WOMAD New Zealand is held in the province of Taranaki on the west coast of the North Island. Overshadowed by Mt Taranaki, the town of New Plymouth wakes from its usual laid-back combination of rural and surf life to become a hive of colour and activity for one big weekend in March…. WOMAD weekend!
As the first year in a long time without a Franti, Harper or Johnson on the lineup at Bluesfest, it was clear from the get-go that the festival's organisers were aiming for something slightly different.
This year's WOMADelaide festival saw 400 artists and 75,000 festival goers converge on the Adelaide Botanical Gardens for two days and three nights, experiencing the best of what world music has to offer.
The New Year in the Southwest brings with it another edition of the Southbound Festival.
The East Coast Blues and Roots Festival is a five-day festival internationally-renowned for its unparalleled line-up and unrelenting rain. Now in its 18th year, the festival certainly delivered on both counts with a magical drenched week at the most eastern point of Australia.
Byron Bay is a long way from Melbourne… about 1600kms, give or take a few. For Victorian blues and roots fans, this has always been a thing of torment every Easter, when some of the world’s best performers from the genre descend on the northern New South Wales town. This year however, the inaugural Point Nepean music festival solved this problem once and for all.
check out the photos from the Narana Festival by Jane Saunders.
Music is definitely an important part of any music festival, however, The Great Escape should by no means be thought of as only a music festival, as the organisers provide their festival goers with a few extra bits and pieces to stir and inspire. Cabaret, comedy, spoken word, circus fun, yoga, markets, cult cinema, trivia, and disco bingo are just some of the creative kicks you can get at this festival, at Sydney’s Newington Armory.
What a fantastic weekend. Review coming soon. For now, check out the photos from our photographer Brad Treeby from the weekend.
In a week or so The Cat Empire will play their song "Sly" to a television audience of millions on Late Night with David Letterman in New York.
Heading down the picturesque Great Ocean Road, I found it hard to believe yet another year had flown by already. And what better way is there to farewell the old year, bring in the New Year than at the Falls Festival?
Southbound, WA's finest music, camping and arts festival returns for the third year running and puts on a stellar show. 
The Pyramid Rock Festival held over the New Years Eve period at scenic Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, is fast becoming as big as The Falls Festival. 
With some punters arriving as early as Christmas Eve, Woodford officially kicks off annually on December 27 and continues with a never-ending programme for six days and six nights consisting of music, arts, workshops and an endless city of stalls to satisfy any interest or hunger.