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Oz Music Festivals Newsletter

25th September 2017
​Australian Music Festival news from the past week
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General News


We're Back!  We're Better!

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Oz Music Festivals.  Our focus is Australian Music festivals no matter how big or how small, and our goal is to make Oz Music Festivals THE PLACE to go find your perfect music festival.  We're still building our database, but we think you'll like what we've done so far. 

Check out our new website.  It's designed to be easy to navigate and to work on any device.

Be They Big, or Be They Small, This Is Where You'll Find Them All!

Music Festivals Coming Up Soon!

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​NEW SOUTH WALES.  Wollombi, Skyline, Listen Out, Kangaroo Valley Folk and more.
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​VICTORIA.  Melbourne Cello, Melbourne Festival, Port Fairy Spring Music, Darebin Music Feast and more.
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​WESTERN AUSTRALIA.  Nanga, Fremantle Folk, Fremantle Festival, WAMFest and more.
We're working on festival listings for ALL Australian States and Territories. Queensland is next!  Or have you noticed we've missed one or an error?   Let us know about your favourite festivals so we're sure to include them.

Festivals Australia Program Applications Now Open

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​Applications for the Festivals Australia program are now open and will close 20 October 2017.  Festivals Australia supports community participation in, and access to, the arts and aims to support partnerships and collaboration across the sector.  Click here for more details on the Festivals Australia website.


ACT Government approves free pill testing at Spilt Milk festival

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In a groundbreaking Australian-first, the ACT Government will allow free pill testing to take place at the Spilt Milk music festival in Canberra on November 25.
The move follows months of negotiations between the Safety Testing Advisory Service at Festivals and Events (STA-SAFE) consortium and the ACT Government.  More...

Ticket Releases


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Laneway Festival Tickets Now On Sale

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Laneway Festival '18, Adelaide-Sydney-Brisbane-Fremantle, Feb 2018  Laneway Festival have announced that tickets for Laneway '18 are now on sale.  Click here for details on the festival website.


National Folk Festival Early Bird 2 Tickets on Sale Now

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National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT, Easter 2018  Early bird tickets (20% off full price) are on sale now and until 31st Oct 2017.  Ticket prices for full paying adults are in range $62 (single day pass) to $304.  Click here for details on the festival website.

Lineup and Program News


Melbourne Music Week First Announcement

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Melbourne Music Week, Melbourne, Victoria, 17/11/2017 - 25/11/2017  MMW have announced that on 19th Nov from 4pm to midnight there will be "​a multi-label takeover of the iconic Melbourne Town Hall, with more than 20 artists performing over three levels of the Melbourne landmark."  Tickets available from $53.  Click here for details on the  festival website.


Byron Bay Blues Fest First Announcement

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Byron Bay Blues Fest, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Easter 2018  The first lineup announcement from Byron Bay Blues Fest includes big names Lionel Richie, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, John Butler Trio, Tash Sultana plus many more.  Tickets to the Blues Fest are available now and range in price from $179 - $875.   Click here for details on the  festival website.


Final Lineup for Handpicked Announced

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Handpicked, Lake Breeze Wines, Langhorne Creek, South Australia, 11/11/2017  The final lineup for Handpicked has been announced and includes headline acts Matt Corby, Jet, San Cisco and Jezabels.  Tickets, including pre-sale tickets are available now and range in price from $80 - $200.   Click here for details on the  festival website.


5th and Final Queenscliff Music Festival Lineup Announced

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Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, Victoria, 24/11/2017 - 26/11/2017  Australian music icon Russell Morris is the last big name to join the festival.  Also announced is Warrnambool bred, Melbourne based folkster and man of many odd socks Didirri, North-East Arnhem Land's Yirrmal and 30-piece Geelong based girl band the Sweethearts.   Click here for details on the  festival website.

Festival Callouts


St Kilda Festival Callouts

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St Kilda Festival, St Kilda, Victoria, 11th Feb  St Kilda Festival are calling out for for musicians, bands, activities and events for the 2018 St Kilda Festival.  They are also looking for food traders, community groups and charity partners.  Check the  closing date for these callouts carefully on the festival website.  Note that some are closing this week on 28/09/2017.   Click here for details on the  festival website.


National Folk Festival Callouts

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National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT, Easter 2018 
Workshop Facilitators.  Expressions of Interest are now open for arts workshop facilitators at the 2018 National Folk Festival.  Closes 19th Oct 2017.  Click here for more.
Stallholders.  NFF is seeking stallholders offering unique and interesting items to join our marketplace.  The website encourages careful reading of terms and conditions before applying.  We've seen two different dates on the website for the closing date (30th Sep 2017, 19th Oct 2017) so please also first confirm the closing date with the festival organisers before applying!  Click here for more.

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      • Book a Band
      • Book Festival Workshop
      • Invite Performer Submissions
      • Promote Your Music Festival
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