Festival Season 2010-11: Craze Ensues.

So, it seems that 2010 is the year of amazing festival line-ups. Never in my days have I come across such a feat as Splendour in the Grass. Thinking this was a one-off, never-to-be-see-again kind of event, I decided that I HAD to go and went about spending my hard earned dollars on this once-in-a-lifetime ordeal. Then I saw the...

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Julian Casablancas… coming to Brisbane? Solo?

I know that everybody is currently caught up in the buzz of the Splendour lineup announcement. Myself included. And we all know (and are super-excited!) that the Strokes are headlining, but what seems to have slipped under the radar is that lead singer Julian Casablancas is  doing a solo east coast tour starting in May. Hitting...

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Price hike doesn’t deter punters

Words: Alex Fynes-Clinton Tickets to Byron Bay’s Splendour in the Grass 2009 music festival sold out in record time despite a 25 per cent price increase. Ticket prices swelled to $249 despite the economic recession, up $50 on last year’s cost. The price hike appeared not to put off eager punters, who snapped up 17,500 tickets in...

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