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Festival Reviews

Splendour in the Grass Review (2010)

Splendour in the Grass Review (2010)

From Woodford, QLD came the 10th anniversary of one of Australia's most popular festivals, Splendour in the Grass. Soulshine was lucky enough to be on-site for the festival featuring names like Ben Harper, The Strokes and the Pixies. 
5 August 2010
The 2010 Gum Ball Review (Hunter Valley, NSW)

The 2010 Gum Ball Review (Hunter Valley, NSW)

The Gum Ball is two nights and a day of music wedged in the heart of one of the country's most beautiful regions, the New South Wales Hunter Valley. With a line-up encompassing a handful of the best unknown local acts, 2010's festival was as much ...
2 June 2010
Bluesfest in Review (2010)

Bluesfest in Review (2010)

Billing itself as Australia's Premier Blues & Roots Festival, Byron Bay's Bluesfest has been a staple of live entertainment for 21 years. Heading along for the festival's debut at a new site on its 21st anniversary, photos and words duo Leigh ...
14 April 2010
Playground Weekender in Review (2010)

Playground Weekender in Review (2010)

Nestled amongst the banks of the Hawkesbury River, the Playground Weekender is Sydney’s only regularly run remaining live-in festival. Leigh Plover and Max Easton were on site to capture the goings-on.
25 February 2010
Sunset Sounds in Review (2010)

Sunset Sounds in Review (2010)

Set in Brisbane’s botanical gardens, Sunset Sounds is a two-afternoon wallop of the best of the Falls Festival line-up. Freshened from a short break from the Woodford Folk Festival, Richard Wilson and Max Easton were on site for photo’...
9 January 2010
Peats Ridge Festival 2009-2010

Peats Ridge Festival 2009-2010

A complete account of the highlights and experiences of one Soulshiner at the 2009 Peats Ridge Festival.
9 January 2010
Blueprint Festival Review (2009)

Blueprint Festival Review (2009)

25 minutes from Ararat in North-West Victoria, the inaugural Blueprint Festival kicked off the 09/10 Australian festival season with headliners like Jebediah, Tim Rogers, The Panics and The Beautiful Girls. Soulshine was on site via photo and word...
28 September 2009
East Coast Blues & Roots (2009)

East Coast Blues & Roots (2009)

20 years down and with many more to follow, the East Coast Blues & Roots festival opened its gates to 85,000 like-minded festival-goers for 5 days of mud and music from the likes of Ben Harper, Michael Franti and Lucinda Williams. Soulshine ma...
15 April 2009
WOMADelaide (2009)

WOMADelaide (2009)

Sitting amongst the beautiful surrounds of Adelaide’s Botanic Park, WOMADelaide brings together the world’s finest artists and performers belonging to traditional styles of music. From Australia to Zimbabwe, Soulshine was there to...
13 March 2009
Playground Weekender 2009

Playground Weekender 2009

With the Playground Weekender existing as Sydney’s only remaining live-in festival with the cancellation of last year’s Great Escape, a significant amount of expectation has been placed on its shoulders. After selling double the amount...
15 February 2009
Woodford Review 2008-09

Woodford Review 2008-09

Woodford Folk Festival is somewhat of an oddity in the overall festival scene. Held about an hour's north-east of Brisbane at its own dedicated site on the same six days each year, it truly is in every sense different to just about any festiva...
17 January 2009
Sunset Sounds (Brisbane, January 7-8)

Sunset Sounds (Brisbane, January 7-8)

Originally due to be held at Byron Bay but moved because of council approval delays, Brisbane rejoiced that it was finally home to a world class rock festival come January 2009.
13 January 2009
WOMAD TARANAKI 2008 – New Plymouth, NZ

WOMAD TARANAKI 2008 – New Plymouth, NZ

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 act...
15 June 2008
Bluesfest 2008

Bluesfest 2008

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.
23 April 2008
WOMAD 08 In Review

WOMAD 08 In Review

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.
16 March 2008