NEWS

17 Australian artists will travel to Hamburg, Germany next month to showcase at the renowned Reeperbahn Festival. Their presence will be bolstered by the festival’s decision to make Australia the focus country for 2019. Sounds Australia will also be returning to the conference to host THE AUSSIE BBQ and networking opportunities for industry delegates, as well as coordinate additional activities for artists and industry in Berlin prior to Reeperbahn Festival.

After a few years away, Sounds Australia will make their highly-anticipated return to Berlin on Monday September 16 to present THE AUSSIE BBQ at Fluxbau, offering a number of the Australian artists selected for Reeperbahn Festival an opportunity to showcase in front of the Berlin music industry. The free event, which is slated to become a regular fixture on the Berlin calendar, will also give music fans a chance to discover both emerging and established Australian talent.

The Reeperbahn Festival will officially launch with a red carpet event on Wednesday September 18 at Stage Operettenhaus. Hosted by Charlotte Roche and Ray Cokes, Doors Open will be a night full of entertainment, including sets by Feist and Angus Stone’s Dope Lemon, who recently celebrated the release of their second album, Smooth Big Cat.

Then on Friday September 20, Molotow in Hamburg will once again play host to THE AUSSIE BBQ at Reeperbahn Festival. Expanding to three stages this year, THE AUSSIE BBQ is set to be one of the most exciting showcases at this year’s Reeperbahn Festival, featuring 16 acts and six hours of live Australian music.

The ANCHOR – Reeperbahn Festival’s annual international music award – also has an Australian presence. Zan Rowe, host of Double J Mornings and the National Music Correspondent for the ABC, is part of this year’s ANCHOR Jury, alongside illustrious company including Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß, Bob Rock, Kate Nash, Peaches and Tony Visconti. Maria Amato, the General Manager of AIR, will again join a prestigious international group of music industry representatives on the ANCHOR Board. The board and jury will play complementary roles to crown the most promising emerging talent performing at this year’s Reeperbahn Festival.

It’s an exciting time for Australian music globally. In July, the Australia Council for the Arts released its Born Global report, which showed that Australian music export is worth $195 million annually. The finding coincides with Reeperbahn Festival selecting Australia as its focus country for 2019, as well as Sounds Australia celebrating ten years of export.

With Germany as the fourth largest music market in the world (IFPI Global Music Report 2019), the opportunity for Australian artists and industry to make in-roads in the territory has never been stronger.

SOUNDS AUSTRALIA SHOWCASES

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16
THE AUSSIE BBQ BERLIN
Fluxbau, Pfuelstraße 5, 10997 Berlin
Free Entry

7.00pm HANDSOME
7.50pm William Crighton
8.40pm PLANET
9.30pm DOBBY
10.20pm Press Club
11.10pm You Am I

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20
THE AUSSIE BBQ REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL
Molotow, Nobistor 14, 20359 Hamburg

Back Yard
12:30pm MID CITY
1:30pm PLANET
2:30pm Pierce Brothers
3:30 pm RVG
4:30 pm You Am I
5:30 pm The Rubens

Club Room
1:00pm Press Club
2:00pm The Stroppies
3:00pm Ali Barter
4:00pm DZ Deathrays
5:00pm Olympia

Skybar
1:15pm Jacob Lee
2:15pm Steph Grace
3:15pm DOBBY
4:15pm Winterbourne