Premium Content When will major music festivals return to the Byron Shire? Besides the basic restrictions imposed by health orders in NSW and the risk of contagion within a festival environment, there is the issue of at what point having a festival is a viable business option. With so many Northern NSW residents missing out on jobs, directly or indirectly connected to such events, the issue of music festivals is an important financial issue for the area. So where are we at with the festivals for 2021?
Splendour in the Grass announced its 2020 line up in February last year, but the festival ended up getting cancelled. Falls Festival Byron Bay followed suit not long after.
The years started with Falls Festival, director Brandon Saul and the festival art curator, Andy Mac. Photo Jeff ‘Falling For You’ Dawson.
2020 was welcomed in the usual way across the country and the idea of having a refreshed 2020 clear vision became a theme for many as we stepped into the second decade of the 21st century – little did we know… Kelvin Davies surveying the forest at Upper Wilsons Creek. Image supplied. Masks and PPE became the new black. Chloe Hart – talented and hardworking chef by day, Your Gourmet delivery driver twice a week during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo Kate Holmes.
Sleepless and Sunkissed delivers on all fronts.
Western Australia has become a hotbed of seriously-talented bands over the past couple years and none exude more promise than four-piece Death by Denim. Lifting moods with their unique brand of infectious indie-rock/pop, the band have been dropping top-shelf music for the past few years.
With high rotation on triple j and a performance at Falls Festival, the band truly cemented their place in the Aussie indie scene with their immersive EP
Year Long Minute last year, packed with engaging melodies and anthemic hooks.
Now, they’ve arrived with their much-anticipated full-length debut,
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