The Parramatta Eels are bringing a huge line up of footy and music to CommBank Stadium this Saturday 20th August, teaming up with SOUND WEST Music + Technology Festival. Be there from 11am to see a triple header of football, emerging Western Sydney artists and hip-hop force Masked Wolf.
Plan your day around the epic line up of footy and music. All the information you need is right here!
11:00am: NSW Cup - Eels v Bulldogs kick off the day of entertainment
12:30pm: Conscious Presents: Clarissa Mei & P.Smid. Presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre, Conscious is an annual, year-long hip-hop artist development program facilitated by hip-hop artist and South-West Sydney local, L-FRESH The LION and his team at Village Boy Entertainment. Conscious supports the development and career pathways of socially minded hip-hop artists with connections to Western Sydney.
Clarissa Mei is a producer based in Western Sydney on the traditional lands of the Eora Nation. She is known for her dynamic visuals and electro-soul sounds, releasing her debut EP Vulnerable in 2019.
P.Smid is a Samoan female artist brought up in Western Sydney putting her own spin on Australian hip-hop. Traversing rap, hip-hop, soul and pop, she aims to connect to her listeners through poetic lyricism on relatable standpoints with melodic tones.
1:00pm: NRLW Season Opener – Eels v Roosters. Opening round of the NRLW 2022 season is here. Be there to cheer on our women’s team when the Eels take on last year’s Premiers the Sydney Roosters.
1:40pm: A.GIRL live half-time show. From the underground hip-hop/R&B scene of Western Sydney, A.GIRL has emerged into national recognition with a swag of raw talent, attention-grabbing moments of musical brilliance and a singrap style uniquely hers. Raised in Sydney A.GIRL also proudly owns her Māori heritage. A.GIRL’s sound is rooted in R&B and soul but more recently she has flexed her rap skills with acclaimed feature performances on triple j’s LIKE A VERSION and selling out her very own headline show at Sydney Opera House as part of VIVID Festival 2022.
2:30pm: Blue & Gold Alliance on field presentation. Celebrating 76 years of the Parramatta Eels past players and legends.
2:40pm: K-Time DJ set. K-Time is quickly becoming one of the most popular R&B / hip-hop DJs in Australia. Following his first international tour with Masked Wolf in which K-Time played across Europe, Asia, and Africa, K-Time has a massive 2022-23 coming up which will consist of international tours and his first Australian headline tour.
3:00pm: NRL Round 23 – Eels v Bulldogs. Western Sydney blockbusters don’t get much bigger than this. Two traditional rivals going head-to-head.
3:40pm: Masked Wolf half-time show. Masked Wolf has unassumingly established himself as a powerful, passionate, and primal hip-hop force. He has amassed over 2 billion streams across his catalogue and counting thus far. Off the back of a recent European festival tour, Masked Wolf’s first performance back on home soil will be at a packed out CommBank Stadium.
6:00pm: DJ’s at Parramatta Leagues Club. The entertainment continues at Parramatta Leagues Club from 6pm with Western Sydney DJs.
Tickets on sale now from $25 at Ticketek.
SOUND WEST is a week long event that will see the technology, music and creative industries converge in Parramatta with a series of Live Events, Conferences and Workshops from 20 August to 28 August 2022. The SOUND WEST Conference being held at CommBank Stadium on 25 August 2022 will see a stellar line up of Global and Australian technology heavyweights, alongside Australian creatives and entrepreneurs. For more information regarding Sound West, please see our website at www.soundwestsydney.com.au
