Can-Apé will then unleash their inner primitive souls with punishing malevolent rhythms served up with lashings of trippy driven guitar that flirts on the threshold of the transcendental and weaves psychedelic fever dreams in the unwary.
Sideshow Annie are an award winning Blue Mountains Band who are signed with Laneway Music. With six albums to date and almost a million views on youtube, Gillian & Eliot will perform their tunes acoustically and as written. Together they’ll deliver a captivating, emotive and masterful performance, not to be missed.
Emerging from the shadows of Dubbo, Australia, Whisperhead delivers a potent, skull-crushing and thoroughly engaging brand of modern heavy. Drawing from a dexterous array of influences from across metalcore and nu-metal, Whisperhead hones these varied elements masterfully for a sound that marries dynamic riffs, pummelling percussion and a gripping, visceral vocal.
Molli is a singer-songwriter based in the Blue Mountains. She studied music at JMC academy and graduated with a Bachelors degree of music in 2024. Her debut album called “December Remembers September Forgets” was also released in 2024. Her most recent release “I Am Not Broken” was released in July 2025 and speaks about self acceptance, being asexual, and coming to terms with that.
The Mutineers are Sydney’s leading Pirate band. Or perhaps Sydney’s only pirate band.. We play piratical tunes from the Golden Age of Australian Piracy as well as the odd sea shanty or two. The Mutineers will be roaming and busking, singing for our supper! All tunes played in the key of Arrrrh!
Steampunk Vagabonds are a performance troupe based in the Illawarra specialising in themed performances, roving entertainment, vintage styling, and good, old fashioned fun. This year they are represented by a small contingent of our Brides of Dracula, alongside with the Count himself, bringing a touch of macabre decadence to the event.
Orange Tribal Fusion Bellydance. Dancing in The Annex on Saturday at 11:30 and 1:30
Hemlock returns to Ironfest. With a 35 year international career, and fresh from the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Hemlock brings his larrakin outback humour and "DANGER" to Portland. Face the fear with laughter and enjoy a truly metal show this Ironfest.
Stretching from the Blue Mountains west to Dubbo, New South Wales, the Shire of Dismal Fogs is a regional branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). The SCA is an international non-profit educational organisation that is dedicated to the research and recreation of pre-17th century European History.
The fabulous Lithgow Highland Pipe Band is a local cultural icon; a Scottish band that has been together since 1913. They wear the Royal Stewart Tartan and are in demand all around the state with a reputation for being a Show Band with marching displays, drumming salutes and novelty tunes.They will stir your soul.