‘What’s going on?’:Punters left hanging over controversial rock festival

‘What’s going on?’:Punters left hanging over controversial rock festival

The Pandemonium rock festival was supposed to feature Alice Cooper and Blondie,but reports it has been cancelled have left ticket-holders confused.

  • byHelen Pitt

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‘The most fun I’d had in years’:Why Splendour can’t afford to fail

‘The most fun I’d had in years’:Why Splendour can’t afford to fail

Splendour in the Grass tickets are about to go on sale,and despite the trauma of the 2022 event,there’s a reason the festival is still tempting an ageing Millennial like me.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Extreme weather is wreaking havoc on Australian music festivals. Can they survive?

Extreme weather is wreaking havoc on Australian music festivals. Can they survive?

The cancellation of Victoria’s Pitch festival amid extreme heat and the death of a patron has restarted urgent conversations about Australia’s beloved festivals.

  • byNell Geraets
Can Kylie Minogue save Splendour in the Grass?
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Can Kylie Minogue save Splendour in the Grass?

Booking the pop icon is the best decision the music festival has ever made and could boost Australia’s live music industry.

  • byRobert Moran
It was too hot to dance until the Balkan punk band gave us no choice

It was too hot to dance until the Balkan punk band gave us no choice

An uninvited band,mixed messages,and a closed stage:the WOMADelaide festival dancing through its challenges.

  • byJessica Nicholas
Banned by police,this controversial rap group is heading to Melbourne

Banned by police,this controversial rap group is heading to Melbourne

Western Sydney rap group OneFour are set to perform their first headline show in Melbourne as part of the RISING festival in June.

  • byThomas Mitchell
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‘How many lives do you put at risk?’:Anger after man dies at music festival during heatwave

‘How many lives do you put at risk?’:Anger after man dies at music festival during heatwave

Melbourne man Antony Maugeri,23,became unresponsive just after 1am on Sunday at the Pitch music festival in Victoria’s west. He was airlifted to hospital but later died at The Alfred.

  • byLachlan Abbott andRachel Eddie
Golden Plains festival beats to the heat to mark a sweet 16th set

Golden Plains festival beats to the heat to mark a sweet 16th set

Despite the heat,an overwhelming sense of freedom spread through Meredith’s Supernatural Amphitheatre during the festival’s latest edition.

  • byRichard Crabtree
Festival chaos across Victoria amid extreme heat and bushfire warning
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Festival chaos across Victoria amid extreme heat and bushfire warning

The Moomba parade has been cancelled due to forecast severe heat,as drama engulfs a camping arts festival in regional Victoria that is proceeding despite an extreme fire warning.

  • byRachael Dexter andMax Walden
Backlash grows after WOMADelaide refuses to book Palestinian,Israeli acts

Backlash grows after WOMADelaide refuses to book Palestinian,Israeli acts

Festival organisers have defended their decision,pointing to their refusal to invite both Palestinian and Israeli artists.

  • byHelen Pitt
Music festivals may skip NSW amid police charges backlash

Music festivals may skip NSW amid police charges backlash

Police user pay charges are up to 12 times more expensive for NSW-based festivals than in Victoria,state parliament has heard.

  • byLinda Morris