Break the Ice (BTI) was a hardcore punk festival held in Melbourne, Australia in 2012, 2013, and 2014. It was run by Broken Hive Records and though short-lived, it was a significant event in the Australian hardcore calendar, attracting hundreds of punters each year.
History The festival began in 2012 as the feature date on the national tour for well-known band Trapped Under Ice. Inspiration for the fest comes from similar styled multi-day hardcore punk festivals in the USA such as This Is Hardcore and Sound and Fury. In 2013 the festival turned into a 2-day event with a more purposeful focus on other aspects of the hardcore music scene consisting of a trade market place, a bigger presence of local DIY labels, stalls selling vegan baked goods and an increased sense of community. However, the subsequent 2014 event would be the last.
2012 Saturday 10 March Trapped Under Ice 50 Lions Hopeless Shinto Katana Dropsaw Iron Mind In Trenches Relentless Phantoms Anchor (SWE) Warbrain Endless Heights
2013 Saturday 27 April Cold World Miles Away Iron Mind 50 Lions Phantoms Survival Endless Heights Vigilante Free World Reincarnation
Sunday 28 April Bane Hopeless Relentless Warbrain The Weight The Others Outright Thorns Civil War Machina Genova
Rotting Out from the US were due to play day two of the 2013 lineup but pulled out and cancelled their Australian tour set for the same period for unannounced reasons.
2014 Saturday 10 May Ringworm Mindsnare Twitching Tongues Iron Mind I Exist Against Shackles Colossus Mood Swing Manhunt Born Free
Sunday 11 May Misery Signals Foundation Disgrace Endless Heights Warbrain Blkout Outright The Others Starvation Legions Downside
See also
List of punk rock festivals
References
External links Broken Hive Records official site