Summer might still be months away, but that hasn’t stopped Australia’s music promoters from getting in quicksmart on announcing some our of biggest touring events. Last week the punk-leaning Soundwave gig revealed who’ll they’ll be bringing down under for their event, while this morning the promoters of three connected event – the Falls Music and Arts Festival (held in Marion Bay, TAS and Lorne, VIC); Southbound (held in Busselton, WA) and Sunset Sounds (taking place in Brisbane, QLD) have announced their first line-up.

Making their way to Australia this December is everyone from legendary rockers like Joan Jett And the Blackhearts, to seminal hip-hop outfit Public Enemy, who’ll perform their LP Fear of a Black Planet in its entirety. Plus there’s plenty of bands of ‘the moment’ (think the National, Sleigh Bells and loads more), plus lots of hot locals (the Living End, Angus and Julia Stone etc).

With several acts shared across each festival bill, below is a list of everyone who’ll play across the three festivals (those only appearing at Falls only are marked with an asterix). Be sure to head to each festival’s respective website for further info:

Interpol, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, the National, the Living End, Public Enemy, Klaxons, Angus And Julia Stone, Tame Impala, the Rapture*, Ladyhawke, Cold War Kids, Sleigh Bells, Peaches, Hot Hot Heat, Paul Kelly, Ash Grunwald, Children Collide, the Beautiful Girls*, the Soft Pack, Dan Sultan*, the Morning Benders, the Cool Kids, Junip, Kitty, Daisy And Lewis, Marina and the Diamonds*, the Middle East, Cloud Control, Yacht Club DJs, Washington, Boy & Bear, Sally Seltmann*, the Bamboos, Tijuana Cartel, A-Trak*, Edan the Dee-Jay*, Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio, Beardyman*, the Cuban Brothers*, World’s End Press, Casiokids, Dan Kelly, Daara J Family, Jamaica, Charlie Parr, Jonathan Boulet, The Jezabels, Big Scary, Last Dinosaurs, Sampology, Eagle and the Worm, Jinja Safari, Tim and Jean, the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra and more TBA.

The details:

* Sunset Sounds takes place Wednesday 5 – Thursday 6 December at the Garden Stage in the Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, QLD. Tickets go on sale Thursday 9 September.

* Camping festival Southbound takes place Saturday 1 – Monday 3 January at Busselton, WA – head to southboundfestival.com now to register for tickes, which closes Friday 27 August.

* Lastly, tickets for both Falls Festival locations go on sale Thursday 9 September. Falls in Marion Bay, TAS, takes place Wednesday 29 December for three days, while Falls in Lorne, VIC, kicks off Tuesday 28 December for four days.