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Oz Music Festivals Newsletter

16th October 2017
​Australian Music Festival news from the past week
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Music Festivals Coming Up

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​NEW SOUTH WALES.  Kangaroo Valley Folk, Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass, Return to Rio, This That Festival and more ...
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​WESTERN AUSTRALIA.  Fremantle Festival, WAMFest, Dunsborough Song Fest, Blues at Bridgetown and more ...
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​VICTORIA.  Melbourne Festival, Darebin Music Feast, Tallangatta Fifties Festival, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues​ and more ...
 
We're working on festival listings for ALL Australian States and Territories. Queensland is next!  
​Have you noticed we've missed one or we have an error?   Let us know.

Oz Music Festivals Website Changes
over the past week
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Hyperfest (24/02/2018)
HyperFest - WA's largest all ages drug and alcohol free annual music and arts festival run by young crew! ... Festival Details

 

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If you're a dedicated music festival goer.  If you're looking for something to do on a weekend. If you're on holiday and exploring the region, or planning a holiday.  If you're all three!  Connect with us and we'll keep your finger on the pulse of Oz music festivals around Australia  :)
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General News

Three Summers.  A movie set at an Australian music festival.  Ever thought an Australian music festival would be a great setting for a film?  Ben Elton thought so too.  We haven't seen the full film, but the trailer made us laugh :)  Watch it below, and read more about the film and cast here.  Due for release 2nd November 2017.
Spilt Milk pulls out of Australia's first pill testing trial.  ​The first trial of pill testing at an Australian music festival will no longer go ahead after Spilt Milk organisers pulled out with six weeks to go.  See the full ABC Online article here.

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New Touring Music Festival "Hotter Than Hell" Announced.  Touring through Queensland, South Australia and Victoria from January 2018 to early March 2018, Hotter Than Hell brings names such as Eskimo Joe, Jebediah, Killing Heidi, The SuperJesus and The Koffin Rockers to each event.  See website here, tickets are on sale now.
 

Ticket Releases

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Beechworth Celtic Festival, 10th -11th November 2017, Beechworth VIC.  A reminder from Beechworth Celtic Festival that there are limited tickets remaining.  Buy your tickets here.   Beechworth Celtic Festival details here.  Check out other November music festivals in Victoria.

Sugar Mountain, 20th January 2018, Melbourne, VIC.  Tickets now on sale.  Also see listing of other January music festivals in Victoria.

Rainbow Serpent Festival, 26th - 29th January 2018, Lexton, Vic.  Tickets now sold out.  Waitlist information provided here.  Check out other January music festivals in Victoria.
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Perth Festival, 9th Feburary - 4th March 2018, Perth, WA.  Dizzee Rascal (UK), The Avalanches, Barber Shop Chronicles (UK).  Tickets now on sale (per event).  Check out other February music festivals in Western Australia.
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Thrashville, 20th January 2018, Lower Belford, NSW.  Thrashville have announced Frenzal Rhomb as the headliner act for this festival.  Tickets are now on sale.  Check out these other January music festivals in New South Wales.
 

Lineups Announced

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Mountain Grass, 17th - 19th November 2017,  Harrietville, Vic.  Three further performers announced.  RhodeWorks, The Stetson Family & Strzelecki Stringbusters.  Check out other November music festivals in Victoria.

Sugar Mountain, 20th January 2018, Melbourne, Vic.  Too many to list here.  Includes artists both local and international.   Click here for the full lineup.  Also see listing of other January music festivals in Victoria.

Beechworth Music Festival, 26th - 27th January 2018, Beechworth, Vic.  Lineup announced.  Remi, The Sand Pebbles, Raised By Eagles, Jade Imagine, The  Outdoor Type, Kissin' Cousins, Black Magic, Marisa Quigley & Her Sunday Best, The Faculty, Squid Doctors.  Also see listing of other January music festivals in Victoria.

Riverboats 2018, 16th - 18th February 2018, Echuca-Moama, Vic.  Lineup announced.  Neil & Liam Finn, Kasey Chambers, Josh Pyke, The Black Sorrows with Vika and Linda Bull, The Teskey Brothers.  Also see listing of other February music festivals in Victoria.

Port Fairy Folk Festival, 9th -12th March 2018, Port Fairy, Vic.  Next wave of artists announced.  Sásta, Suga Tree, Fiona Kershaw, Breabach (Scotland), Melbourne Ska Orchestra.  Check out other March music festivals in Victoria.
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The Plot 2017, 18th November 2017, Parramatta, NSW.  Final 6 artists announced.  Mallrat, Miss Blanks, Odette, Oh Boy, Okenyo, Waax.  Check out other November music festivals in New South Wales.

Country Rocks Festival - Sydney, 3rd March 2018, Bella Vista, NSW.  First artist announcement - Adam Brand & Christie Lamb.  Tickets here.  Check out other March music festivals in New South Wales.
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WOMADelaide, 9th - 12th March 2018, Adelaide SA.  First lineup announcement of 17 artists for WOMADelaide.  Includes local and many international acts.
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Woodford Folk Festival,  27th December 2017 - 1st January 2018, Woodford QLD.  The full programme for Woodford Folk Festival has been released.  View the programme here.
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National Folk Festival, 29th March - 2nd April (Easter) 2018, Canberra, ACT.  19-Twenty, Belshazzar’s Feast (UK), Faustus (UK), Frumious, Katey Brooks, Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission.  See more details here.
 

Festival Callouts

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​Mountain Grass, 17th - 19th November 2017,  Harrietville, Vic.  Mountain Grass are calling out for volunteers.  See details here.

Port Fairy Folk Festival, 9-12th March 2018, Port Fairy, Vic.  Call out for instrument makers.  From the festival ... "Around 20 makers exhibit each year, and we are putting out the call for expressions of interest now. Please email the Program Office if you are interested in exhibiting."
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Brunswick Music Festival, 5th - 19th March 2018, Brunswick, Vic.  Brunswick music festival advise that stall holder applications are now open.  And close on 3rd November 2017.  See details here.

Music Festival Listing, Victoria.  Review our full year listing of music festivals in Victoria here.
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National Folk Festival, 29th March - 2nd April (Easter) 2018, Canberra, ACT.  Reminder that stall holder applications close 19th October.  Volunteer applications open 1st November.
 

Awards and Grants

Calling all artists & organisations in regional Australia! Festivals Australia funding applications close 20 October https://t.co/oXwMkz5qWc pic.twitter.com/p6X0EVJbGt

— AusGov Arts&Culture (@artsculturegov) October 11, 2017

WA regional tour grant applications open. Check out @musicwa’s Tweet for more:
https://t.co/2YWDVw7cvj

— Oz Music Festivals (@OzMusicFests) October 13, 2017

The Age Music Victoria Award nominations just announced. Get voting! https://t.co/Sv6f9DAn4v

— Melbourne Music Week (@melbmusicweek) October 12, 2017
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