Now & Again Festival is returning in 2023 after hosting successful events in previous years. This year promises to be its biggest event yet with huge local headliners and international acts, and a brand new location with increased capacity. Departing from the previous festival location at the Seaworks Warehouse & Maritime Museum Precinct in Williamstown, the Now & Again festival is taking place at 2-10 Bulban Rd, Werribee inside the Werribee Racecourse grounds. Melbourne On The Move will be providing event transportation services to the festival in the form of shuttle buses from various locations throughout the city.
About Now & Again Festival
The festival originated in February 2020 as a day party to raise money for charity. $200,000 was raised through ticket sales and donations to charities and organisations including the Australian Red Cross, CFA, Wildlife Victoria and WIRES to help support recovery efforts after the devastating Black Summer Bushfires across Australia’s eastern seaboard. The day party featured performances from local favourites such as Golden Features, Running Touch, Boo Seeka, Confidence Man, Willaris. K and more. After a successful sold-out event in 2020 and a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2022 saw the return of the Now & Again Festival headlined once again by Golden Features with support from local acts such as Safia, Ball Park Music, Papa Smurf and the returning Confidence Man. 2023 promises to be a huge leap forward for the festival, dramatically increasing scope and capacity of the event and introducing international acts.
Now & Again 2023 Lineup
The 2023 event will boast two stages. Mainstage, where a combination of pop, indie rock and indietronica acts will perform live, accompanied by the dance stage which will play back-to-back DJ sets throughout the day. Dance stage attendees can expect to hear a combination of house and techno tracks to be played by the DJs
The lineup is headlined by Empire Of The Sun (AUS), Gang Of Youths (AUS), Michael Bibi (UK) and Tones and I (AUS). They will be performing with Sven Vath (GER), Crooked Colours (AUS), Solardo (UK), Running Touch (AUS), Torren Foot (AUS) and Peach PRC, (AUS). Local support acts include Becca Hatch, The Velvet Club, Tina Says and Casey Leaver.
Empire Of The Sun
Empire Of The Sun, the project of Luke Steele (The Sleepy Jackson) and Nick Littlemore (PNAU, Vlossom) is returning to Victoria for their first performance in the state in over a decade. The duo is most notably known for their 2008 2x Platinum debut album Walking On A Dream – with hit songs such as ‘We Are The People’ and the title track ‘Walking On A Dream.’ They followed this project up with 2013’s album Ice On The Dune, and the hit single ‘Alive’. In 2016, their third album Two Vines was released. Since then, the band has undertaken a touring hiatus and has not released any more music. However, they are returning in 2023 for Now & Again with their first show in 6 years.
Gang Of Youths
Alternative rock band Gang Of Youths released their third album ‘Angel In Realtime’ in 2022. The band are triple-j audience favourites and have garnered a passionate following over their decade-long career, consistently placing within the top 10 of the Triple J Hottest 100. This album cycle was no different with singles ‘The Angle of 8th Avenue’ placing at #6 in 2021 and ‘In The Wake Of Your Leave’ placing 9th in 2022.
Michael Bibi
Now and Again’s first international headliner is Michael Bibi, the house DJ who is known for tracks such as ‘Got The Fire’ and his remix of the track ‘La Murga’. Although the DJ may not have mainstream commercial success, Bibi has amassed a dedicated underground following in Melbourne and Australia.
Tones and I
The Melbourne local became an international sensation in 2019 with the hit ‘Dance Monkey,’ the song is now the 3rd most streamed song of all time on Spotify with an extraordinary 2.75 billion plays. Since then, Tones and I has seen commercial success with songs such as ‘Fly Away’ and ‘Never Seen The Rain’.
Event transportation services to the Venue
The venue is a 2km walk from Werribee Station and there will be no onsite parking available. Shuttle buses will be available from Werribee Station, however, there will be high demand for this service. If you would like to avoid waiting in line for the shuttle bus, and the packed post-festival trains, Melbourne On The Move will be offering event transportation to the festival grounds directly from select locations across the state. Return charter buses will be available from 7 locations: Ballarat, Caulfield, Melbourne CBD, Geelong, Greensborough, Mordialloc & Ringwood. The charter buses will be a faster alternative than trying to get to most of these locations via public transport – especially on a weekend timetable with long intervals between transit interchanges. This also allows you and your friends to avoid the hassle of trying to book a rideshare vehicle after a festival when the demand is high and surcharges skyrocket. Melbourne On The Move’s bus charter service is the most simple and easy event transportation solution.
Event Transportation Pickup/ Return Times
All event transportation buses will depart between 12 and 12.50 pm from the various locations to arrive at the festival grounds between 1.30-2 pm. Details of specific pickup times and locations are available on the Melbourne On The Move website and return charter tickets. The buses will depart the festival grounds between 10.15-10.30 pm after the event has finished.
Do you need event transportation to the Now & Again Festival?
Are you looking for comfortable, reliable event transportation services to and from the Now & Again Festival in Werribee. Then look no further than Melbourne On The Move’s return charter buses. Solve all your transport problems immediately by purchasing a return ticket from our website and enjoy our premium shuttle bus service from your closest Melbourne pickup location.
Contact us today to organise your transport services by calling 1300 558 686 or by booking via our website.