Canning Highway will become the world’s biggest stage.
On the 1st of March, Canning Highway one of Perth’s busiest roads will be shutdown from Canning Bridge to the Old Fremantle Traffic Bridge and transformed into a rolling stage for the Highway to Hell Perth Festival closing event.
Going down, party time
My friends are gonna be there too
I’m on the highway to hell
With over 100,000 people expected, this will be a once in a lifetime event.
What you need to know about Highway
Punters are being asked to arrive from 3pm with entertainment to commence from 4pm and trucks to start rolling at 5pm.
The Trucks and Artist
Artists on the trucks will be performing along the entire highway (except between Rome Rd and Preston Point Rd).
The trucks will also be stopping at 9 stop points along the highway (in the four zones) where artists will perform a song in its entirety.
All the bands will be performing AC/DC songs only, in their own unique style.
Rock on!
Highway To Hell Zones
When heading to the event you will first need to pick your zone. Given the size of the ‘stage’ you will want to plan ahead and pick where you want to setup for the event as moving zones once the event starts could prove difficualy with huge crowds expected.
Each zone will have different acts and entertainment so we have broken down each zone with maps below to make choosing easier.
Canning Bridge Zone
This is where it all starts and is the perfect spot to watch the truck kick-off.
Entertainment
- Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony
- Divalicious
- WA Police Pipe Band
- Trucks depart
Location
Canning Bridge to Riseley St, Applecross (view map)
Tompkins Park Zone
Witness a world record attempt as Perth tries to break the Air Guitar world record. Trucks are expected to arrive at 5:50pm and those hanging around to 7:50pm will be able to see local artist End of Fashion.
Entertainment
- Jam Tarts
- Mojo Juju w/ WAAPA Gospel Choir
- WA Police Pipe Band
- End of Fashion
- Air Guitar World Record Attempt
Location
Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove (view map)
Valley Zone
Touch-up on your air guitar skills with an air guitar demo with Jinja Assassin & Crew at 5:30pm before the trucks will roll through 6:35pm.
Entertainment
- Saturday Sunday
- Air Guitar Demo with the Jinja Assassin & Crew
- Dave Hole Band
- Ballbreaker Jam Tarts
Location
Stock Rd to Petra Street, Palmyra (view map)
Rainbow Zone
The end of the line for the Highway to Hell is at the Rainbow Zone. There will be lots of roving performers, choirs, acrobats and kids activities. The trucks will be expected to arrive at 7:25pm
Entertainment
- Oompah!
- Kadampa Meditation Centre Chanting
- WAAPA Rocks!
- Aline in the Air
- North Fremantle Primary School
- Indie Mix Pop Choir
- Bollywood Flash Mob
- John Curtin College of the Arts
- DJ Shazza Dacca on Champagne Charlie
- Voice Moves WA
- DJ’s Kester Sappho & Timothy Nelson
Location
May St, East Fremantle to the Rainbow between the bridges in Fremantle (view map)
Activities and events outside of Highway To Hell
From food trucks to after parties, there will be lots happening in and around the Highway To Hell events.
See full list of activities and events outside of Highway To Hell visit perthfestival.com.au.
Event public transport
Additional services will be running for the event but remember to plan your journey and allow plenty of extra travelling time as services will be busy.
Transperth have provided details on how to best get to and from each zone via their Highway To Hell events jouney planner page transperth.wa.gov.au.
Road closures and disruptions
Due to the event, there will be a number of road closures in place resulting in significant disruptions to localtraffic and timetabled Transperth services.
Please note Canning Highway from Canning Bridge, Applecross to Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle and one block back along the route will be closed to traffic from 1pm and will reopen in sections by 11pm.
For full list of closures and disruptions visit transperth.wa.gov.au.
For full event details and FAQ visit perthfestival.com.au.
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