Peats Ridge Festival Review – Day Three

Peats Ridge Festival ran from Dec 29 – Jan 1 at Glenworth Valley, Peats Ridge.

The Chai Temple was the place to be for many punters on their final day, packing out the place early to watch some intriguing young talents. Lily So gave the audience a breezy, sweet-natured set of jazz-flavoured acoustic pop, while Matthew Koutnik showed some promise... read more

!Peats Ridge Festival Review – Day Two Peats Ridge Festival ran from Dec 29 – Jan 1 at Glenworth Valley, Peats Ridge. The sweltering heat continued around the festival site into the morning and early afternoon, but charming Sydneysider Rainbow Chan (yes, that is her real name) did her very best to soothe our slowly-melting bodies. Her quirky and inventive style... read more

!Peats Ridge Festival Review – Day One Peats Ridge Festival ran from Dec 29 – Jan 1 at Glenworth Valley, Peats Ridge. The festival began with warm temperatures and high spirits, seeing Tasmanians Enola Fall deliver slabs of upbeat guitar pop as well as the delightful Rescue Ships, who left many a heart fluttering with their intricate harmonies and swaying... read more

!One of Australia’s biggest music festivals Big Day Out announces a partnership with C3 Presents, promoters of Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival. The partnership represents greater buying power for artists as well as global expansion for the Aussie festival and significant opportunities for Australian artists in the Northern Hermisphere market. Big Day Out founder Ken West says this of the partnership: “I am really happy to be able to announce this new... read more

After a long day of discussing the alternatives of death by hot weather – burning or melting – refuge was a welcome concept. The Palace provided in the form of an English band, very much acquainted with stages and well equipped with the skills needed to captivate indie rock fans. Hot handed after their gig at Falls Festival where they bore the responsibility of counting down the last few seconds of 2011 (which they infact missed as they were not told of the responsibility – but... read more

The Jägermeister Hunting Lodge will enjoy its first official pop up of the New Year at the 2012 Sydney Festival.

First unveiled at this year’s Splendour In The Grass, The Hunting Lodge represents the history of Jägermeister, (the word actually means ‘hunt master’) made with real wooden logs, retro furniture, a large wooden deck, and of course, a bar (and a 12 metre one at that!). It will be located at the Honda Festival Garden come January, where you can enjoy drinks in the... read more

In news that is sure to disappoint many, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs have announced they will be postponing their upcoming Australian tour dates, including their performances at Field Day and Falls Festival, due to “unforeseen circumstances.”

Organisers of the Falls Festival issued a statement today revealing the news, however no further details have been provided by the band as yet.

TEED will reportedly make it up to their Aussie fans next year, but there’s... read more

Yet another new announcement is in from organisers of the Big Day Out – this time, a new venue has been named for the Perth event after it revealed a down-scaling in size and artists due to ticket sales.

The Perth Big Day Out has now moved from Claremont Showgrounds to McCallum Park, with more details around parking and transport promised to arrive in the New Year. Here’s what Ken West had to say about... read more

The Lorne leg sold out in 1.5 hours; and now tickets to the Marion Bay Falls Festival have been completey snapped up too, meaning the entire 2011/12 Falls Festival is 100% sold out.

For those who were fortunate enough to grab em, here are some pointers for your Falls expo this year:

- Gate hours in Lorne are 11am – 9pm for Dec 28 ticket holders and 9am – 9pm for those arriving Dec 29, 30 or 31. ... read more

The playing times are out for Sydney’s biggest New Year’s Day hangover buster. Playing the Centre Field Stage are Justice, debuting their brand new live show, plus Crystal Castles, Gotye, Example, with Calvin Harris and Moby playing earlier sets there, slated for a 1:40pm start.

Over to The Island Stage and you’ll find fellow international headliners Skream & Benga, as well as Metronomy, Yuksek and Spank Rock, while Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs will be playing... read more