Psych Fest has gained a reputation as one of the nations most enthralling boutique music festivals, championing all things fuzzed out, hazy and delayed.

After the roaring and reverberating success of 2017’s installment of the festival, 2018 is here boasting a slew of international and local favourites set to take the stage. Topping off the roster of incredible acts will be the USA’s Flavor Crystals and Italy’s New Candy’s who’ll be playing in Australia for the very first time.

With the success of huge acts like King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Tame Impala, there’s no hiding Australia has a burgeoning thirst and talent for delay-drenched tunes and fuzzed out tracks – Psych Fest will be a massive celebration of this awesome musical community.

Local acts kicking things off will include psych pop stalwarts, Moaning Lisa, Glitoris, Sports Bra and many more. Suss the entire lineup below:

SYDNEY – MANNING BAR – FEBRUARY 24 

International: New Candys (Italy) + Flavor Crystals (USA)
Local (in alphabetical order): Arse, The Baudelaires, Davey Lane, The Demon Parade, Egoism, Glitoris, Imperial
Broads, Julia Why?, Lapse, LIGHT, The Lovetones, Married Man, Moaning Lisa, Moody Beaches, Sports Bra, The
Wednesday Night + DJs + Special Guests TBA

MELBOURNE – THE TOTE – MARCH 3

International: New Candys (Italy) + Flavor Crystals (USA)
Local (in alphabetical order): The Baudelaires, The Bleeding Flares, Buried Feather, The Demon Parade, The
Dunes, Egoism, Julia Why?, Jungle Cuffs, Lazertits, Little Desert, Moaning Lisa, The Wednesday Night + DJs +
Special Guests TBA

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