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Bablyon Festival reveals full lineup with Infected Mushroom, Claude VonStroke, Magda and more!

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After the departure of Australia’s beloved Stereosonic music festival, dance festival promoter Richie McNeill has been hard at work on treating Australians to a brand new event in 2017.

The latest incarnation from the world renowned promoter is Babylon, an electronic-music mecca in the middle of the Australian wilderness.

Babylon will launch in March 2017 and play host to roster of impressive names from the dark and deep relms of EDM spectrum.

Among their impressive bill is Pleasurekraft, Feed Me, Claude VonStroke, Jooris Voorn The Hacker and Infected Mushroom among plenty others.

Babylon Festival 2017 Lineup

1200 Mics
Atmos
Azax
Be Svendsen
Bloody Mary
Boogs
Claude VonStroke
Claudinho Brasil
D-Unity
Danny Daze
Dave Clarke
DaVinci Code
DJHMC
Doktor Froid
Dr Rubinstein
Emmanuel Top
Feed Me
Fred Hush
Fur Coat
Gaudium
GMS
Grouch
Harmonika
Ilario Alicante
Iliuchina
Infected Mushroom
Jan Blomqvist
Joris Voorn
Khainz
Konstantin Sibold
Late Nite Tuff Guy
Lee Burridge
Magda
Marc Houle
Metodi Hristov
Michael Mayer
Ozzy
Planetary Assault Systems aka Luke Slater
Plastic Robots
Pleasurekraft
Reality Test
Riktam & Bansi
Robag Wruhme
Sensient
Skazi
Space Dimension Controller
Spacey Space
Speedy J
The Hacker
Ticon
Undercover
Upgrade
Whitebear

Babylon Festival 2017 Dates

VIC (MARCH 10-13, 2017)
Location: Northern Grampians by the Kara Kara National Park.
Tickets: First release starting at $199+BF – Eventbrite

NSW (MARCH 10-12, 2017)
Location: Capertee Valley
Tickets: First release starting at $199+BF – Eventbrite

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