Astral People have announced Move My Way, a brand-new Australian music festival debuting across Sydney and Melbourne this October. The inaugural event will take place at Carriageworks in Sydney/Eora on Saturday, 3rd October, before heading to PICA in Melbourne/Naarm on Sunday, 4th October, bringing together a richly curated lineup of international headliners and celebrated local talent under a philosophy of comfort, connection and community.

Leading the bill are Mercury Prize winners and BRIT Award recipients Ezra Collective, rapper Freddie Gibbs fresh off the release of Alfredo 2, London Afrobeat outfit Kokoroko touring behind their sophomore album Tuff Times Never Last, and Zambian-Australian hip hop powerhouse Sampa the Great. The wider lineup includes Qendresa, GENA (the collaborative project of Liv.e and Karriem Riggins), Luke Una, Takuya Nakamura, Coco María, Jamz Supernova, Tash LC, xmunashe, and Miles Nautu, among others.

Local collectives play a defining role in each city edition. Sydney's Planet Trip will host a dedicated takeover at Carriageworks featuring La Foxy Fuzz, Lu Faria, Lauren Hansom, Mike Who, Ritual, Setwun, and Sista Cini, while Melbourne institution Northside Records curates a soul and funk space at PICA with Chris Gill, El Fuentes, Emelyne, Lori, Mike Gurrieri, Mothafunk, and Stuckey on the programme.

Presale tickets for Move My Way go on sale Tuesday, 19th May at 12pm AEST, with general public tickets available from Wednesday, 20th May at 12pm AEST. For festival fans after something deeply community-rooted and musically adventurous this spring, this new Australian festival looks set to make a strong debut on the Australian festival calendar.