Jungle Love Festival Unveils First 2018 Line-up; Teases Secret New Venue

Beloved Queensland festival Jungle Love is getting an upgrade this year, teasing a secret new venue as the first batch of acts on the 2018 line-up are revealed.

Entering its fifth year, the three-day event will set up among the sprawling, uninhibited rainforest of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Hinterland, with headline sets from psych legends Pond, glitch-hop producer Opiuo, British neo-soul artist China Bowls and more from 29 November - 1 December.

Describing the 2018 event as “more inclusive, free-spirited and conscious than ever”, organisers have once again made an effort to highlight local talent, with more than half the artists named so far hailing from Queensland.

This year’s event will also feature the Jungle Love Allstars performing a live tribute to Justice, which will see a number of Brisbane’s best musos join forces with string quartet to perform the French duo’s songs.

“It’s going to be truly epic and will feature tracks from all three of the French duo’s albums,” festival co-director Raymond Williams said.

Here’s the first artist announcement in full:

Pond, Opiuo, Approachable Members Of Your Local Community, The Brains Trust, Baskervillain, China Bowls, Church, Demon Days, Department Of Music, Feelsclub, Felivand, First Beige, Full Flower Moon Band, Gabriella Cohen, Golden Sound, Hrbrt, Jungle Love Allstars: Live Tribute To Justice, Kenta Hayashi, L. Flora, Mad Professor, Mildlife, Mufaro & The Barehouse, Nonsemble, Omegachild, Oolluu, Polygon Woods, Rackett, Simi Lacroix, Thando

The BYO shindig will also include workshops, visual and performance art, holistic pastimes, progressive food and beverages, sunrise yoga and more.

A limited number of second release tickets will go on sale this Thursday; check out the Jungle Love website for more details.