Unify Gathering

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Unify Gathering
Genre Heavy metal, metalcore, hardcore, punk rock, progressive rock, alternative rock
DatesMid January
Location(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tarwin Lower, Victoria
Years active2015–present
Organised byRED HILL Entertainment
UNIFIED Music Group
The Hills Are Alive
Website www.unifygathering.com

Unify Gathering is an annual Australian music festival held in South Gippsland, Victoria, featuring artists of various genres including rock, metal, and punk.

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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 [1] to 5,000 in 2016, and 7,500 for 2017 and 2018. [2] 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. [3] After being forced to cancel the 2021 instalment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [4] 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. [5]

Artist lineups by year

2015 [6]

2016 [7]

2017 [8]

2018 [9]

2019 [10]

2020 [11]

2022 [12]

2023 [13]

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.

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