Segression - Australian Metal Icons Celebrate Three Decades With The First Seg Fest on May 15, 2027

Thirty years is a long time in heavy music. Scenes change, trends come and go, venues disappear and bands form, implode, reform and disappear again and again.
Segression are still here.

Formed in Wollongong in 1996, Segression emerged from an Australian heavy music scene that would go on to produce some of the country's most enduring acts. Across three decades, six albums, countless Australian shows and stages shared with Ozzy Osbourne, Slipknot, Pantera, Machine Head, Soulfly, Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad and more, they've built a legacy that stretches far beyond their hometown.

But 2027 isn't about looking backwards.

To celebrate 30 years of Segression, the band are bringing it all home with the inaugural 
SEG FEST, an all day heavy music festival at Waves, in their home town of Wollongong on 
Saturday, May 15, 2027.

The most exciting part of reaching 30 years is discovering that the music never got old. A new generation is finding the heavy music that came before them. Younger fans are digging through Australian metal history, discovering bands, records and scenes that existed before they did, while long time fans are finding that the music which mattered to them decades ago still hits just as hard today.

That's not nostalgia. That's staying power and Segression have plenty of it.

After periods of activity and hiatus, the band enter their fourth decade at a time when Australian heavy music's old guard is experiencing an extraordinary resurgence. Not because somebody decided it was time for a retro revival, but because great riffs, great songs and great live bands have a habit of surviving regardless of the changes around them. And rather than simply throw themselves an anniversary show, Segression decided to build something bigger.

SEG FEST is a celebration of Australian heavy music. Past, present and future, in the city where Segression's own story began.

Joining Segression for the inaugural festival are some absolutely icons of the Australian heavy scene including 
Toe To Toe and Mortality 

Those holding firm in the middle ground but still playing killer live sets 
Our Last Enemy, Deprivation and Topnovil

And the new guard, proving heavy music never dies
PistonFist, Backhand, The Witching Hour and Skarmekal

Nine hours. One stage. Heavy music from every generation mixing styles and genres under the same roof.

SEG FEST 2027

Saturday, May 15: Waves, Wollongong 18+

1pm–10pm
Early Bird $55.50 + booking fee
General Admission $65.50 + booking fee
Tickets available here

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