Ocean Alley in Vancouver

Ocean Alley are an Australian band formed on Sydney’s Northern Beaches in 2011. Their music draws on psychedelic rock, reggae and surf rock, and they became widely known when “Confidence,” from the album Chiaroscuro, topped Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2018. Their catalogue also includes “Knees,” “Yellow Mellow” and the albums Lonely Diamond and Low Altitude Living. In 2019, Ocean Alley performed at Reading Festival and Leeds Festival during a run of British and European shows. Following the release of Low Altitude Living in 2022, the band played its album tour across Australia and New Zealand, then continued with dates in North America and Europe. The live format is a six-piece band led by Baden Donegal’s vocals, supported by guitars, keyboards, bass and drums. Their festival appearances have also included Splendour in the Grass in Australia and Sziget in Budapest.

Mild Orange is a New Zealand indie-rock band formed in Dunedin in 2016. Its dreamy, psychedelic sound became known through songs including “Some Feeling,” “Mysight” and “Freak in Me,” as well as the albums Foreplay, Mild Orange and Looking for Space. The Looking for Space tour took the band through North America and Europe in 2022 for club and theatre concerts. In 2023, Mild Orange performed at the inaugural Lollapalooza India in Mumbai.