OUT ON THE WEEKEND Announces Stage Times plus Merle Haggard Tribute Shows and headline shows for The Cactus Blossoms

Today Out On The Weekend, has announced playing times for this Saturday’s festival that celebrates and embraces the Alt-Country and the Americana genre. The event takes place for it’s third year at the picturesque Seaworks on the shores of Port Phillip Bay in Williamstown.

Also announced are two very special Merle Haggard Tribute Shows with Robert Ellis, Joshua Hedley, Joe Pug and special guests taking partThese shows will be held on Wednesday, October 19 at Gardel’s Bar at Porteno, Sydney and Sunday, October 23 at The Curtin in Melbourne.

The Cactus Blossoms, who will bring their stunning harmonies and timeless style with them, will be doing two headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne. They will be 0n Tuesday, October 18 at Gardel’s Bar at Porteno, Sydney and Thursday, October 20  at The Curtin, Melbourne.

Tickets for shows at Gardel’s Bar at Porteno are available at the door, and the shows at The Curtin are free.

Headlining  Out On The Weekend in 2016 will be multiple award winning New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams & the Yarra Benders. This will be Marlon’s first appearance at the festival, and it will also be his only Melbourne performance for the rest of 2016. He will be joined by Robert Ellis & The Perfect Strangers, Lindi Ortega, Joe Pug, Joshua HedleyThe Cactus BlossomsCash Savage & The Last DrinksAll Our Exes Live In Texas, Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife, The Stetson Family & Bakersfield Glee Club plus Grand Ole Twang Broadcasting Live Celebrating 20 Years of 3RRR Twang.

STAGE TIMES: MAIN STAGE

9:15 – 10:30pm – Marlon Williams & the Yarra Benders
7:30 – 8:30pm – Robert Ellis & The Perfect Strangers
6:00 – 6:45pm – Lindi Ortega
4:30 – 5:15pm – Joshua Hedley
2:00 – 4:00pm – RRR’s Twang Live Broadcast
1:00pm – 1:30pm – Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife

STAGE TIMES: OUTSIDE STAGE

8:30 – 9:15pm – Cash Savage & The Last Drinks
6:45 – 7:30pm– Joe Pug
4:00 – 4:30pm – All Our Exes Live In Texas
1:30 – 2:00pm – Bakersfield Glee Club
12:30 – 1:00pm – The Stetson Family

STAGE TIMES: PIRATES TAVERN

12.00PM – 6.OOPM – DJ Max Crawdaddy

OUT ON THE WEEKEND HEADLINE SHOWS
ROBERT ELLIS AND THE PERFECT STRANGERS WITH JOSHUA HEDLEY & JOE PUG

October 14 – MEENIYAN TOWN HALL, MEENIYAN, VIC
Tickets: Tickets: email or phone venue: lyrebirdarts@hotmail.com / 03 5664 9239

October 18 – THE BASEMENT, SYDNEY, NSW
Tickets: http://bit.ly/TheBasementRobertJoshuaJoe

October 20 – NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB, MELBOURNE, VIC
Tickets: northcotesocialclub.com/gigs

October 21 – CARAVAN CLUB, MELBOURNE, VIC
Tickets: http://bit.ly/CaravanRobertJoshuaJoe

JOE PUG

OCTOBER 17 – SPOTTED MALLARD. MELBOURNE VIC
http://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/joe-pug/90214?ref=RSS_rss_mallard&skin=5395

LINDI ORTEGA WITH THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS
October 17 – NEWTOWN SOCIAL CLUB, SYDNEY, NSW
with Callum Wylie
Tickets: newtownsocialclub.com/gigs

with The Grand
October 19 – NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB, MELBOURNE, VICMagoozi
Tickets: northcotesocialclub.com/gigs

October 21 – MEENIYAN TOWN HALL, MEENIYAN, VIC
Tickets: Email or phone venue: lyrebirdarts@hotmail.com / 03 5664 9239

MERLE HAGGARD TRIBUTE SHOWS
with Robert Ellis, Joshua Hedley, Joe Pug and special guests
October 19 -GARDELS BAR, PORTENO, SYDNEY
Tickets: From the venue
October 23 – THE CURTIN, MELBOURNE
Free Show

THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS
October 18 – GARDELS BAR, PORTENO, SYDNEY
Tickets: From the venue
October 20 –  THE CURTIN, MELBOURNE
Free Show