Espionage returns with an all Australian Lineup this Easter.

The Operatives are proud to present a line-up of world-class Locals Only!Espionage takes over the whole of Howler for one huge Easter Sunday on April 5th featuring a collection of 80's indebted funk pop music for current-day dancers, hip-shaking hip-hop, rolling jazz basslines and undeniably soulful vocalists. 

The main room hosts the weird and wonderful sounds of Eglo Records-signed Kirkis, whose live six-piece band swells to renegade and freewheeling jazz improvisation, swaying saxophone solos and soft percussion, conducted by his mad-as-a-hatter music. The unwaveringly groovy and Brazilian-inspired beats of Billy Hoyle working witchcraft over an MPC to create some of this town's most intricate, soulful hip-hop, the lovely live loops of Lucianblomkamp whose debut and sophomore EPs garnered world-wide attention for the Melbourne scene with it's unusual, tender take on outsider electronica. Collective and crowd favourites, the laid-back Silent Jay and his partner-in-crime Jace XL are set to deliver a set of blazed slow jams and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer Queen Magic performs his rare synth-laden sorcery. Don't sleep on HighTea's blend of aromatic productions and warm, woozy vocals and the OG Operative Sean Deans showing off skills as a practiced selector, while Brendan Harwood's weaves his hypnotising visuals throughout the night.

The front bar features the flavours of Jamie Now, JPS, Anomie, Jonny Faith, Amin Payne, Bee Amper