Ability Fest 2023

Name: Ability Fest 2023
Start: 2023-03-25T12:00:00+11:00
Location: Birrarung Marr

Schedule

Sat Mar 25 2023 at 12:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Birrarung Marr | Melbourne, VI

The Ability Fest 2023 Lineup is here! ?
Tickets on sale 12PM AEDT Tuesday 24th of January >> bit.ly/af23tickets
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LINEUP:
(In alphabetical order)
Alex Lahey
Alter Boy
Broods
Daine
Dameeeela
DJ Coop
DZ Deathrays
Hilltop Hoods
Juno Mamba
Latifa Tee
Linda Marigliano
Mash ’N’ Kutcher
Meg Mac
Mulalo
Paris
Sampa The Great
Shouse
Telenova
The Journey
Tiff Cornish
Tyson O’Brien
Yo! Mafia
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Ability Fest is the Australia’s first and only completely inclusive, fully accessible music festival, brought to you by the Dylan Alcott Foundation & Untitled Group.
A music festival first and foremost, but with the added perk of incorporating more accessibility features than any other festival in the country so that everyone can enjoy the universal love of live music. A non-for-profit event, our common goal is to raise money for the Dylan Alcott Foundation to help empower young people living with disability to achieve their ambitions.
Our festival oasis is located at Naarm/Melbourne’s Birrarung Marr, an urban space embracing civic life and community involvement with sweeping city skyline views and lush greenery. You can expect all your usual festival amenities like delicious food & drink options, shade, unique experiences and unforgettable music experiences across two stages, with the added bonus of Birrarung Marr being transformed into a completely accessible venue. Elevated platforms, pathways, a dedicated sensory area, quiet zones, companion ticketing, ramps, friendly volunteers, Auslan interpreters, accessible toilets help make Ability an inclusive and enjoyable environment for all music lovers.
Conceptualised by three time Paralympic gold medalist & 14 time Grand Slam champion and 2022 Australian Of The Year, Dylan Alcott and in conjunction with music festival masterminds Untitled Group who are behind musical festivals such as Beyond The Valley, Grapevine Gathering and Wildlands. Ability Fest uses music as common ground and a platform to help normalise disability whilst setting a standard for inclusion and diversity at events.
Born out of passion and a love of music, Alcott has forged the way with his strong desire to use his foundation to change the lives of young Australians living with disability. In its first two years, Ability Fest held some of the biggest Australian names in music including What So Not, Peking Duk and Cub Sport and raised just shy of $500,000 for Alcott’s foundation. These funds have helped young Australians living with disability to fulfil their potential through their grant program. Initiatives have included giving kids right across the country wheelchairs to go to the Paralympics, putting young adults through University and funding their own startups to help them achieve their dreams.
All proceeds go to the Dylan Alcott Foundation. Be a part of this money can’t buy experience as our community bands together to make an impact and change lives.
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Facebook: Ability Fest
Instagram: @abilityfest
Website: abilityfest.com.au
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Birrarung Marr
Batman Avenue, Melbourne
Saturday 25th March 2023
Strictly 18+
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COMPANION CARDS & CONCESSION TICKETS:
We are able to issue a complimentary ticket to Companion Card holders for the event, if they are attending in support of, or to care for, an attendee.
We require the Companion Card holder to register for a Companion Card Ticket and we will be in touch to confirm your companion card number and the name of the attendee you are attending with.
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Ability Fest acknowledges that our office, located in Naarm, is built on the lands of the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging and thank them for their care of the land that continually provides us with many opportunities.
We also acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which all of our festivals, day parties and venues are located. We offer respect and thank their elders past, present and emerging for their ongoing nurturing of the land and the opportunity to hold our events on their country. In doing so, Untitled Group recognises all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and nations across the continent who continue to promote culture and care for country. As a company, we acknowledge the past and stand with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now and in the future.
Always was, always will be - sovereignty was never ceded.
If you identify as First Nations or Torres Strait Islander we encourage you to email [email protected] to access an allocation of complimentary tickets.