Indigenous/Popular

Hidden Republic

Thursday Island / Primary School Oval / Fri 17 July

Brisbane / Live Webcast to Brisbane Square (top of Queen St Mall) / Fri 17 July

David Arden, Mark Atkins, Kutcha Edwards, Ruby Hunter, Jimmy Little, Lou Bennett, Sally Dastey, Emma Donovan, Bevan Gabanbulu, Shane Howard, Bunna Lawrie, Rachael Maza Long, Shellie Morris, Amy Saunders, Ursula Yovich, Genevieve Lacey, The Black Arm Band, Dan Sultan and Archie Roach

The 2009 Queensland Music Festival will launch spectacularly into life with the largest concert event to be performed on Thursday Island, webcast live to a big screen in the centre of Brisbane.