Island Vibe Camp Out

Write it in your diaries! Nov 13-15. Rudekat and Peace Run Records are keeping the fyah burning!!

Council permission - Check! Stunning creekside location - CHECK! Best line up of soul, reggae and world acts on the East Coast, PLUS the might Hex SoundSystem - CHECKMATE! 

Experience 3 days camping, swimming, creative workshops and boogying to a diversity of world class grooves and fat bass.

The Island lives in our hearts and souls, and we will be bringing those sweet hot tropical vibes to the sandy shores of Yabba Creek, at Borumba Deer farm, Gubbi Gubbi country. Many of you might know this gem of a venue from Jungle Love and Pranafest, so it’s already soaked and blessed with good vibes from those two epic events.

We are excited to share our 1st line up release! here’s a sample of what you’re going to be boogyin’ down to at our creekside dancefloor!

SUBTRIBE

From the raw, roots-driven frequencies of Aotearoa (New Zealand) comes SUB-TRIBE. Packing a truck-load of bottom end, glitchybeats and soaring harmonies. Expect to be taken on a journey across genres from blues drenched dub, roots reggae with a twist of electronica dancehall.

This 6-piece dub-fusion outfit based in Sydney Australia, offer a distinctive and exciting approach to the bass culture movement with a captivating, high energy live performances and a catalogue to match.

CASUAL HEALING (AOTEAROA)

Nikau Te Huki is a unique composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Poneke, Aotearoa – and his soulful solo project goes by the name of Casual Healing.

There’s something curious about this young Maori-Italian maestro. He holds a charming crooked smile and often appears in elaborate wardrobe, with an old nylon guitar over his shoulder looking like Elvis Marley, weaving a symphony of Roots, RnB, Reggae, Neo-soul, Indie, folklore and Rock. The entire Casual Healing discography has been produced by Nikau in his home studio, Te Whare CHuR. Thus we begin to explore the many talents of this man.

Casual Healing understands the power of music. As a true sonic missionary, Nikau is creating a soothing “golden-era sound” as part of his mission to heal with his music. Te Huki is a natural storyteller who inspires the listener by sharing his perspective of life through an authentic and relatable lens, drawing from a palette of raw emotions and painting a canvas woven from the tapestry of his unique life.

The songs of Casual Healing emphasise life lessons of aroha, peace and unity through powerful lyrical scribe woven into smooth reggae, soul rhythm. This infusion creates a unique nostalgic vibe, creating a captivating and comforting essence that evokes recollections of moments shared with friends and whanau. Casual Healing’s goal is to create songs that “make people feel like they want to be better people”, drawing inspiration from Bob Marley, who showed us the power of compassion and simplicity.

COOL OUT SUN

Cool Out Sun are a cross-cultural group spearheaded by N'fa Jones & Sensible J, blending elements of traditional HipHop, Afro Beat, Afro soul & traditional West African Drumming, intertwining cultural  language, story with contemporary grooves. The beats provocative, the lyrics powerfully imaginative; the music lets the spirit move you with cultural connection shared in song.

Since their conception, Cool Out Sun have been turning heads all over the country from their 2018 debut single "Fire For (Fire Four)" to their sophomore release A LION IS A LION voted #10 on Double J radio's top 50 albums of 2024 to their live show with their stunning visuals that have had living rooms and venues turn dance floor.

“This years best Hip Hop album (world wide) was made in Melbourne, but its roots are purely African.”

Dorothy Markek - Double J

The collective invite a range of artist's influences to collaborate during live shows, diversifying an ever changing, seasonal soundscape in world/roots/hip hop music displaying the groups creative diversity, range and freedom.

The award nominated group have a live show thats had them tour nationally and internationally at festivals including WOMAD, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Melbourne International Jazz, Strawberry Fields, AMCF, Festival Les Escales (France) & more

FUTURE ROOTS

Afro-Australian producer and multi instrumentalist, Zhonu "Nui" Moon Mzali is the genius behind Future Roots - a synergy of Malian traditional music and Electronic studio production.  Future Roots brings a huge vibe to the dancefloor, incorporating songs and instruments from Mali, like the Balafon, the Djembe, the Ngoni and Kora. These are sounds synonymous with the electric, energetic and contagious energy of West Africa.

Nui will also be playing a strictly vinyl set of vintage reggae bangers!

KARAKA ORCHESTRA

Karaka Orchestra is a contemporary rhythm ensemble led by Argentinian composer and conductor Chucho Bruno. Blending percussion, melody and improvisation, the orchestra creates high-energy live performances built around collective rhythm and real-time musical direction.

Using a contemporary hand-sign language for live composition, Bruno guides the ensemble through evolving grooves, textures and melodic ideas as the music unfolds — no two performances are the same.

Featuring synths, drum kit, guitar, bass, congas, flute and percussion, Karaka Orchestra creates a genre-fluid sound that moves fluidly between Afro-Latin rhythms, hypnotic grooves and moments of explosive improvisation.

The orchestra's flagship performance, Sweet Sweat Set, is a powerful live experience designed to ignite dance floors and immerse audiences in rhythm — a celebration of spontaneity, musicianship and collective energy that turns every show into a shared, unrepeatable moment.

GROOVE BAHIA

Groove Bahia is a vibrant collective of musicians dedicated to bringing the rich rhythms and cultural traditions of Bahia, Brazil, to Australian audiences.

Drawing on the ancestral Afro-Brazilian beats that have shaped the music of Bahia, the group blends the energy of samba-reggae and afoxé with soulful melodies, uplifting harmonies, and contemporary influences.

Led by musicians from Brazil and Australia, Groove Bahia creates powerful live performances that celebrate the cultural fusion at the heart of Brazilian music—where African, Indigenous, and Iberian traditions meet.

ELECTRIC APES

Electric Apes are not from this world—literally. After decades traversing spiral arms, nebulae, and black hole event horizons, the trio crash-landed back on Earth with cosmic frequencies still ringing in their amplifiers. Their sound? Experimental jam alchemy: psychedelic grooves, alien time signatures, and improvisational odysseys that bend space-time. Having witnessed the birth of stars and the collapse of distant dimensions, they now channel those interstellar vibrations into every set. Strap in—this journey warps past, present, and future into one relentless, funky pulse. Electric Apes have returned, and the universe is their jam space. Don’t just listen. Evolve.

Also joining the line up are Brisbane’s epic 7 piece funk/reggae superstars FAT PICNIC, the Sunny Coast’s premier sound THE HEX SOUND SYSTEM crew and the hauntingly beautiful ALISHA TODD.

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

BORUMBA DEERPARK is a much loved campground and festival venue in the Sunshine Coast hinterland 2hrs from Brisbane. It was the home of the legendary JUNGLE LOVE FESTIVAL and the birth of PRANAFEST. it is also home to many, many cute deer. The festival site has a mix of shady powered and unpowered sites, amenities block, creekside camping and a fabulous swimming hole next to the main stage.

WHAT ELSE?

We will have a delicious FOOD AND CRAFT VILLAGE, HEALING STALLS, A HUGE SELECTION OF CREATIVE WORKSHOPS, and a WOODFIRED SAUNA.

Island Vibe is free for kids under 12, and there’s a special discount ticket for teens.

Check WWW.ISLANDVIBE.COM.AU for tix and more info

Tickets are capped at 1000 so don't shilly shally!