Beck's Festival Bar is back in 2008 with one of the biggest and best line-ups in its history. For 15 nights, Hyde Park Barracks will be pulsating with the sounds of electro, breaks, house, reggae, dancehall indie, hip-hop, soul and Baile funk from a selection of leading-edge local acts and international artists from Jamaica, Brazil, France, USA, Canada, New Zealand and the UK.
When: January 6-12, 16-19, 23-26. 8pm til late
Where:Beck's Festival Bar, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Corner Macquarie Street & Prince Albert Road, Sydney
Prices: $26-$46 (booking and transaction fees apply)
To view the entire Beck's Festival line-up sorted by date click here.
BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR
AMP FIDDLER AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR Get your groove on for keyboardist, singer, songwriter and producer, Amp Fiddler's singular fusion of Sly Stone-style funk, discofied soul and hot-stepping 20s-era jazz.
BABYLON CIRCUS AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR Babylon Circus, French blenders of ska-punk, chanson, funk, afro-beat, dancehall reggae and Eastern European folk, rouse the Bar with their multi-lingual antics and big-top energy.
CARIBOU AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR Caribou presents a jubilant electro mix of caucophanous psychedelic pop and yearning melodies. Caribou is joined by Mountains in the Sky, Jamie Lloyd, DJs Matt Levinson, Somatik.
CHROMEO AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR Montreal-based Chromeo are an electro-funk duo delivering tales of urban romance and memorable hooks with synth basslines and drum machine wizardry à la Cameo and Prince.
DE LA SOUL & PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR Grammy winning hip hop masters, De La Soul show us their skilful wordplay and innovative sampling plus LA's underground hip hop heavies People Under the Stairs play their fun-loving, crowd-hyping live show.
KLUB KOORI AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR Klub Koori, Sydney's club for the deadliest Indigenous sounds featuring LA artist Busdriver who shakes things up with his unique, alt-hip hop, jazzy free-association rap and surreal narratives.
KORA AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR New Zealand five-piece Kora dish out fresh and funky dub, rock and reggae with a distinctively Pacific flavour. They are joined by Dexter and Grrilla Step, Aloe Blacc (US), Budspells, Cookin' on 3 Burners and Dynamite Sounds.
KRAFTY KUTS AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR DJ/producer Krafty Kuts delivers serious breaks with jaw-dropping skills for a dance-floor experience of explosive breaks and body-driving anthems. Joined by Percussion Junction (live), Rephrase (live), James Taylor and Edseven.
MAD RACKET AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR One of electronic music's most influential Detroit house producers, Moodymann's uncompromising selections encompass house, jazz, techno, movie samples, disco and the deepest classic soul.
OPERATOR PLEASE & GIRL TALK - FBI 94.5FM NIGHT AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR Operator Please bring their high energy show to the Bar - think raw and dirty electro-pop and vocals mashed up with exuberant guitar licks, warm and fuzzy pop and ragingly energetic ballads. Gameboy/Gamegirl and Girl Talk also comes to the party with dirty electro and pop mash-ups.
SOUNDS FROM JAMDOWN AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR A celebration of the vibrant music culture of Jamaica from the ska of the '60s and the roots reggae of the '70s to the dancehall and dub of today. Feat. Bunny Rugs (Jamaica), Lady Saw (Jamaica), DJs Gaz Mayall (UK) and Firehouse Crew.
SPANK ROCK - FBi 94.5FM NIGHT AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR With a ferociously fun live show honed during touring with Beck and M.I.A., Baltimore-based Spank Rock are a lewd, rude, high b.p.m. call to the dance floor.
UBER BRAZIL AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR Featuring high-octane percussion and vocals, Monobloco will have you jumping with their joyous cocktail of Carioca - Rio's native sound, samba, funk and pop.
URBAN LATINO AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR Son Veneno bring their multicultural mélange to the Bar for a night of captivating global beats. They are joined by Gonzalo Porta (Uruguay), Mystro (UK), Maya Jupiter, Carlos Velazquez, Reyes de la Onda, DJs Dwight 'Chocolate' Escobar and more.
WARP - FUTURE MUSIC AT BECK'S FESTIVAL BAR We pay homage to pioneering UK label Warp, the flagship of electronic music. To celebrate, virtuosic U.S. rockers Battles bring their ramping, bionic beats and Andy Weatherall takes the decks.
