Following the overwhelming success of the first-ever artist-curated heavy music bill at the Riviera Beach Club in February, programmed by Polaris for the Life's A Beach edition, DESTROY ALL LINES are excited to announce a second instalment for 2027. Headlined and curated by THORNHILL, the Riviera Beach Club will play home to SURF'S UP! Festival on Saturday 20 February, complete with waves upon waves of stellar local and international acts.
A celebrated entertainment hub, hosting some of Melbourne's most in-demand DJ and electronic live music events, the Riviera Beach Club has become the city's secret summer party venue. Following the resounding acclaim of the Polaris-curated Life's A Beach event earlier this year, the Riviera Beach Club's reputation has since expanded to offer heavy music fans a chance to soak up some beachside breakdowns and surging riffs, surrounded by palm trees, sunshine and plenty of spectacular summer chaos.
Headlined and hand-picked by Australian heavy icons THORNHILL, SURF'S UP! Festival in 2027 will also feature an array of some of the local scene's most exciting up-and-comers as well as some international heavy-hitters including STAND ATLANTIC, ALPHA WOLF, SACE6 (USA), JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED, VARIALS (USA), HEADWRECK, BLOOM and BLINDER.
"We’re bringing SURF'S UP! Festival to life. Personally curated by the 4 of us, we are stoked to be joined by some of the best names in Australian heavy music. Expect big riffs, good times and a whole lot of energy. Melbourne, we’ll see you in February!" - Thornhill
Widely revered as one of the most innovative and fearless acts on the heavy music scene, THORNHILL have spent the past decade chiseling their signature sound into something both singular and universal, captivating a global audience in the process. From the acclaimed release of their 2019 debut album The Dark Pool, which hit #20 on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart and became an instant staple for the modern metalcore scene, THORNHILL went on to redefine themselves with 2022's Heroine, welcoming sultry grit and cinematic lustre that expanded their reach internationally, climbed to #3 on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart and secured an ARIA Award nomination. But in 2025, the group boldly stepped into a career-defining era, releasing their third LP BODIES which debuted at #4 on the ARIA Album Chart. BODIES won an ARIA award for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album and Best Independent Heavy Album Or EP at the AIR Awards. The album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year at the J Awards and Most Performed Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Work at APRA Music Awards.
Having wowed crowds at home and abroad over the years, THORNHILL's live show has seen them tour with everyone from Sleep Token to Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, Avenged Sevenfold and Northlane, along with selling out their own headline shows overseas and at home, and performances at the UK's Download Festival, Welcome to Rockville, Hellfest, Graspop Metal Meeting, Good Things Festival and many more. In 2026, THORNHILL marked their biggest-ever headline shows to date, touring across the country for their completely sold out BODIES Australian Tour. Praised during the run by Scenestr for "moving flawlessly between soft yet haunting moments and crushing heavies", THORNHILL's headline outing at their curated SURF'S UP! Festival in 2027 will welcome the group to a stage on home soil once again in spectacular fashion.
SURF'S UP! Festival will be making waves next February, featuring THORNHILL as you've never seen them before. With a neck-snapping lineup and lashings of Melbourne beachside summer vibes on offer, don't miss the 2027 edition of what is quickly becoming one of the hottest events on the Australian heavy music calendar.
Destroy All Lines Presents
SURF'S UP! FESTIVAL 2027
THORNHILL
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
STAND ATLANTIC + ALPHA WOLF
SACE6 (USA) + JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED + VARIALS (USA)
HEADWRECK + BLOOM + BLINDER
SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2027
RIVIERA BEACH CLUB, ST KILDA
MELBOURNE (18+)
DAL & Oztix Pre-sale tickets on sale: Thursday 5 November @ 10am AEDT time
To Gain Early Ticket Access Register Here -> https://daltours.cc/SurfsUp
General tickets on sale: Friday 6 November @ 11am AEDT time
Tickets from www.destroyalllines.com
