10 Years of the Rock 'n' Roll & Alternative Festival

This March, Marrickville will be driven into a high-energy frenzy with a special 10-year anniversary special event, celebrating the long history of Sydney’s most unique music event, The Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Festival. 

The festival is proudly presented by Palmer Events, in association with The Factory Theatre and supported by the Inner West Council, will feature a huge, rocking entertainment line-up playing across four stages.


MAIN STAGE (THE FACTORY THEATRE): 

Ska-punk hellraisers The Porkers headline a blistering line-up featuring, rock & reggae superband The Rocksteady Ratpack (featuring members of The Allniters, Club Ska, The Porkers, Backy Skank, Steppin Razor and The OzSkas); astro-themed rockabilly helmet-heads Men Into Space; rockabilly guitar whiz Pat Capocci; jazz-meets- blues-meets-rock’n’roll outfit Miss Pia & The Dovetails; explosive rockabilly and surf guitar trio The Hellcat III; and burlesque champion Ginger Foxx. With DJs Rod Almighty and Wally Wally on the decks. 

THE I-94 BAR STAGE – (THE FACTORY FLOOR):
The Factory Floor becomes a heaving sweatshop as high-energy punk rock legends X head a killer line-up featuring psycho-blues techno freaks White Knuckle Fever, garage inspired rockers Jupiter 5 and post-punk outfit Rubbernecker.

‘60s STAGE (THE FUSEBOX):  
Presented by DJ troupe The Crimplenes, this line-up is way outta sight, with power pop/garage legends The On and Ons; the long anticipated return of garage rockers The Intercontinental Playboys; garage punk outfit Flippin’ Kick Outs and indie psych The Smart Folk.

OUTDOOR STAGE:

Dig through the fascinating and unique wares of some of the best traders from the Sydney Rock ’n’ Roll & Alternative Market with stalls a plenty while you bop along to a soundtrack by honky-tonk rockabilly rebels Cruisin’ Deuces, dirty surf trash four piece Los Monaros plus heaps more with additional artists still to be announced.

Tickets On Sale Now via The Factory Theatre 
www.factorytheatre.com.au

Earlybird Tickets $43.90 (including booking fee)
Standard Tickets $53.90 (including booking fee)

The Porkers

The Rockstaedy Ratpack

Men Into Space