New festival to hit the Bellarine

San Cisco are a three-piece indie pop group from Fremantle and will perform at By the Pier. (supplied)

Organisers have dropped the line-up for the inaugural By the Pier festival in Queenscliff.

Flagging an intimate festival experience for music lovers tickets will be limited with a single outdoor stage set up on the familiar festival stomping ground of the Queenscliff foreshore, all aimed at providing a vibrant three days of sensational sounds, gourmet food trucks, bars and a DJ tent.

“We’re super excited to see the return of music festivals and to be able to present such a stellar line up of Aussie artists for our inaugural event,” event director Andrew Orvis said.

“We can’t wait to party in Queenscliff with you in March”.

The festival is designed to co-exist with the Queenscliff Music Festival, held each November.

Single day tickets will be available from $79 and weekend tickets from $199.

By the Pier will run from Friday March 25 to Sunday March 27 next year.

See bythepier.com.au for more details and the line-up.