- MS Fest
infobox music festival
music_festival_name = MS Fest
caption = Logo of MS Fest 2008
location = Launceston,Australia
years_active= 2006 - present
dates = February - March
founders = MS Society
genre = Rock, Hip hop, Electronic
website = [http://www.msfest.com Official website]MS Fest is a
music festival , held annually in Launceston,Tasmania Australia since 2006.It is a single day event, held in February or March on a Saturday. [cite web | url=http://www.myspace.com/msfest | title=MySpace – MS Fest | accessdate=2008-02-22]The festival started in 2006 with a concert at Launceston’s Regatta Ground to mark the 50th anniversary of the MS Society. [cite web | url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/store/tickets/tasmania/msfest_inveresk__1 | title=thedwarf.com.au: MSFEST - Inveresk | accessdate=2008-02-22] The event sold out, and quickly became known as one of Tasmania’s premier music events. [cite web | url=http://www.myspace.com/msfest | title=MySpace – MS Fest | accessdate=2008-02-22]
In 2007 the event relocated to Inveresk Showground, to accommodate for a bigger crowd. There was a main stage, featuring mostly rock and hip hop, and a secondary stage, the
Ministry of Sound arena, which featured DJ and electronic music throughout the day.In 2008, the festival returned to Inveresk Showground once again and sold over 11,000 tickets, the largest number of ticket sales to date. [cite web | url=http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,23227561-3462,00.html| title=Top acts rev revellers – Mercury, The Voice of Tasmania | accessdate=2008-02-22]
Line-Ups by Year
MS Fest 2006
The 2006 festival was the first installment of MS Fest, held on Saturday,
March 11 ,2006 at the Royal Park Regatta Grounds, Launceston. The line-up of artists included:MS Fest 2009
The next festival will take place on Saturday,
2009-02-07 .So far, the line-up is:References
External links
* [http://www.msfest.com MS Fest official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/msfest MS Fest official MySpace]
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