Festival of the Sun
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Festival of the Sun is an annual outdoor music festival held in December at the Sundowner Breakwall Tourist Park[1], Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It was first held in 2001 and first ticketed in 2005.[2]
A celebration of the east coast summer culture and Australian Music, the festival makes full use of the unique location - right on Town Beach, the existing facilities of the Sundowner Breakwall Tourist Park[1], and the central location next to the CBD. The festival completed its third year in 2007 to a sellout crowd. Since then, FOTSUN has continued to grow, attracting sell-out crowds and boasting an impressive line-up of breakthrough and up-coming artists, as well as some of the biggest names in the Australian music industry. Coming up to its 6th ticketed year, FOTSUN has firmly established itself as one of Australia’s coolest, most intimate BYO music festivals.
The Festival of the Sun website provides information about the event and artists, including festival announcements, ticket and camping event details and links to artist’s music pages.
A celebration of the east coast summer culture and Australian Music, the festival makes full use of the unique location - right on Town Beach, the existing facilities of the Sundowner Breakwall Tourist Park[1], and the central location next to the CBD. The festival completed its third year in 2007 to a sellout crowd. Since then, FOTSUN has continued to grow, attracting sell-out crowds and boasting an impressive line-up of breakthrough and up-coming artists, as well as some of the biggest names in the Australian music industry. Coming up to its 6th ticketed year, FOTSUN has firmly established itself as one of Australia’s coolest, most intimate BYO music festivals.
The Festival of the Sun website provides information about the event and artists, including festival announcements, ticket and camping event details and links to artist’s music pages.
- 2010 Line up- Xavier Rudd, Regurgitator, Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings, British India, Calling All Cars, That One Guy, Dallas Frasca, Mojo Bluesmen, Lissa, Bob Corbett, The Mcmenamins, Lee Rosser, Ebb N Flo, Mojada, Sierra Fin, Slow Down Honey, Barrel House, The Chemist, The Seabellies, The Gin Club, Minnie Marks, Fans Dj's and one lucky band selected from triple j Unearthed.
FOTSUN Past Artists
- 2005 Line Up: included Sarah BlaskoSarah BlaskoSarah Elizabeth Blaskow , is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. After fronting Sydney-based band Acquiesce from the mid-1990s, Blasko developed her solo career from 2002. In 2007, she won the 'Best Pop Release' for What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have at the ARIA Music Awards, which...
, The Herd, The Mess HallThe Mess HallThe Mess Hall are a two-piece drums and guitar combo based in Sydney, Australia specialising in "raw, edgy bluesy rock." The band consists of Jed Kurzel and Cec Condon ....
- 2006 Line Up: included Augie MarchAugie MarchAugie March are an Australian indie/pop rock band. Formed in 1996 in Shepparton, Victoria, the band currently consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Glenn Richards, lead guitarist Adam Donovan, bassist Edmondo Ammendola, drummer David Williams, and keyboardist Kiernan Box...
, The Beautiful GirlsThe Beautiful GirlsThe Beautiful Girls are an Australian band, predominantly playing roots music. They have released three EPs, Morning Sun, Goodtimes and Weight Of The World. Plus four full length albums, Learn Yourself, We're Already Gone, Ziggurats and Spooks. They played at Dusty Days on 15 March 2008 in Wagga...
, Mia DysonMia DysonMia Dyson is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She shot to fame with her 2003 album Cold Water and her subsequent follow-up album, Parking Lots, which won "Best Blues & Roots album" at the 2005 ARIA Awards....
, Blue King BrownBlue King BrownBlue King Brown are a Melbourne-based, Australian urban roots band. They have released a self-titled EP and a full length album, Stand Up . They released their follow-up Worldwize Part 1 - North & South on 20 August 2010...
and The Black Market Rhythm Co.The Black Market Rhythm Co.The Black Market Rhythm Co. is an Australian rock band. The group was formed in 2004, in the Gold Coast, Queensland, by singer/guitarist Christopher Ernst, bassist/guitarist Matt Granfield and drummer Wayne Bennett.-History:...
- 2007 Line Up: included GotyeGotyeWouter "Wally" De Backer , also known professionally by his stage name Gotye , is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter. He has released three studio albums independently and one remix album featuring remixes of tracks from his first two albums...
, CogCog (band)Cog are an Australian progressive rock band that formed in 1998. Their debut album The New Normal was nominated for Triple J's 2005 J Award. The band's music draws influences from Tool, Isis, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Leftfield, Deftones and Helmet...
, Butterfingers, Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set, Ash GrunwaldAsh GrunwaldAsh Grunwald is an Australian radio announcer and blues musician.-Early career:...
, The Fumes, Kid ConfuciusKid ConfuciusKid Confucius were an eight-piece Australian band from Sydney, Australia. They formed in 2001 and have since played well over 400 live shows around the country, including major festivals as well as their own headline shows at venues such as The Annandale Hotel and The Metro Theatre...
, Subaudible HumSubAudible HumSubAudible Hum are an indie rock band based in Melbourne, Australia. Often compared to Radiohead they are active on the live circuit, particularly in their home town, they have released three albums, one of which was nominated for the J Award; In Time For Spring, On Came The Snow...
, The Boat PeopleThe Boat People (Australian band)The Boat People are an Australian four-piece indie pop band. The Brisbane based group consists of James O'Brien, Robin Waters, Charles Dugan and Tony Garret...
, Aurora Jane & Massive Change, The Sins]], Tjupurru, Mr PercivalMr PercivalMr Percival was an Australian Pelican, noted for his appearance in the 1976 Australian film Storm Boy. He was one of three trained pelicans used in the film, based on the novel of the same name. He lived at the Marineland aquarium until it closed in 1988, then at the Adelaide Zoo...
and George ByrneGeorge ByrneGeorge Robert Byrne was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler who played 12 times in first-class cricket, playing for both Warwickshire and Worcestershire....
- 2008 Line Up: included The PanicsThe PanicsThe Panics are an ARIA Award–winning indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria.-History:...
, ior, Kate Miller-HeidkeKate Miller-HeidkeKate Miller-Heidke is a singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Although classically trained, she has followed a career in alternative pop music. She is signed to Sony Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in the UK.-Career:...
, True LiveTrue LiveTrue Live is an Australian jazz rap band formed in Melbourne, Australia. They had chart success with "TV" reaching #76 on the ARIA Single Chart and The Shape Of It reaching #85 on the ARIA Albums Chart...
, Operator PleaseOperator PleaseOperator Please are an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar, and violinist Taylor Henderson.The...
, Wolf & CubWolf & CubWolf & Cub are a band from Adelaide, Australia. Three of the original members hail from Port Augusta, South Australia. Their music is predominantly psychedelic with elements of Rock. The four-piece were signed to record label 4AD. An aspect of the bands music that makes them unique is their use of...
, That 1 GuyThat 1 GuyMike Silverman, better known as That 1 Guy, is an American musician based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He frequently performs and records as a one-man band, singing and using a variety of homemade musical instruments.-Early career:...
, The Vasco EraThe Vasco EraThe Vasco Era is an Australian three piece rock/blues band based in Melbourne, Australia.-Brief history:Originally from Apollo Bay, but now based in Melbourne, the band's members are brothers Sid and Ted O'Neil and Michael Fitzgerald...
, Watussi, Mary TremblesMary TremblesMary Trembles is a rock band from Brisbane in Queensland formed by Damon Cox and Skritch in Los Angeles in 2005. Returning to Brisbane they recruited Duey Coert to complete the line-up. The first track, "Scene From Below", from their 2006 mini album ps...situation was on high rotation on Triple J...
, Dallas Frasca, Flamingo Crash, Barrel House, Roger That, The JezabelsThe JezabelsThe Jezabels are a four-piece musical group from Sydney. They formed after meeting at the University of Sydney. Their music is hard to define into one specific genre, and has been described as a blend of indie pop, indie rock, rock, and disco pop...
- 2009 Line Up: included Spiderbait, Little Birdy, The Beautiful Girls, Children Collide, Urthboy, Pez, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Bob Log III, The Wilson Pickers, Grant Walmsley & The Agents Of Piece, Bonjah