Get set for the rock’n’roll ride of your life when High Voltage takes over Fremantle this Sunday 7 May for a free celebration of music, community and the spirit of rock legend Bon Scott.
High Voltage presents an amped-up array of acts on trucks playing to fans around a 5km Fremantle street circuit plus more than 50 electrifying live performances and fun activities at three celebration zones throughout the afternoon.
To make the most of the ultimate day out in Freo, day, audiences are encouraged to: Plan the best way to get into Fremantle; Pick out the best spot to watch the trucks along the route or at one of the zones; and allow plenty of travel time to enjoy this iconic event.
More details here: www.highvoltagewa.com.au/plan-your-day/
Highlights from 1pm – 6pm include DIESEL, Dan Sultan, Natalie Gillespie and Friends, Body Type, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, The Desert Stars, Eddie Perfect, The Southern River Band, Katy Steele, Whole Lotta Love, DICE, Barry Morgan, DJ Bee Rizzi, Junkadelic Brass Band, Billy Damage and The Jinja Assassin, Datura4, Perth Saxophone Rockers and many more.
As well as the rock’n’roll convoy around Freo, each entertainment zone offers a special live experience:
- Fremantle Oval for music fans, where Katy Steele, The Southern River Band and Dan Sultan rock the crowds before and after the trucks start their street circuit at 2pm;
- Wilson Park (South Beach) where host with the most Barry Morgan brings beachside sounds from DICE, Datura4, Ningaloo Records, food and entertainment;
- Esplanade Reserve welcomes mini-Bons (kids) and their maxi-Bons (parents) to enjoy loads of family–friendly music and activities hosted by air guitar champs The Jinja Assassin and Billy Damage with acts including Perth Saxophone Rockers, Junkadelic Brass Band and School of Rock.
High Voltage is Perth Festival’s 2020 smash-hit Highway to Hell repowered for 2023 for families and people of all ages in the heart of Freo.
From Australian rock and blues icons to charismatic cabaret stars, fiery female punk rockers, gospel choirs, flame-throwing bagpipers, full-bore air guitarists and rock’n’rolling children’s lullabies, there will be something for everyone at High Voltage. This special free event will celebrate the power of music and community – and the legend of Freo’s favourite son Bon Scott – around some of the port city’s iconic landmarks from Fremantle Oval, the South Terrace Cappuccino Strip and South Beach.
Transperth is putting on extra services (normal fares apply including the $10 FamilyRider on the network) and free shuttle buses will be running to and from the event at Murdoch University and Murdoch and Fremantle train stations. See the Transperth event page for more.
To get there, it is strongly recommended that people try to avoid driving and pack lightly, allowing plenty of time to get there by public transport or by bicycle, walking or rideshare (note there is an exclusion zone around the event and rideshare will not be able to pick up within the road closures).
High Voltage is a state-owned event presented by Tourism WA and produced by Perth Festival’s new out-of-season Special Projects arm. The event is supported by the City of Fremantle.
More information about the acts, zones, maps, FAQs and other details about how to make the most of the day are available on the High Voltage website.
Plan your day out at High Voltage here: www.highvoltagewa.com.au/plan-your-day