{"id":113312,"date":"2025-12-04T04:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=113312"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:45:56","slug":"qmf-lights-up-the-borough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/qmf-lights-up-the-borough\/","title":{"rendered":"QMF lights up the Borough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MORE than 10,000 people basked in the borough over the weekend and enjoyed the return of one of the Bellarine&#8217;s most loved musical events.<\/p>\n<p>The Queenscliff Music Festival took place across the coastal hamlet, dazzling punters with its plethora of live music and arts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 407px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8766TomTurnerand_49140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"610\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dom Turner and the Rural Blues Project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113323\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113323 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8667MichelleandC_49073.jpg?_t=1764736406\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8667MichelleandC_49073.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8667MichelleandC_49073-200x300.jpg 200w, 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src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8620BonesandJone_49066.jpg?_t=1764736480\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8620BonesandJone_49066.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8620BonesandJone_49066-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8620BonesandJone_49066-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8620BonesandJone_49066-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8620BonesandJone_49066-1025x1536.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bones and Jones soothed audiences with their rock and roll style.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113324\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113324 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8652SilenDisco_49090.jpg?_t=1764736480\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8652SilenDisco_49090.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8652SilenDisco_49090-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8652SilenDisco_49090-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8652SilenDisco_49090-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8652SilenDisco_49090-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Silent Disco was a huge hit across the weekend of festivities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Windy weather could not deter the huge crowds who filled in for the marquee Saturday slot which saw local band Bones and Jones, The Waifs, Cosmic Psychos, The Cat Empire and Thelma Plum take to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Cat Empire arguably attracted the biggest flock of the night, with the Lighthouse Stage coming to life with their groovy hits.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/IMG_9948_50725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Australian folk band The Waifs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/IMG_9997_50742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cat Empire wowed audiences with their high energy and groovy tunes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sunday was much of the same, with good vibes coming in thick and fast.<\/p>\n<p>The Pierce Brothers had most out of their seats and into a jig, before indie band The Preatures rocked and rolled with swagger.<\/p>\n<p>Lead singer Isabella Manfredi prompted the audience to get into a good boogie when hit song &#8220;Is This How You Feel&#8221; rung out loud.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd was split evenly between closing bands The Badloves and American surf rocker Donovan Frankenreiter who both wooed audiences with their laidback and soulful grooves.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/0G2A8944Cooloutsun_48923.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"594\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cool Out Sun brought the vibes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img 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