Festivals in Australia
CoastFestThree day music event held on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia at The Point Wolstoncroft Sport and Recreation Camp Gwandalan on beautiful Lake Maquarie. Featuring some of Australias finest Blues & Roots, World, Folk and Alternative musicians, as well as a host of local performers.
East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival
Annual music festival held for five days over the Easter long weekend at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It features a large selection of blues and roots performers, both international and Australian. 2007 Line-Up: John Mayer, Bo Diddley, Feist, Ben Kweller, John Butler Trio, The Roots, Tony Joe White, Taj Mahal and many more.
Falls Festival
A New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Marion Bay, Tasmania and Lorne, Victoria Australia since 1993. It lasts three days, from December 29 to January 1 each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, December 30 and December 31. Both festivals run simultaneously and swapping line-ups over different days. Many artists playing at the Falls Festival are traditionally of the blues & roots genre, however it is not exclusively of this style, with rock, hip hop and electronic style acts also playing. 2007 Line-Up: King of Leon, Whitley, Hoops, New Young Pony Club, Paul Kelly and many more.
Splendour in the Grass
Annual music festival held in July at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. 2008 Line-Up: Sigur Rós, Devo, Vampire Weekend, Cold War Kids, Ben Lee, Van She, The Vines, Paul Dempsey, The Fratellis, The Wombats and many more
The Great Escape
Music festival held at Newington Armory, located within Sydney Olympic Park since 2006. Initially held over the Easter long weekend for the first two events, in 2008 it was announced the festival would take place on the Labour Day weekend. It evolved from the 2005 Cockatoo Island Music Festival. In addition to musical acts, there is also a wide range of other features such as comedy acts, bingo and trivia, conspiracy theory talks and yoga. 2007 Line-Up: Amos Lee, The Vines, Ben Kweller, The Shins, The Roots, The Lemonheads and many more.
V Festival
Music festival, and a spin-off of the British V Festival. In 2008, the festival will once again visit Sydney and the Gold Coast, and will this year extend to Melbourne and Perth. 2008 Line-Up: Air, The Smashing Pumpkins, Roisin Murphy, The Presets and many more.
West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
Annual music festival held in Fremantle, Western Australia. It features many blues and roots performers, both international and local. The festival began as a one-day event in 2004. In 2007 it expanded to a two-day event. It is a sister event to the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival.