MUSIC FESTIVALS – AUSTRALIA

Climate crisis could kill off Australian music festivals, report warns

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Original article by Kelly Burke
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 30-Apr-25

Research has concluded that music festivals will no longer be viable unless they adapt to climate change. Green Music Australia interviewed 1,155 people who had attended live music events and music festivals in four states. About 33 per cent of respondents indicated that they now check weather forecasts before deciding to buy tickets to a live music event, while a similar proportion said they would avoid attending a music festival if the temperature was forecast to reach 35C. Catherine Strong from RMIT University says the research helps to explain the growing trend for music fans to delay purchasing tickets until the last minute. However, poor early ticket sales have forced some music festivals to be cancelled in recent years.

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GREEN MUSIC AUSTRALIA, RMIT UNIVERSITY

Bluesfest to make its final curtain call

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Original article by Andrew McMillen
The Australian – Page: 3 : 14-Aug-24

Byron Bay Bluesfest director Peter Noble has advised that the annual music festival will not continue beyond 2025. The 36th Bluesfest will be held on 17-20 April, and Noble has confirmed that it will be the last one. Bluesfest was founded in 1990 and was initially called the East Coast Blues Festival; it has featured many local and international bands and musicians, including Jimmy Barnes, Midnight Oil, BB King and Bob Dylan. Bluesfest is amongst a number of music festivals that have struggled to rebound in the post-pandemic environment; Splendour in the Grass was cancelled earlier in 2024.

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BLUESFEST, SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS PTY LTD

ABC and triple j revive One Night Stand music festival

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Original article by Calum Jaspan
The Age – Page: Online : 9-Apr-24

The ABC’s youth-focused radio station triple j will team up with Music Australia to relaunch the One Night Stand music festival. The event was held annually from 2004 to 2019, but it was put on hold in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Triple j will run a competition to decide which regional town will host the one-day festival in 2024. The decision to revive One Night Stand follows the cancellation of popular music festivals such as Splendour in the Grass, Groovin the Moo and the Falls Festival.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TRIPLE J PTY LTD, MUSIC AUSTRALIA