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US singer songwriter Caroline Polachek took the top bill on the festival\u2019s opening night while the main act, German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk brought booming sonics and immersive visuals the following evening.<\/p>\n
Meredith veteran Simon Coope from Ballarat was one of the many volunteers on hand, helping usher in attendees into the site and providing general assistance.<\/p>\n
He said the event to him is always an incredible weekend of music and connectivity.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been beautiful,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been coming here and also volunteering here for more years than I can remember and I love being here.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s such a beautiful energy to all the attendees as they\u2019re coming into the festival grounds. Everyone\u2019s always super excited because these festivals only happen twice a year and there\u2019s such a love for this place.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love talking to people about what they\u2019ve brought and where they\u2019ve come from. I\u2019ll bump into friends who I actually met at the festival years passed and it\u2019s like a six-monthly catchup.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy favourite bands were Floodlights, Coffin, and Watty Thompson. They were the main bands I came to see, but quite often I\u2019ll see someone out of this festival that becomes my favourite.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OVERCAST skies and muddy terrain did nothing to deter thousands of fans at Meredith Music Festival last weekend. For its 31st year, the event drew in a bill of diverse acts across three days, ranging from dream pop to electronica, punk, stoner metal, and distinctly Australian blues and rock. The sold-out festival drew in more […]<\/p>\n