Music festivals
‘Something you’ll never forget’: Marina Abramovic to headline Australian festival
For her last Australian show, the Serbian artist sat counting rice, inviting the public to do so, next to installations of a screaming match. “Because life is so fast, we have to make art slow,” she said at the time.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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A SXSW veteran gives his verdict on Sydney’s first attempt
A veteran of the original South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, gives his verdict on the first year of the festival’s Sydney offshoot.
- by Bill Wyman
Mothballed Fremantle landmark steps out of shadows to star in arts festival
The Elders Woolstores is one of many unused and unloved port city spaces being activated at this year’s Fremantle Biennale festival.
- by Mark Naglazas
‘So rare to see musicians like this’: Jazz stars swing into Melbourne
We asked local musicians for their must-see acts in the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, ahead of its launch on Friday night. Here are their tips and advice on the gigs you really don’t want to miss - especially if you’re a drummer.
- by Martin Boulton
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Drug reform
Greens want debate on pill testing after music festival deaths
Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann will push forward with a pill testing bill following the deaths of two men at a music festival in Sydney last month.
- by Amber Schultz
Late changes to ticket pricing create confusion ahead of SXSW festival
The first Sydney South by Southwest festival, which opens on Sunday, has left punters confused over its pricing structure.
- by Helen Pitt
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What harm were my friends doing on a sunny Saturday morning?
On Saturday, the messages began rolling in. Pleas for help, footage of unimaginable terror, words of abject fear. I have spent days scouring horrific footage, frame by frame, searching for familiar faces.
- by Kitty Purvinas
Party central: Perth corporates loosen their collars for music festival
Brookfield Place and QV1 are among the corporate hubs hosting this year’s Perth International Jazz Festival, giving the CBD a chic New York vibe.
- by Mark Naglazas
Make a noise and make it clear: The moment Jimmy Barnes on the bagpipes lifted the crowd to its feet
A surprise appearance from Anthony Albanese was well-received at the pro-Voice Now & Forever concert in Victoria, but it was Barnesy who brought the people to their feet.
- by Jack Latimore
Man charged with supplying drug causing music festival death
Trong Ha Nguyen, from Victoria, was arrested at Sydney Airport and charged over the death of a 21-year-old man who attended the Knockout music festival.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Drugs, festivals and hot weather still a dangerous summer cocktail
The unfinished business of holding a drugs summit should happen before another life is lost.
- by The Herald's View