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Festival Reviews

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 Eric Champion were on site for photo&rsq...
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
Southbound Festival 2008

Southbound Festival 2008

The New Year in the Southwest brings with it another edition of the Southbound Festival.
8 January 2008
Bluesfest 2007: a lesson in blues

Bluesfest 2007: a lesson in blues

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 mo...
22 April 2007

West Coast Blues roundup

This years South West Blues N’ Roots festival was an awesome event. Featuring momentous acts, superior organization and localized to Western Australia, the roadshow filled the Fremantle Reserve with a pure joy. 
14 April 2007

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