Easterfest
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Easterfest (previously known as the Australian Gospel Music Festival) is a three-day music festival held in Toowoomba, Australia. Easterfest is claimed to be one of the largest drug and alcohol free events in Australia, and was once informally dubbed "the Christian Big Day Out." [1][2]
The first festival was held in 1999, with a mixture of successful and unsuccessful events. In 2001, the festival re-focused by holding most events in Queen’s Park (previously, events were held in multiple venues throughout the city). Since the initial move to Queen’s Park, the festival has grown and moved back to multiple venues, including the streets.
During the Easter weekend, most of Queen’s Park and some of Toowoomba's CBD is converted into an event precinct, with venue and residential tents, stages and other attractions, making the public park inaccessible to the public for several weeks due to extended setup and pulldown times.
[edit] Festival History
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The festival is mostly held in Queen’s Park: other venues include The Empire Theatre, Grand Central Shopping Centre, local churches and Toowoomba's CBD.[4].
In 2004, Guy Sebastian was a headline act at Easterfest (formerly known as the Australian Gospel Music Festival or AGMF 2004.)[5]. [6]
Over 40,000 people attended the three-day festival in 2005[7], and over 20,000 tickets were sold in 2006[8].
[edit] References
- ^ "Thousands Flock To Gospel Music Festival". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Thousands-flock-to-Gospel-Music-Festival/2007/04/08/1175970926361.html. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Joyous Festival of Faith". The Courier Mail. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21519248-3102,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ AGMF 2004
- ^ Photiou, Marie (2007-10-19). "'Brisbane Media Map - Easterfest'". Queensland University of Technology. http://www.bmm.qut.edu.au/client.php?sid=28&rid=627. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ Australian Christian Channel - 10 Mar 2004
- ^ Signs of the Time
- ^ Smith, Phil (2005-03-29). "'Australian Gospel Music Festival - ABC Queensland'" (html, Realmedia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/stories/s1333022.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ Mullan, Catherine (2006-04-19). "'AGMF- it’s the vibe - Journey'". Queensland Uniting Church. http://www.journeyonline.com.au/showArticle.php?categoryId=1&articleId=444. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
