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March 29, 2024

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Blue skies for Bluesfest day 1

If yesterday at Bluesfest was anything to go by, it's going to be an incredible event and with the weather holding, (so far) the Easter weekend's future is looking bright.

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NORPA’s wild ride at Lismore Showgrounds

NORPA is taking audiences on an adventure outside the theatre once again, announcing it will stage its original work Wildskin in a warehouse space at the Lismore Showgrounds. A sensory, destination theatre experience, Wildskin inhabits an outrageous and unpredictable world that’s part bush-thriller, part road-trip and a whole lot of NORPA’s signature theatrical style.

Floodplains

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UK court seeks assurances from US over Julian Assange

The UK High Court of Justice has released a 66 page judgement seeking more information from the United States relating to Australian citizen Julian Assange, which it says it needs before deciding whether to grant the WikiLeaks founder leave to appeal his extradition.

Cured
Cured

Splendour turned sweet 16 with a sensational weekend of music, showcasing over 100 acts playing to a capacity crowd of 32,500.

With the headliners filling the amphitheatre to over flowing, there was definitely something for everyone, with younger patrons getting it on with Flume, Hermitude and the Avalanches, and something for the oldies and the Nostalgia buffs with a 3 hour Cure show on Saturday night.

Other acts packing out tents weren’t always the headliners, and included Matt Corby, Opiuo, Snakehips, Twinsy, Wafia and Ballpark music.

Of course you couldn’t go past proper hard rock shows with The Strokes, Sticky Fingers and The Kills.

With barely a cloud in the sky, and not even a hint of rain, this was possibly the most glorious weather on a Splendour weekend ever! No gumboots required!

Marcus O’Mullane


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