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Chuck D of Public Enemy - Image By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Chuck D of Public Enemy - Image By Ros O'Gorman

Public Enemy To Play Golden Plains Festival

by Paul Cashmere on October 2, 2013

in Live,News

Hip-hop legends Public Enemy are the first act named to perform at the Golden Plains Festival in Victoria in March, 2014.

The Golden Plains organisers said in a statement, “It’s a tremendously humbling and thrilling honour for Aunty and Golden Plains to host perhaps the most important artist in the Supernatural’s lifetime, and one of the most important artists in modern history. Chuck D and Flavor Flav in The Sup! What time is it?!”

The Public Enemy line-up will be:

Chuck D / vocals

Flavor Flav / vocals

Professor Griff / vocals

DJ Lord / DJ, Director of Music

S1W Brother Mike

S1W James Bomb

S1W Pop Diesel



The baNNed:
Khari Wynn / Guitar, Leader of the baNNed

Atiba Motta / Drummer

David Reeves AKA Davy DMX / Bass


Flavor Flav and Chuck D formed Public Enemy in 1982. They influenced Run-DMC and Beastie Boys.

Golden Plains is on from March 8 to 10, 2014

Interview: Chuck D of Public Enemy at Noise11 (part 1)

Interview: Chuck D of Public Enemy at Noise11 (part 2)

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