{"id":130562,"date":"2024-03-22T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=130562"},"modified":"2024-03-21T15:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T04:25:33","slug":"aireys-music-fest-enthrals-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/aireys-music-fest-enthrals-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Aireys Music Fest enthrals coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE Aireys Inlet Music Festival was a smash hit once again over the weekend, with over 30 musicians and artists taking the Surf Coast by storm.<\/p>\n

Festival director Patrick Donovan said the festival was overall another great success with ticket sales up from last year and a wide variety of music on offer for locals and visitors to enjoy from Friday to Sunday.<\/p>\n

“We were up 25 per cent on tickets this year compared to 2023, we sold over 2,000 tickets over the three days, which was helped by the perfect weather on offer.<\/p>\n

“We were very thrilled with the reaction to the line-up, a few sort of left curves this year, a few themes establishing in that regards.<\/p>\n

“Walking around and interacting with the crowd, I definitely got the feeling it was a more personal sort of festival.”<\/p>\n

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Ruby and Loretta in action on Sunday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Friday’s performance featured a range of “coastal music” performers, while Saturday exhibited some of the best local blues and rock bands on offer with Willy J and the bad Books providing a scintillating finish to the night.<\/p>\n

Sunday set a new precedent for the festival with the event’s first international act taking the Aireys Pub stage.<\/p>\n

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(L-R) The Cambodian Space Project was the festival’s first international act.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mr Donovan said it was a privilege to welcome Cambodian Space Project to the event, setting up Henry Wagons to conclude the festival with his upbeat country tunes.<\/p>\n

While next year’s line-up remains unknown at this point, Mr Donovan says younger bands with a local connection will be a major focus for the event in 2025.<\/p>\n

Check out our photo gallery below:<\/p>\n

Photos by Peter Marshall<\/p>\n