Moomba 2016 

This year Moomba Festival celebrates its uniquely Melbourne character through an eclectic program of activities and events held in five precincts on the grounds of Birrarung Marr and Alexandra Gardens.

Discover some of the amazing Melburnians taking part in Moomba 2016 below.

Alpine

Melbourne six piece Alpine exploded onto the scene in 2012 with their first album A Is For Alpine, debuting at number one on the Australian iTunes chart. ARIA and APRA Music Award nominations followed and they played shows across the USA. Described as a ‘band to watch by Rolling Stone magazine and touted similarly by the Guardian, Time and Vice, the pop group released their second album Yuck in mid-2015 and have spent the last eight months on the road for the summer festival season. Discover Alpine’s bold, shimmering, sophisticated pop music when they headline Friday night at Moomba’s Main Arena for the FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands Grand Final.

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St.Gerry’s

Inspired by the delights of the island of Kefalonia in Greece, let the Melburnian cousins behind St.Gerry’s tantalise your tastebuds with their delectable desserts. Feast on Fudge Puppies (waffles on a stick) and Greek Donuts topped with colourful flavour combinations like fresh strawberries with Chantilly cream, hazelnut chocolate filled with biscuit crumbs and apple compote with salted caramel and crumble topping. Visit St.Gerry’s at Moomba’s Main Arena.

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Toshi Sakamoto

Born in 1959 in Kumamoto, Japan, Toshi Sakamoto has devoted his life to the art of Japanese drumming (wadaiko) and its advancement across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. He established Melbourne’s first ever professional taiko (a range of Japanese drums) training class and went on to form Wadaiko Rindo, a performing ensemble with Junko Sakamoto and his advanced students. Wadaiko Rindo perform all over the world, sharing the beauty of Japanese music through classes and performances. Join Toshi and Wadaiko Rindo for a spectacular visual display of stamina, strength and humour – 7.30pm daily at The Green.

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