Aussie rockers Kingswood are the final headline act to be signed for the Granite Town festival.
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The four-person line-up will follow The Waifs on Saturday, October 31, in The Hub, the main festival venue at Riverside Park, Moruya.
Caravana Sun will perform on Sunday, November 1, with Saskwatch the headline act on Friday, October 30.
The second Granite Town festival line-up is a coup for the reborn Moruya Jazz Festival, which runs from 4pm to midnight on October 30, from 10am to midnight on October 31 and from 10am to 6pm on November 1.
Musical director Danny Freeman is delighted at the latest signing.
“Granite Town is genuinely excited to announce Aussie rockers Kingswood to our main stage bill,” Mr Freeman said.
“These guys will finish off the Saturday night in style.
“Kingswood is one of Australia’s hardest working and most respected acts and comes loaded with a seriously impressive musical resume.
“These guys have toured with The Living End, British India, The Saints and Grinspoon and supported Aerosmith (enough said).
“If they haven’t played at a festival in Aus, than the festival isn’t worth mentioning.
“The band’s most recent album release, Microscopic Wars, was last year nominated for an ARIA award for ‘Best Rock Release’.
“They’re a great band and they are a great bunch of lads to boot.
“After Thirsty Merc’s rock show in 2014, we couldn’t resist getting these guys on board.”
Mr Freeman said the 2014 festival had brought huge benefits to the region.
“I have been reflecting a lot lately about the positive impact the festival has had on artist’s exposure, our local original music scene and on building an arts community on the South Coast,” he said.
“This little festival keeps on giving, well after the gates close at the end of the festival weekend.
“For a totally not-for-profit, volunteer-run festival, Granite Town has had a significant positive impact on our local music scene.
“It is also fair to say, judging by the amount of artist submissions this year, the festival’s reach is now far and wide.
“It is has boosted our local original music scene, it has engaged our community in the arts, it has exposed new talent and it has all been done off the back of volunteers.
“If this much (and more) can happen in two years, the sky is the limit in 10.”
