The Festival launch pad

Sydney band, ‘Faker’ spent five years doing gigs, such as the Purple NYE party, before
they hit the big time this year with ‘Heart Attack’ from album Be The Twilight. The
track did the rounds on non commercial radio stations such as Triple J and Sydney’s
FBi before being picked up by the likes of Nova which has seen the band lifted into
the mainstream.

Pictured above, left, ‘Lost Valentinos’ at Splendour in the Grass 2007 is supported
by the crowd during his performance. With an interactive performance the singer,
bored of the confines of the stage decided to sit upon the shoulders of the crowd.
Not to be an absolute pain in the arse for the tech guys but it drove the crowd crazy
with a surge forward all wanting to reach out and touch band member.

Festivals such as Splendour in the Grass pictured above, are a good way for up and coming
bands to reach their target audience. The first line-up is the one with the big stars, but
it is the second line-up announcement which gives rise to the smaller bands, albeit not on the
'it' stage but nonetheless guaranteed to pull a crowd. Despite the face the rush of summer
festivals is over, line-ups for next years festivals are already being announced, hopefully
giving some local talent the ability to get their sound out there.