This year, Fuse has officially joined forces with the Adelaide Fringe with the Fuse @ Fringe stage as part of opening night celebrations at Rymill Park on Friday, February 18th. Having worked along side and supported the Festival over the last six years, the Adelaide Fringe and Fuse have united, adding a second stage to the program giving local and interstate bands the opportunity to play in front the massive Opening Night crowds.
This year, the winning Triple J Unearthed band chosen to play at Fuse @ Fringe is Brisbane band The Cairos, who have recently released their EP ‘Summer Catalogue’ with the first single ‘Listening Party’, being played on radio stations across the country and of course Triple J.
The opportunity to play at Fuse @ Fringe this year adds to the already long list of premium achievements in 2010 for The Cairos – a year that has seen them play at premier festival Parklife, a number of dates on seminal Australian band Powderfinger’s farewell tour, the main support slot for The Mess Hall’s national tour, secure a spot on Peat’s Ridge Festival for New Years’ Eve 2010/2011 and co-headline a month-long tour with Melbourne act The Young Heretics. All this is not to mention previous support slots for You Am I, The Temper Trap, Bertie Blackman, Wolf and Cub, Mercy Arms, Custard, The Middle East and Yves Klein Blue.
Across two stages, experience the diverse sounds of a select line-up of this year’s exciting Adelaide Fringe and Fuse Festival music acts including Sally Seltmann (formerly known as New Buffalo and co-writer of the Grammy Award-nominated hit song 1234 performed by Feist), the John Steel Singers, The Transatlantics, Radical Son, Iwantja Band, Jackson Firebird, City Riots and more.
Fuse @ Fringe stage showcases the best of Australia’s up and coming acts, including:
John Steel Singers (QLD)
City Riots
The Salvadors
20th Century Graduates
San Cisco (WA)
The Honey Pies
Microwave Jenny (NSW)
The Cairos (Triple J Unearthed Band – QLD)
Held annually in Adelaide SA, FUSE is the longest running music industry conference and showcase festival in Australia, drawing over 5000 people each year. The 2011 Fuse Festival will be held in over 20 venues across Adelaide and this year will run in close association with The Adelaide Fringe Festival.
The Fuse Festival 2011 will be running over three days from 16th – 18th February, when Adelaide will come alive with Songwriting & Management master classes and the conference running during the day and the night filled with music from over 80 bands from interstate and locally showcasing.
Fuse Management Masterclass: Wednesday 16th February 2011
Fuse Songwriting Masterclass: Wednesday 16th February 2011
Fuse Conference: Thursday 17th – Friday 18th February 2011
For more detailed information, playing times etc, please check out the Fuse website:
www.fusefestival.com
