News Sydney Fringe Festivals wraps the season with Ngaiire’s standout event ‘Just Desserts’ by Tammy Moir As the Sydney Fringe Festival, New South Wales’ largest independent arts celebration, wraps up, one standout event, Just Desserts, is set to leave a lasting impression. This multi-sensory showcase will…
Music Here’s our picks for the best Victorian music festivals by Tom Disalvo Beyond The Valley, Pitch Music & Arts, and Ability Fest are just a few of the buzzy items on the Victorian music festivals calendar. Victorian music festivals are known for…
Music News Here’s our picks for the best 12 music festivals in Sydney & NSW by Tom Disalvo Sydney and NSW music festivals get their time in the spotlight with this non-exhaustive list of the hottest-ticket items on the state’s festival calendar. We’re well into 2024, and while…
Arts Food Music News Beer Festivals & Singalongs: Here are the best things to do this month by Happy Sydney’s winter might be here, but that doesn’t mean the city’s cultural scene goes into hibernation June and July are packed with festivals and events that are sure to keep…
Music “Festivals will bounce back:” In conversation with Mushroom Valley Festival founder Ben Irving by Tom Disalvo With the 13th edition of their beloved festival hotly approaching, we hit up Mushroom Valley Festival’s Ben Irving for an insightful chat. It’s no secret that it’s been a rough…
Music News Oxfam is calling for 8,500 volunteers to Glastonbury, Reading and other iconic festivals by Tammy Moir Missed out on festival tickets? Oxfam is calling for 8,500 volunteers to the top UK festivals in exchange for stewarding Oxfam is looking for 8,500 volunteers for summer festivals like…
Music News NSW Police under fire for ‘Price Gouging’ festivals with bills rivaling the cost of a small island by Tammy Moir Looks like the NSW police are playing a game of “Let’s see who we can charge the most for festival policing.” Greens MP Cate Faehrmann is waving the finger at…
Music News Why Aussie music festivals need a safety net for adverse weather by Tom Disalvo “The festivals that we know and love may not survive,” industry reps say of the host of festivals cancelled due to adverse weather this year. Australia’s music festival sector has…
Live Music News Briggs puts Festivals on notice: There’s no excuse not to include more indigenous artists! by Tammy Moir Fresh off curating Australia’s inaugural festival celebrating First Nations musical talent, First & Forever, Briggs is intent on keeping the conversation going, and is calling out for all festivals, to…
Live Music News Festival of the Sun 2022 was the perfect reminder that coastal festivals simply hit right by Lochie Schuster Even though the weather didn’t live up to its name, Festival of the Sun was a brilliant exhibition of Australian talent once again in 2022. If you’ve never been to…
Music News Artists can now recoup lost royalties for COVID-cancelled gigs and festivals by Amy Davidson A new initiative by APRA AMCOS offers $1.5 million in financial support for live performance royalties lost to COVID gig cancellations. The latest episode of COVID-19 left many artists with…
Music News Politics NSW introduces $43M fund to support COVID-impacted festivals by Amy Davidson As of yesterday, major events disrupted by COVID may be eligible for a payout of up to 10 million dollars under the ‘Event Saver’ fund. During Monday’s state press conference,…
Music News Festival Of The Sun postpone 2021 event, planning two festivals in 2022 by Manning Patston Port Macquarie’s beloved Festival Of The Sun has been pushed back to May 2022, following NSW’s ongoing battle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Festival Of The Sun (FOTSUN) has rescheduled its…
