Festival No. 0000619 · Est. 1989
Weekend of the year
No. 0001663
Who's playing, and when
Festival lineup
Saturday
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Voices from the field
Reviews
Nothing written about this edition concerts yet - pick whoever you watched and be the first.
Four questions, one answer each
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Nobody has said what this weekend was like
7+ acts on the bill and not one answer yet. Four questions - the lineup, the atmosphere, how it was run, and whether it was worth the ticket - and this page starts telling people what Livid 1997 was actually like to be at.
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Every edition since 1989
Livid editions
Somewhere in Brisbane
Where it happens
Festival site
Festival grounds
The details
- Venue
- Livid 1997
- City
- Brisbane, Australia
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
Apartments and hotels near Livid 1997, Brisbane for the nights of the festival. The map comes from Stay22. If you book through it, we earn a commission, which helps keep the site running.
For the record
About the artists
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Ben Folds Five formed in Chapel Hill, United States, in 1993, and split up on 23 August 2023, after 30 years. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, rock. -
Cake formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, funk rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Devo formed in Akron, United States, in 1972. Plays art punk, electronic, electronic rock, electropunk, experimental rock, geek rock, new wave, post-punk.
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Dinosaur Jr formed in Amherst, United States, in 1984. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, noise rock, rock.
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Powderfinger formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 1989, and split up on 13 November 2010, after 21 years. Plays grunge, pop, rock.
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Shihad formed in 1988, and split up on 16 March 2025, after 37 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal.
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Veruca Salt formed in Chicago, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, grunge, indie rock, rock.