Unify Gathering

Unify Gathering
Genre	Heavy metal, metalcore, hardcore, punk rock, progressive rock, alternative rock
Dates	Mid January
Location(s)	Tarwin Lower, Victoria
Years active	2015–present
Organised by	RED HILL Entertainment UNIFIED Music Group The Hills Are Alive
Website	www.unifygathering.com

Unify Gathering was an annual Australian music festival held in South Gippsland, Victoria, featuring artists of various genres including rock, metal, and punk. The festival has been discontinued since 2023. ^[1]

History

Originally started in 2015 as a two-day music and camping festival, the event expanded to three days in 2017; with attendance increasing from 3,000 in 2015 ^[2] to 5,000 in 2016, and 7,500 for 2017 and 2018. ^[3] In 2019, the festival moved to a new location in Tarwin Meadows, a short distance away from the previous site at the Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve. ^[4] After being forced to cancel the 2021 instalment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ^[5] the festival returned in 2022 with an all-Australian lineup. It did not take place in 2023, and was instead replaced by a series of mini-festivals titled Unify Off The Record held in Mackay, Adelaide, Wollongong, Hobart and Frankston from May to June. ^[6]

Artist lineups by year

2015 ^[7]

Saturday, 10 January The Amity Affliction Northlane In Hearts Wake Thy Art Is Murder Deez Nuts Buried in Verona Antagonist AD Storm the Sky Aversions Crown Stories Earth Caller

Sunday, 11 January Break Even Confession Hand of Mercy Hellions Endless Heights

2016 ^[8]

Saturday, 16 January Parkway Drive In Hearts Wake Tonight Alive Stray from the Path (USA) Hands Like Houses Dream On, Dreamer Make Them Suffer Hellions Ocean Grove Stories Void of Vision

Sunday, 17 January Neck Deep (UK) State Champs (USA) Trophy Eyes Columbus The Weight of Silence

2017 ^[9]

Friday, 13 January Northlane Every Time I Die (USA) Letlive (USA) The Getaway Plan [a] House vs. Hurricane Ocean Grove Counterparts (CAN) King Parrot Polaris Columbus Justice for the Damned Ocean Sleeper

Saturday, 14 January Alexisonfire (CAN) Violent Soho Thy Art Is Murder Bodyjar [b] Storm the Sky Luca Brasi Trophy Eyes Moose Blood (UK) Deez Nuts Saviour The Dirty Nil (CAN) The Brave Drown This City Bare Bones Pagan

Sunday, 15 January (Acoustic Sunday Session) Little Brother (John Floreani of Trophy Eyes) Marcus Bridge (of Northlane) William Jarrat (of Storm the Sky) Shontay Snow (of Saviour) Alex Moses (of Columbus)

2018 ^[10]

Friday, 12 January Parkway Drive Architects (UK) Tonight Alive Four Year Strong (USA) Behind Crimson Eyes 50 Lions Polaris Knocked Loose (USA) Belle Haven Sienna Skies Mirrors

Saturday, 13 January The Amity Affliction Hands Like Houses Hellions Stick To Your Guns (USA) Knuckle Puck (USA) Make Them Suffer Being As An Ocean (USA) ROAM (UK) Void of Vision Cursed Earth Young Lions Outright Introvert Dear Seattle The Beautiful Monument Save The Clocktower Arteries Dregg

Sunday, 14 January (Acoustic Sunday Session) Young Lions Introvert Chasing Ghosts Brae Fisher (of Dear Seattle) Belle Haven

2019 ^[11]

Friday, 11 January Underoath (USA) Karnivool In Hearts Wake Hellions Ocean Grove While She Sleeps (UK) Crossfaith (JAP) Dream On Dreamer The Plot In You (USA) Hand Of Mercy Dream State (UK) Drown This City Ocean Sleeper Better Half

Saturday, 12 January Taking Back Sunday (USA) Every Time I Die (USA) Trophy Eyes State Champs (USA) Turnstile (USA) Citizen (USA) Waax Clowns Endless Heights Harms Way (USA) Saviour Stand Atlantic Thornhill Pagan Gravemind After Touch Falcifer Yours Truly

2020 ^[12]

Friday, 10 January Architects (UK) Northlane Silverstein (CAN) Make Them Suffer Dear Seattle Antagonist A.D. (NZ) Tired Lion The Beautiful Monument Between You and Me Diamond Construct Tapestry

Saturday, 11 January The Ghost Inside (USA) Polaris Tonight Alive Stray from the Path (USA) Void of Vision Knocked Loose (USA) Kublai Khan (USA) Eat Your Heart Out The Brave Columbus Sleep Talk Caged Existence Something Something Explosion

2022 ^[13]

Thursday, 10 January (AM//PM Pre-Party) Alt Dregg Drown This City Rumours Grenade Jumper

Friday, 11 January The Amity Affliction Trophy Eyes [c] Ocean Grove Waax Gravemind Plini Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Dream On, Dreamer Bloom Banks Arcade To Octavia Wildheart

Saturday, 12 January Violent Soho Slowly Slowly Thornhill Yours Truly Stories [d] Teenage Joans Bugs Short Stack Mirrors Stepson RedHook Pridelands Starve The Last Martyr Future Static

Sunday, 13 January (Maton Acoustic Sunday Sessions) Ben Stewart (Slowly Slowly) Bugs Alex Moses (Columbus) Joshua O'Donnell (Banks Arcade)

2023 ^[14]

Saturday, 20 May (at Seabreeze, Mackay) Thornhill Void of Vision Young Lions Wildheart Arcade Stories

Friday, 26 May (at Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide) Teenage Joans Thornhill Ocean Grove Yours Truly The Beautiful Monument Alt The Last Martyr Wildheart

Saturday, 27 May (at Uni Bar, Wollongong) Thy Art Is Murder Make Them Suffer Ocean Grove Yours Truly Fit for an Autopsy Bloom Banks Arcade Reliqa Alienist Raised as Wolves

Thursday, 1 June (at Odeon Theatre, Hobart) Alpha Wolf In Hearts Wake Void of Vision RedHook Offset Vision

Friday, 2 June (at The Pier, Frankston) Northlane In Hearts Wake Make Them Suffer RedHook Fit for an Autopsy Ocean Sleeper Mirrors Chasing Ghosts Banks Arcade Future Static

Notes

a ^ The Getaway Plan performed their debut album, Other Voices, Other Rooms in full.
b ^ Bodyjar replaced I Killed the Prom Queen, who withdrew from the lineup. I Killed the Prom Queen were originally announced to perform their album 'Music for the Recently Deceased' in full.
c ^ Trophy Eyes performed their album, Chemical Miracle in full.
d ^ This was Stories' first performance since the band broke up in 2015.

See also

• List of Australian music festivals

References

1. "UNIFY Gathering 2023". unifygathering.com. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
2. "The UNIFY Gathering Lineup Is Here, And It's Heavy As Fuck" . Retrieved 1 August 2017.
3. "UNIFY Gathering 2017 Was Another Incredible Celebration Of Heavy Music" . Retrieved 1 August 2017.
4. "Behold the Official UNIFY Gathering 2019 Lineup" . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
5. "UNIFY Gathering announces 2021 event will not go ahead" . Retrieved 14 October 2022.
6. "Unify Gathering Presents: The Off The Record Tour 2023" . Retrieved 17 September 2024.
7. "The UNIFY Gathering Lineup Is Here, And It's Heavy As Fuck" . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
8. "UNIFY Gathering 2016 Lineup Announced" . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
9. "UNIFY Gathering 2017 Lineup Announced" . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
10. "UNIFY Gathering 2018 Lineup Announced" . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
11. "UNIFY Gathering Adds Four New Bands To 2019 Lineup" . Retrieved 22 August 2018.
12. "UNIFY Gathering Unveil 2020 Set Times" . Retrieved 17 September 2024.
13. "UNIFY Gathering 2022's First Lineup Announcement Is Here!" . Retrieved 17 September 2024.
14. "UNIFY Gathering Organisers Announce Touring Mini-Festivals for 2023" . Retrieved 17 September 2024.