Kee’ahn weaves lush melodies and words of heartbreak and healing, and will be supported by Babitha with her powerful, show-stopping alt-country tales of hard-won hope.

Kee’ahn is a proud Gugu Yalanji, Jirrbal, Zenadh Kes songwoman who ventured from the tropics of Far North Queensland to pursue her dreams in Naarm (Melbourne). Kee’ahn embodies her name, which comes from the Wik people of Cape York (meaning “to dance, to sing, to play”) in her soulful music, weaving lush melodies and words of heartbreak and healing. Kee’ahn calls her music “dreamy soul food” and has made it her mission to heal and connect.  

Kee’ahn’s songs resonate with authenticity and empowerment. In her debut year, Kee’ahn has released a succession of dazzling songs; from her soul-drenched debut, ‘Better Things’, to her stunning cover of Moses Sumney’s ‘Man On The Moon’. Recent collaborations include the beautiful ‘Sunrise’, with Gamilaroi rapper Kobie Dee and River Boy from the Northern Rivers for, and most recently a collaboration with Dallas Woods’, ‘Stranger’, which premiered on triple j’s Like A Version. Kee’ahn will be playing songs from her upcoming debut album, In Full Bloom. 

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From Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ to Beyoncé's ‘Becky with the good hair’, the archetype of the ‘other woman’ is writ large in songwriting history. Babitha (think Tabitha with a B), the brainchild of Gadigal/Sydney singer-songwriter Imogen Grist, both embodies and transcends the ‘other woman’ stereotypes, kicking the swinging doors of country music wide open with her rapturously received debut, Through The Light.

Babitha’s alt-country ballads are both languid and loaded, bringing a whip smart turn of phrase and an emotional depth to her stories of longing, heartbreak and betrayal. Her instantly catchy and classic-sounding songs evoke the golden years of AM radio hits, with a bold lyrical stance that is undeniably of our time. With her powerful voice and consummate stage presence, Babitha breathes new life into the feminine mythologies at the centre of her story, reshaping it into an empowering fragility which resonates with honesty and hard-won hope.