Strawberry Fields drops epic Carl Craig-headlining lineup for 10th year

With early bird and first-round tickets selling out in an hour, the Strawberry Fields festival is dropping an epic lineup to celebrate its 10^th year in the NSW wildlands.

Detroit techno producer and experimentalist Carl Craig will headline.

The US contingent also includes Honey Dijon; Hollywood’s Hoj; Lonely C from Boston’s DJ and production duo Soul Clap; Oona Dahl; and Oakland Americana group Dirtwire.

From the UK are heavyweight, Sasha; Hessle Audio co-founder, Pearson Sound and South London artist Henry Wu also performing as part of Kamaal Williams.

The UK also supplies house producers/DJs Jimpster; techno producer Third Son; Manchester-born/London-based DJ and producer Willow; Ryan Lee West’s alias – Rival Consoles; the Radio 1 house DJ and queen of the Jackathon empties Heidi and slow-release stylist HAAi.

Leading the pack from Germany is ambient techno musician Move D; followed by Sydney-turned-Berlin export Bella Sarris; fellow Berliner Max Graef; electronic music producers Township Rebellion and Teutonic DJ odd couple Andhim.

Complementing the European roster are Belgian electronic music producer, composer and DJ Peter Van Hoesen; lo-fi house superstar DJ Seinfeld; Scandinavian melodic techno music group Minilogue and Red Light Radio co-founder Orpheu The Wizard.

Rounding up the international selects is one of Japan’s best and most respected spinners DJ Nobu; and Argentine Pedro Canales, aka DJ producer Chancha Via Circuito, one of the pioneers of the digital cumbia genre.

From Canada are Jayda G and Anstascia D’Elene Corniere and Vivie-ann Bakos’ Blond:ish, and from closer to home, New Zealander’s Out of Sorts.

The Australians include FBi Radio’s electronic music specialist Andy Garvey; PBS 106.7FM Smoke and Mirrors host CC:DISCO!; Melbourne’s original beat disciples 30/70;and krautback discothequer Wax’o Paradiso.

From Melbourne is house luminary DJ JNETT; future soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote; LUNA-EXCHANGE comprising of jazz experimentalist Horatio Luna and drummer, Ziggy Zeitgeist; proggy art-pop band Jaala; jazz and neo-soul Kaiit; versatile purveyor Pjenné; The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra and The Senegambian Jazz Band who blend Afro-jazz, deep world music beats and funk.

Strawberry Fields stages on the banks of the Murray River in NSW’s Tocumwal, from November 16-18, celebrating art, music and the great outdoors.

There’ll be four major music areas, each showcasing a distinct personality through decor and musical offerings, in addition to a series of themed camps.

Final round tickets go on sale from Tuesday June 26.