By JOLENE OGLE
Tickets are flying out the door to Noosa’s first major music festival, with event organisers expecting the family-friendly concert to sell out.
The Originals Music Festival on 13 September will feature a tasteful blend of local talent and some big-name Aussie acts on two stages for the one-day concert.
Ash Grunwald will team up with The Living End band members, Scott Owen and Andy Strachan, as the headline act along with Triple J darlings Sticky Fingers, Kingswood, Bonjah and local heroes, OKA and Carl Wockner.
The funky reggae-inspired In2Nation will also take to the stage, plus local acts Ayla, Bec Laughton, Electrik Lemonade and Sahara Beck.
The Originals Music Festival is the latest offering from East Coast Originals (ECO), the team that delivers the free community concerts, Peregian Originals and Cooroy Originals, every month.
The two Originals concerts have proven a huge success with more than 800 people gathering to hear the latest in local, live talent every month, but the loss of major sponsor Peregian Surf Club left the group facing an uncertain future.
Event organiser Marcus Pluckhahn said the Originals Music Festival is designed to ensure the sustainability and self-sufficiency of the all-ages event for years to come.
“The Originals Music festival aims to keep its grassroots, family-friendly vibe for years to come,” he said.
“The idea of an Originals music festival was hatched to capitalise on the popularity of the Peregian and Cooroy community concerts, which will hopefully ensure a long life for the events.”
The festival will focus on a mix of local and national acts in an effort to remain true to the community concert’s focus on local talent.
“There is so much amazing music in Australia. We want to steer away from big headliners and pick great music that goes with our culture,” Marcus said.
“It’s very important for us to have people come to our festival because they trust the Originals will be a great day, no matter who we put on.
“It has worked with ECO for 14 years, so we see no reason to change the formula for the festival.”
The inaugural Originals Music Festival will be held at the Noosa AFL Grounds, Weyba Road, Noosaville, on 13 September, from 10am.
Tickets are available now from $40 for adults, $25 for children aged 13 to 17-years, and $5 for children 12 and under.
To grab your ticket before they sell out, visit www.originalsmusicfestival.com.au or get along to any Peregian Originals or Cooroy Originals community concert.
