Second-round ballot open until 10:19pm AEDT Monday 19 October for the March 2027 return to Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, as the single-stage festival unveils an eclectic bill spanning electronic pioneers, rising American rock, desert blues and Australian heavyweights.
Golden Plains has released the line-up for its nineteenth edition, confirming Underworld, Geese and Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos among the acts set to play the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre from 6 to 8 March 2027, with the second round of the traditional ballot now open until 10:19pm AEDT on Monday 19 October.
The announcement places long-awaited electronic duo Underworld on the single stage alongside Brooklyn’s Geese, Tuareg group Tinariwen, Canadian-born London DJ Peach, and a host of Australian and international names including Kaninna, Maria Arnal and Orcutt Shelley Miller. Tickets remain available only through the ballot system introduced in 2007, designed to give subscribers first access in what organisers describe as an equitable process free of the usual scramble.
Golden Plains continues its independent model: one stage, free-range camping, BYO, zero commercial sponsors and the long-standing No Dickheads Policy. Every ticket supports local organisations in the Golden Plains district. The festival takes place on Wadawurrung Country, with storytelling from Uncle Barry again on the bill.
Underworld’s appearance has been flagged by organisers as a standout moment years in the making. The Cardiff-to-London pair of Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, whose catalogue includes Born Slippy (Nuxx), Dark & Long, Jumbo and Two Months Off, will bring four decades of dancefloor alchemy to the amphitheatre. Their sets have long mixed hook-filled techno with the energy of underground raves, and this will mark a rare Australian festival outing for the duo.
Geese arrive as one of the most talked-about American bands of recent years. The Brooklyn four-piece of Cameron Winter, Emily Green, Dominic DiGesu and Max Bassin follow the critical response to 2023’s 3D Country and last year’s Getting Killed.
Organisers describe their live shows as propulsive and shape-shifting, with Winter’s songwriting noted for capturing a generation’s sense of the present. They are scheduled for Sunday night.
Peter Garrett returns with The Alter Egos, which includes former Midnight Oil guitarist Martin Rotsey. The set is expected to draw from both Oils material and Garrett’s solo work, including A Version of Now and The True North, while continuing the singer’s focus on peace, social justice and environmental themes. Garrett’s connection to the stage stretches back more than four decades to the formation of Midnight Oil after he answered a Sydney Morning Herald advertisement in 1971.
Tinariwen bring their tenth album Hoggar and half a century of Tuareg assouf, the hypnotic desert blues that has drawn collaborations with Kurt Vile, Jack White and Warren Ellis. Kaninna, the Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon and Yirendali emcee, returns with new record BLACKPRINT and a rising profile that includes work with Amyl and the Sniffers, M.I.A. and Kneecap. Québécois duo Angine de Poitrine make their Australian debut, described as a microtonal, dada-influenced rock orchestra whose live shows have already built an online following.
Further names include LA synth-pop pair Haute & Freddy, Galway-to-Manchester songwriter Dove Ellis, Catalan experimental artist Maria Arnal, the trio of Ethan Miller, Steve Shelley and Bill Orcutt, Brooklyn rapper Salimata, Manchester’s Westside Cowboy, Naarm’s daine and Station Model Violence, London dancehall artist iKeda, producer Maurice Fulton, and local acts including Immy Owusu, Shock Corridor, Intermood, Rydeen & SOVBLKPSSY and Tongue Dissolver. Nono Gigsta closes the weekend after an overland and sea journey from Marseille undertaken for environmental reasons. More acts are still to be announced.
The ballot remains the primary route to tickets. Subscribers and new entrants can register at goldenplains.com.au before the second-round deadline. Successful applicants receive a ticket that covers parking, camping, booking fees and access to the Meredith Eye. The festival’s size and shape stay consistent with previous years, prioritising the outdoor cinema, community food stalls and the distinctive atmosphere of the Supernatural Amphitheatre.
Golden Plains Nineteen continues the event’s reputation for carefully selected programming that mixes established names with emerging voices across rock, electronic, folk and experimental forms. The single-stage format and absence of commercial branding remain central to its identity, as does the contribution each ticket makes to organisations across the surrounding district.
The second ballot closes at 10:19pm AEDT on Monday 19 October. Full details and entry are available at goldenplains.com.au.
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