Curated by Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes, The Break), MONA FOMA (Museum Of Old And New Art Festival Of Music and Art) – or MOFO – sails back into Hobart for its seventh year this month.
Ringing 2015 in with a MOFO sideshow on New Year's Day at MONA, the Violent Femmes, Augie March and Ben Salter prepped punters for the excitement ahead. “We are thrilled that the audience for MOFO has developed to the point where we can present this dazzling array of creativity and know the people are ready, willing and able to come along for the ride. It's a party with brains, heart and soul," Brian says.
The four-day festival ticket and satellite events offer an array of music and art from New York post-punk rockers Swans to seminal J-pop riot girls Shonen Knife and more. Last summer, MOFO attracted more than 28,000 people to events over 5 days, with thousands traveling to Tasmania specifically for the festival – can't think of a better excuse for a holiday really.
Mona Foma Line-Up
Alvin CurranAllan Halyk & Adam Wojcinski
Amanda Palmer & TheTasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Amir Farid
Anna Von Hausswolff
Architects Of Air
Ava Mendoza
Atticus J. Bastow
Ben Frost
Brendan Walls
Chordwainers
Dan Deacon
David Francey Trio
Debashish Bhattacharya
Emma Dean & The Hungry Truth
Faux Mo
Francesca De Valence
Gabriella Smart
Genevieve Lacey
Jim Moginie
Johannes S. Sistermanns
Li Binyuan
Marduk
Martine Corompt & Philip Brophy
Melisandre
Michael Kieran Harvey
Mofo Eastern Sho
Moma
Neil Gaiman
Omar Souleyman
Paul Kelly presents The Merri Soul Sessions feat. Dan Sultan, Clairy Browne, Kira Puru & Vika And Linda Bull
Phillip Johnston
Rektango
Robyn Hitchcock
Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir
Senyawa & Lucas Abela
Shonen Knife
Speak Percussion
Swans
The Clean
Tim Hecker
Xylouris White
Young Wagilak Group & Australian Art Orchestra
Zammuto
