Popular three-day Northern music festival Party in the Paddock (PITP) is back for its fifth year in February.
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Creative director Jesse Higgs said the festival – which takes place in Burns Creek - would be bringing back some old favourites to celebrate its anniversary.
One of the acts making their triumphant return will be Sydney reggae-revivalist group Sticky Fingers, who are headlining the festival.
Winning Tasmanian exports and PITP alumni Luca Brasi will also play a homecoming set of pop punk anthems.
But that is not to say that this year’s PITP will rely too heavily on nostalgia.
“We have some awesome Aussie acts that we haven’t had yet that we’re really excited to bring to the table,” Mr Higgs said.
He said he was “really looking forward” to seeing Sydney rapper Sampa the Great.
“She’s a [great] rapper who’s got a world-class band behind her, so that’s going to be something really good to see.”
Among the other “undiscovered bands” PITP will be welcoming in 2017 is young Launceston indie-rock four-piece The Saxons.
Given that they live a mere 20-minutes away from Burns Creek, The Saxons should be fresh, eager and ready to take on the world at PITP.
This mix of familiar and fresh faces will define 2017’s festival.
“It’s so nice that we can come together, and reminisce about old friends and new,” Mr Higgs said.
Mr Higgs’ late friend Chris died in the week of the first PITP in 2013.
Henceforth, the festival has been dedicated to him, his image incorporated into PITP’s promotional materials.
“Chris is almost like a symbol of cherishing the fact that we’re alive,” Mr Higgs said.
“And we are all here together, we’re all celebrating for the sake of celebrating.”
Mr Higgs encouraged punters to explore all the festival has to offer.
“We’ve got some really cool interactive stuff happening at Vibestown, which is a similar idea to the Village at Falls,” he said.
There, jelly-wrestling contests will be staged and festival-goers can enjoy an adult jumping castle.
Furthermore, several speakers are scheduled to ascend The Altar, where they will wax lyrical on a number of topics.
Vibestown, Mr Higgs said, would be for people who want to “broaden their festival experience”.
“Get out of the campsite, don’t spend so much time there,” he said.
“Come down and experience the full festival that we’ve spent a lot of time putting together.”
According to Mr Higgs, PITP is close to selling out.
Tickets can be purchased at the PITP website.
