Fat Picnic

Fat Picnic make their highly anticipated return to the Sunshine Coast to play an intimate show at the Presynct in Nambour! Supporting them on the night is Blues/Celtic roots multi-instrumentalist Daryl James. FAT PICNIC The explosive on-stage energy of Fat Picnic has audiences jumping and double-handed sky punching through a plethora of roots music genres. Their unique sound emphasises soulful pop sensibilities, pumping ska sequences and raw hard hitting dub-reggae earthquakes. After receiving over 33,000 views on their ‘Best of You’ video clip in 2016, the picnic have graced stages at Splendour in the Grass (2017), Caloundra Music Festival (2017 / 2018), Island Vibe (2016 / 2019) as well as a succession of coastal and regional music festivals and supporting the likes of Katchafire, Hot Potato Band, Bullhorn and many many more. 2019 culminated with 6 shows across Woodford Folk Festival including the midnight countdown set at the Parlour stage, as well as the release of their debut record ‘Get out of My Fridge”. “I think this Fat Picnic song epitomises what people love about roots music…It’s also a little reminiscent of early Cat Empire.” (Nkechi Anele, Triple J) [About single ‘Best Of You’] Fearless leader Hughie Doherty founded Fat Picnic in 2010 with the vibrant West End (QLD) as their spiritual home and meeting place. They have since created communities of dance-crazed bohemians across the entire East Coast becoming a festival favourite. “I just got a haemorrhage listening to that” -Joel Aspinall when read the Fat Picnic bio. "Love you" -Hughie's Mum DARYL JAMES Multi-instrumentalist and award-nominated singer/songwriter, Daryl James fuses heavy blues with the raw Celtic roots of his North Wales homeland. Wielding a wild array of stringed instruments and custom foot percussion, many-a-tall-tale is sparked to life through his captivating live performances. Tix via humanitix!