One of Malta's most eagerly-anticipated indie music events, Sickfest, is back on September 1 with a line-up featuring an eclectic mix of some of Malta's top alternative and electronic artists spread over five areas.
This year's line-up comes with six live bands and 28 DJs, with a Live Stage hosted by Sick of Ants headlining Golden Apes, Align the Tide, Kill the Action, Fuzzhoneys and Eyes to Argus and supported by DJ Nightmare.
The Dungeons & Drag area at The Orb is hosted by Lollipop, purveyors of Malta's biggest gay events, showcasing a setlist of alt.pop by St John, Gabrielle and Klaudia.
The Shelter, hosted by Vacuum, headlines Kristian Vela, Brian James, GRDNT
AlmØsthuman, Muke, Ozone and Invective, while The Front Yard is hosted by Rocky Valley Garden and features DJ Martinees, Ras Milenko, Seeker and Lion Black.
This year, the event will also feature a Silent Disco, hosted by White Noise, with DJs battling it out on two channels, and guests able to alternate from partying to alternative sounds to electronic with a flick of a switch.
On the Alternative Bill there's Cryptic Street's Leonina; Beesqueeze's Chris & Kriz; Steven Meli; Lian Vex from Dark Wave Malta; Cyberpagan and Tonid back-to-back with The Chemist. Names on the Electronic channel include Electroniche's A-Call; Trackage Scheme's Ben Vincenti; I.You; KNTRL; Fabricka and Resume Inc.
A merch and market section hosted by Mellowmoon opens at 4PM.
Sickfest takes place on September 1 at Tigullio, St Julian's. Tickets are available online.
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