Daniel Johns, Gotye Join triple j’s Beat The Drum Lineup

triple J has expanded the lineup for 40th birthday celebration Beat The Drum, adding a star-studded list of home-grown acts to join the all-Australian lineup.

Joining the previously announced Hilltop Hoods, The Preatures, You Am I and Vance Joy at the January 16 event at Sydney’s The Domain are headliners Gotye and former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns.

Also included in the latest lineup announcement are Bernard Fanning, Megan Washington, Sarah Blasko, Dave Faulkner from the Hoodoo Gurus, DZ Deathrays, Hermitude, Illy, Horrorshow, Paul Dempsey, Drapht and Briggs with Trials (check out the full lineup below).

The influential broadcaster has promised “heaps of surprises along the way, including some incredible acoustic arrangements, unexpected collaborations and covers of legendary Australian hits”.

Gotye, aka Wally De Backer, hit up triple j studios on Tuesday to discuss the radio station’s 40th anniversary party.

“It’s going to be a huge day,” he said. “It’s exciting for me because I haven’t played any Gotye stuff for a year and a half now.”

“(I will) do a couple of songs though I’m hoping to a special little original piece that ties into the sound history of triple j… there’s materials being passed back and forth.

“I’m going to have a sort of sample-based set-up, my five-piece band up there… all mashing pads and keys and playing sample instruments.”

triple j Beat The Drum

Hilltop Hoods

The Presets

The Cat Empire

You Am I

Vance Joy

Ball Park Music

The Preatures

Nina Las Vegas

KLP (DJ Set)

With new special guest appearances from:

Bernard Fanning

Briggs with Trials

Daniel Johns

Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus)

Drapht

DZ Deathrays

Gotye

Hermitude

Horrorshow

Illy

Joelistics

Mark McEntee (Divinyls)

Megan Washington

Paul Dempsey

Sarah Blasko

Seth Sentry

Thundamnetals

Tom Iansek (Big Scary/#1 Dads)

Plus special guests:

Adalita

Courtney Barnett

Remi

Owl Eyes

Tkay Maidza

Alister Wright & Heidi Lenffer (Coud Control)

+ more to be announced

Tickets on sale now

Friday, 16th January 2015

The Domain, Sydney

Tickets via triple j

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