‘So sorry’: Splendour’s grovelling apology
Fuming festival-goers have been offered a more fulsome apology by Splendour in the Grass organisers after the first one went down poorly.
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Sad life of Splendour influencers exposed
Splendour has always been a magnet for influencers – but the reality is very different to what they post on social media. James Weir recaps.
Hemsworths awkwardly ditch VIP party
A “once in a lifetime” VIP party that was set to eclipse Splendour in the Grass was hit with something far worse than bad weather this weekend.
‘Leave us alone:’ Festival security act stuns
Footage has emerged of a young girl being pinned down by security officers, with one bystander questioning the amount of “force they were using”.
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The top eco-friendly music festivals
NO matter where you go around the globe, everybody loves a good party — and it’s becoming more and more common for these events to be eco-friendly.
Laneway Festival 2017 line-up announced
THE line-up for the 2017 Laneway Festival has been announced and it promises yet another impressive list of local and international acts.
Farnsey hits the rock festival circuit
Are you ready to rock — standing up — with John Farnham? He’s hitting the festival circuit.
John Paul Young in new comeback
COULD this be the start of another comeback for John Paul Young? He’s just played to 15,000 Gen X’ers with Flight Facilities in Sydney.
‘Everyone who enters intends to have sex’
FOR most of us, getting down and dirty at a festival is about drinking and dancing. But the Orgy Dome tent at Burning Man offers a lot more. WARNING: Explicit
Smash Mouth singer collapses mid-concert
SMASH Mouth frontman Steve Harwell has shocked fans by collapsing during a gig at a US festival.
Bluesfest unveils epic 2017 line-up
LEGENDARY American rock poet Patti Smith will make her long-awaited return to the Australian stage at the annual Bluesfest next year.
The Avalanches to play Falls Festival
HOT Aussie act The Avalanches continue their comeback, alongside London Grammar and Bernard Fanning at this year’s Falls Festival.
Roach to meet his Scottish ‘clan’
ABORIGINAL singer songwriter Archie Roach will next week honour a boyhood promise to his dying father and trace his “clan” in Scotland.
Rapper the first to play at Falls
CHILDISH Gambino is the first artist confirmed to perform at the Falls Festival over New Year’s as speculation grows about who will join the line-up.
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