Dark MOFO Festival in Hobart Australia

Laurie Anderson, St Vincent, Alice Glass and a new talks program will headline the sixth Dark Mofo festival, Hobart’s “dark”, experimental and controversial winter festival, pulled together by the team behind the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona).

Australian journalist Peter Greste who was once jailed in Egypt on trumped-up terrorism charges is to come face to face with a former jihadist at Tasmania's Dark Mofo festival.

Hobart (/ ˈ h oʊ b ɑːr t / ( listen)) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania.With a population of approximately 225,000 (over 40% of Tasmania's population), it is the second least populated Australian state capital city.

Explore Hobart holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. | No doubt about it, Hobart’s future is looking rosy. Tourism is booming and the old town is humming with low vacancy rates, high real-estate prices and new-found self-confidence.