Martedì 13 Feb 2007, 4:38
[ Excerpt from Sydney blog by Annette Loudon @ rightround.com ]
I turn the page in the Sydney indie music paper, The Brag, and break out into a cold sweat — it's another bloody festival! This particular offender calls itself the Playground Weekender. It's a three-day affair, with a stack of bands I love, and to top it off, the whole thing is going to be a big fancy dress party. To the naïve reader it might sound like a lot of fun. That's EXACTLY what THEY want you to think.
Sydney is in the grip of Festival Fever. Just when I think we can't possibly sustain yet another festival, two or three more spring up right under my nose. This onslaught is clearly a conspiracy by aliens to weaken the population of Sydney before they launch their attack. They thought we'd be too delirious to notice, but I know what's up, and I'm not about to keep quiet.
It started out innocently enough, with a few large-scale festivals scattered across the country throughout the year. There was Woodford Folk Festival, Byron Blues and Roots, Big Day Out, Homebake, the Falls Festival. Over time these festivals have grown into great big festival monsters. Overflowing with good music, chai tents, and scantily clad…
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