Five of Australia’s most unique and talented performers will join us at the Peninsula’s biggest food, wine and music gathering. Music royalty, The Temper Trap has been confirmed as 2023’s headlining act and will be joined by 4 other Australian artists, the stage is set for a great day at the Peninsula.
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap are a band that were formed out of 2005. Working their way out of the Melbourne indie circuit they were discovered and rose to acclaim at the inaugural St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival in March 2006. The Temper Trap released their debut EP that same year, and word of the group’s potential soon spread to other continents, releasing their debut album, Conditions for release in 2009.
‘Sweet Disposition’ a U2-inspired anthem was released that September as an indisputable hit, cracking the Top 40 in multiple countries. With 5x Platinum sales in Australia, 3x Platinum sales in the UK (1 million+ sales), and Platinum sales in the United States (1 million+ sales), the single has, to date, clocked up more than 500 million streams on Spotify alone.
In 2022, The Temper Trap has continued to see success off their back catalog with Sweet Disposition experiencing a viral moment on TikTok racking up over 100 thousand videos and over 200 million views, happily welcoming a new generation of fans. The moment coincides with the release of a collaboration dating back to 2012 between the band and the beloved Mac Miller on their hit track ‘Love Lost’. Released in Late July as a part of Mac’s posthumous record ‘I Love Life, Thank You’ the track debuted at #20 on the US Spotify charts and has already been streamed over 50 million times becoming an instant fan favourite.
Never wanting to rest of their laurels, The Temper Trap continue to write music in the background, with aims to head back into the studio together in 2022 to finish off a new body of work.
Acclaimed multi-ARIA Award winning acoustic troubadour Josh Pyke is one of Australia’s most respected and successful musicians, with an extensive career that has taken him across the country and around the world. After a few years off new music, he presented his first album in five years, Rome, in August 2020.
Throughout his momentous career Josh has received four ARIA Awards, with a further ten nominations, has played two sold out shows at the Sydney Opera House backed by the Sydney Orchestra and has had nine songs appear in triple j’s Hottest 100 countdowns. Josh Pyke has become a luminary in his field with his ability to craft intelligent music with unique influences and experiences, along with the thoughtful use of his public position to remain a staunch advocate for the arts. With his work as an ambassador for APRA AMCOS, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the PPCA, as well as his own project for young musicians, The Josh Pyke Partnership, Pyke has endeavored to not only raise funds and awareness for the arts but offer his insights and mentorship from his experience as a working musician.
Tia’s fearless approach to songwriting has seen her soar from strength to strength since arriving on the scene, earning acclaim from industry tastemakers across the country for her ability to craft epic pop constructs to sing ‘n’ dance to.
Tia’s 2018 certified GOLD debut album ‘Thick Skin’ sent folkesque reverberations around Australia, earning her the Queensland Music Award for Album of the Year and a coveted Triple J Feature Album slot and includes certified PLATINUM single ‘Strangers’.
2020 heralded a new sonic direction for Tia as she uncovered the disco-pop prowess of sophomore album ‘CHRYSALIS’ which hit #1 Album on the AIR charts.
Over the last two years, Tia spent time soaking up experiences, conversations with friends, words on paper, and of course, an endless stream of playlist choruses, resulting in more songs to choose from than ever before as she enters recording sessions with Producer Chris Collins (Middle Kids/Skeggs).
Album three is on its way in 2023.
Queen Of Hearts Mariachi
Queen of hearts mariachi
Comprised of three primary composers--Columbian-born Stefania Serna and Elizabeth Obando, and Aussie native, Bonnie Smith-- Queen of Hearts evokes an ultimately new perspective on what Mariachi Music can be.
All women. All original. Violins, Big Bass, Trumpets, Flowers, Hats, and pants. And some kick-arse harmonies that will leave you breathless. These ladies with their passion, creative minds, and musical compositions have created the unique "Queen of Hearts" a daring new Mariachi-inspired band, that celebrates vocal prowess and incredible musical arrangements.
Tahls
Tahls
Tahls has quickly risen through the ranks of the Australian music scene to support the likes of Ash Grunwald, Josh Pyke, Kyle Lionhart and more, all without releasing a song.
From her beautiful songwriting, heartfelt lyrics and incredible voice, Tahls is a performer you only need to see once to understand what the hype is about.