- Falls Festival
infobox music festival
music_festival_name = The Falls Festival
caption =
location =Australia
*Lorne, Victoria (since 1993)
*Marion Bay, Tasmania (since 2003)
years_active= 1993- present
dates =December 29 -January 1
genre =Blues & roots, Rock, Hip hop, ElectronicThe Falls Festival is a
New Year's Eve music festival , held annually in Marion Bay, Tasmania and Lorne, VictoriaAustralia since 1993.It lasts three days, fromDecember 29 toJanuary 1 each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, December 30 and December 31. Both festivals run simultaneously and swapping line-ups over different days.The festival started in 1993 with a small one day concert, held in Lorne, Victoria, then known as Rock Above The Falls. It attracted nearly 11,000 people, far exceeding the organisers expectations, requiring them to quickly negotiate with neighboring farmers for the use of their land to accommodate the crowd.
In 1995 the event changed to a two day format, and in 1996 the name was changed to "The Falls Festival" for the first time. The 1999 festival was the first to be held off the Lorne site, moved temporarily to the Torquay site of the
Offshore Festival .In 2003, two events were held simultaneously for the first time; one in Lorne, and an additional event at Marion Bay,
Tasmania . The same acts played at both events; the December 30 acts who played at Lorne, play December 31 at Marion Bay, and vice versa. Future festivals retained this two-location format.Due to the length of the event, people bring a tent and camp out at the event; both locations have nearby beaches.Many artists playing at the Falls Festival are traditionally of the blues & roots genre, however it is not exclusively of this style, with rock, hip hop and electronic style acts also playing.
Falls Festival 1996
Falls Festival 1999
Falls Festival 2002
Falls Festival 2005
Artists who performed at the 2005 event include:
(* Lorne Only), (** Marion Bay only)
Ticketing
Ticket purchasing procedures changed again in 2007, extending on initial changes made to procedures in 2006. Changes included:
*The extension of the ticket lottery from 50% to 80% of all tickets - intended to increase the equity of ticket sale
*The centralisation of all ticket sales to the Falls Festival Website - intended to eliminate the need to line up outside stores overnight in order to purchase a ticket, as well as prevent criminal problems associated with it such as littering and drinking in public
*The inclusion of a name and date of birth printed on the Festival ticket - intended to further restrict scalping practicesTickets went on sale to the general public on Monday 10th of September at 9am AEST, with the 14,500 tickets to the Lorne event selling out on the day they were released.
Falls Festival 2008
Tickets also include a small booking fee.
External links
* [http://www.fallsfestival.com Falls Festival official website]
* [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22992435-2902,00.html Falls Festival Article in Herald Sun 1st January 2008]
* [http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/801892.html Falls Festival 2007-2008 Forum]
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