, enjoying the expression of music together” exclaims Oscar McMahon, Young Henrys Co-Founder/Director.
What better way to celebrate the best of Aussie rock than with the warm hospitality of the Young Henrys crew and SXSW Sydney initiators? Look no further, your mates at Young Henrys will be taking up residence at Tumbalong Park during the week-long festival, quenching the thirst of culture seekers from October 15 - October 22, ensuring the cold ones are cracked and the good times keep flowing. As the official beer, cider and ginger beer sponsors of SXSW Sydney® 2023, you can expect nothing but frothy golden goodness from the local neck of the woods.
In true SXSW® spirit, Young Henrys will also be announcing a handful of surprise guests to join the line-up in the days leading up to the show, so be sure to keep an eye on their Instagram for all the latest announcements! Alternatively, you can scan the QR code on the limited edition SXSW Sydney® x Newtowner tinnies now in stores for more info.
Cementing themselves as integral champions of the local music scene since pouring their first brew back in 2012, Young Henrys are proud to continue their longstanding commitment to supporting the communities of the Australian music scene, beer enthusiasts and the arts. Remaining as an independent brewery and distillery throughout, Young Henrys’ partnership with SXSW Sydney further solidifies their commitment to foster Australia’s far-reaching talent pool, raising a glass to the brilliant musos that fuel our beloved live music scene.
If you’re a fan of good drinks, good music, and good times, this is an event you can’t miss. Round up the crew and head to the Young Henrys Facebook page here to RSVP.
YOUNG HENRYS ROCK & ROLL CIRCUS AT SXSW SYDNEY®
TUMBALONG PARK, DARLING HARBOUR
WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 5PM - 7PM
FREE ENTRY + YOUNG HENRYS POP-UP BAR
RSVP HERE
YOUNG HENRYS ROCK & ROLL CIRCUS LINE-UP (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
ANNIE HAMILTON
BEN MARWE (BAD DREEMS)
DAN SULTAN
DANTE KNOWS
EMMY MACK (REDHOOK)
HAYLEY MARY
JAMIE TIMONY (TNSW)
TYNE JAMES ORGAN
WALLICE (US)
ZEPPELIN HAMILTON (VELVET TRIP)
ZOE CATTERALL (THE BUOYS)
+
SECRET ARTISTS (TBA)
BACKED BY THE YH HOUSE BAND FEATURING MEMBERS OF THE PREATURES, THE DELTA RIGGS AND TRUE VIBENATION.
Futurist conference and festival, South by Southwest (SXSW) Sydney, will see the Asia-Pacific’s pre-eminent creative industries come together in the heart of Sydney Harbour. The event is a week-long program stacked with more than 1,000 ground-breaking events and networking sessions across pillars of Tech and Innovation, Games, Music, Screen and Culture.
Informed by a multicultural landscape and an enduring preservation of past, present and future Indigenous cultural heritage, Sydney offers a rich and exciting arts and culture scene with beautiful galleries, acclaimed theatres and burgeoning performance spaces.
SXSW Sydney gathers inspired thinkers, creators and innovators from across the world for an agenda-setting exploration of the Tech and Innovation, Games, Music, Screen and Culture industries. From start-up pitches, networking opportunities and mind-bending activations in technology, to showcasing future trends across interconnected layers of the games industry, SXSW Sydney will unite games, tech and innovation industry professionals within a future-facing series of Expos. Meanwhile, established and emerging artists will reach new audiences at the SXSW Sydney Music and Games Festivals, and a Screen Festival program will engage public and industry audiences to honour screen culture in the Asia-Pacific region.
