How to Build a Festival

Episode 12: Grassroots Music Report and Afflecks Palace

How to Build a Festival

Show Notes

The gang recap their visit to OMeara to see Afflecks Palace, discuss what we learned from our interviews with Coast Festival and the band Soaked, and spend some time looking at the various initiatives picking up steam to support small venues and independent artists

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