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Timmy Trumpet and his Freakshow

Timmy Trumpet sits down to talk to MFA about his up and coming stadium event ‘Freakshow’ at the SCG this Halloween and the year that has been 2020.

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Music in My Mind

Dr Kamran Ahmed AKA Doc Kamran is a psychiatrist and founder of electronic music platform: ‘Rave Reviewz.’ And the Music on My Mind event.

Doc Karmen sat down with music Festivals Australia to discuss this years Music on My Mind event to coinside with World Mental Health Day.

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“PUMP IT UP” with DJ JESABEL at ULTRA

Sydney based DJ, television presenter and radio host, JESABEL has been preparing for quite a few weeks ahead of her upcoming performance at Ultra Australia, Sydney event on March 7th.

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A little ULTRA with Markus Schulz

Based out of Miami, Florida, and fresh off the reveal for Tomorrowland, 2020, Progressive House and Trance DJ/Producer Markus Schulz is on his way down under following European & US appearances this month.

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Under The Southern Stars Promoters go Green

For every ticket purchased to Under The Southern Stars festival this April, Ecodynamics and ReForest Now will plant one tree, helping to rebuild and regenerate the forests of our future. 

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Live Nation bring Hella Mega Tour to Australia

Live Nation dropped the announcement at midnight- the Hella Mega Tour will hit Australian shores this November. The announcement comes Just days after Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer took to their twitter accounts throwing a few emojis our way that hint an Australian Tour announcement may be imminent.

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Excision headlines Touch Bass 2020 “The Evolution”

Excision is not for the faint hearted, or anyone possibly scared by dinosaurs, loud noises and bright lights. “The Evolution” is coming to Australia. You are warned:

“The things you see and hear during the precious time you are engaged by Excision’s sounds will eclipse your mind for a lifetime.”

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The NEW Festival X-perience

Festival X has cemented itself by delivering a new kind of festival experience to a high level of professionalism and organisation. Promoters One Love, Hardware and Live Nation have come out swinging in 2019, setting a benchmark for the future of live music events in Australia.

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The Grass Is Greener in Cairns

Entry for 15 years and over made for a very diverse crowd ranging from three or more generation groups with happiness and patience a consistent theme for the day. A big shout out to the heap of dads that took their kids, heaps cooler than the obligatory weekend outing to McDonalds. 

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Under The Southern Stars Falls in 2020

April will see Stone Temple Pilots return to Australia for Under the Southern Stars since 2011 and in the wake of lead singer, Scott Weiland’s tragic passing in 2015, followed by replacement Chester Bennington in 2017. 

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Sydney sounds in the “Best. New Year’s. Ever”

2020 predicts many things. According to Dr. Richard Hames, the same futurist who predicted 9/11 and the Global Financial Crisis, “Donald Trump will win re-election in 2020 just in time for a ‘global crash’, Aussie property prices still have much further to fall, and Facebook will be dead within a decade” (via news.com.au) Now while, Music Festivals Australia neither promises nor denies any of these predictions for such an auspicious date stamp in time, what we can confirm is that NYE in the Park is returning for the third year and has dropped an incredible line up to either rain or reign in 2020.

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Unleashing Aoki ahead of Festival X Tour

Steve Aoki could be characterised as one of the most charismatic producers and Electro-house DJ’s in the world. However, he is also one of the highest grossing and boasts a huge 8.1 million social media followers. In 1996, he founded his own label, Dim Mak Records, named after his childhood hero Bruce Lee, which would later release other electro-house artists such as Bloc Party, Infected Mushroom and The Bloody Beetroots.

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Scene and Heard returns bigger and louder in 2019

Following the success of their debut in Newcastle, 2018, Scene and Heard festival has announced tour dates for three locations this summer. Expanding to tropical north Queensland, Barlow Park Cairns will play host to the 2019 launch on October 27th with both local and international artistsset to take the stage.

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