43-587: Bluesfest may refer to: Byron Bay Bluesfest , in Australia, also known as East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival Bluesfest International Windsor , in Windsor, Ontario, Canada Ottawa Bluesfest , a blues and rock festival in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
86-888: A Member of the Order of Australia . In 2010, he co-authored his autobiography, Hey, You in the Black T-Shirt: The Real Story of Touring the World's Biggest Acts , with journalist Iain Shedden . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 Chugg received the ARIA Industry Icon Award . Michael Glenn Chugg was born on 15 June 1947 in Launceston to Victor and Lorna (née Hancock) Chugg, the eldest of four children. His grandmother, Ella Chugg,
129-750: A 50% share of the company running the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival , an annual music festival held over the Easter long weekend at Byron Bay, New South Wales . In 2006, Chugg Entertainment, in conjunction with Backrow Productions, expanded into musical theatre producing the musical, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert , which debuted at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney in October that year. That year also saw Chugg Entertainment partner with
172-521: A big nose who was booking all these new bands", they became friends, business associates and sometime rivals. In the late 1960s Gudinski, together with Michael Browning, set up the Consolidated Rock Agency, Chugg started working for them. In 1970, Chugg married Liselotte 'Lilo' Reisner, later that year Consolidated Rock opened a Sydney office and Chugg moved there to run it with Phil Walker. In June 1971 Consolidated Rock organised
215-555: A concert at the Sydney Town Hall featuring Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and Daddy Cool . Whilst well attended the organisers were criticised by attendees and, in particular, a music newspaper, Go-Set . As a result, Consolidated Rock launched a rival magazine, The Daily Planet , however its high running costs resulted in the closure of the magazine and Consolidated Rock. Chugg and fellow agent Roger Davies then opened
258-419: A director and founder of the event, left the festival and sold his 50% share of the company to a consortium comprising Michael Chugg (managing director of Sydney-based Michael Chugg Entertainment), Daryl Herbert (CEO of Melbourne-based Definitive Events) and Glenn Wheatley (CEO of Melbourne-based Talentworks), who ran the festival with co-founder Peter Noble. Noble bought out the consortium in 2008 and now owns
301-643: A freelance tour coordinator with Paul Dainty Corporation. He also spent time overseas, including the United Kingdom, managing Richard Clapton , and Kevin Borich . In 1978 or 79, [Borich] took me to the Lyceum in London to see a new band – The Police . I was blown away, and back in Australia, I suggested we tour all these new U.K. acts that Dainty didn't want to know. At the same time, Gudinski came back from
344-586: A new agency, Sunrise, in Sydney in late 1971. Their clients included Sherbet . It became a national company when it joined with Phillip Jacobsen's Melbourne-based, Let It Be agency, which handled Daddy Cool and Spectrum . When Davies left in 1975, to continue his career in the United States, Chugg was invited to join Gudinski's Premier Artists agency. At the same time, Chugg was managing acts and working as
387-624: A try on my own. In 2000, Chugg was co-producer of the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Sydney and he was awarded 'International Promoter of the Year' by Pollstar . Initially MCE had backing from the Packer family's Consolidated Press Entertainment (CPE), but according to Stuart Coupe this was terminated because of CPE's unwillingness to back tours which Chugg
430-422: Is currently held at Tyagarah, 11 kilometres drive north of Byron Bay town. It now runs for five days, from Thursday to Monday. From an original crowd of 6,000, it now attracts annual audiences of over 101,000 across the five days. Patrons range from locals to international visitors from a wide age range, including celebrities such as Matt Damon , Jason Momoa and Chris Hemsworth . In December 2004, Keven Oxford,
473-471: Is run by Peter Noble who joined Oxford for the 1994 event. It has been held at several locations in and around Byron Bay and is currently held at Tyagarah , 11 km (6.8 mi) north of Byron Bay town. Originally running for four days, it now runs for five days, from Thursday to Monday. The Boomerang Festival is an event within the festival dedicated to Indigenous Australian performance, art and culture. Bluesfest 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to
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#1732801512544516-655: The COVID-19 pandemic . The 2021 event, scheduled for 1–5 April, was cancelled one day before it was to commence after a COVID-19 case was detected in Byron Bay. A public health order to shut down the music festival was signed by the Minister for Health Brad Hazzard . As of 17 February the festival was still going ahead as the NSW Government had approved its COVID safety plan. It was to have been about half
559-476: The COVID-19 pandemic . The event will be held for the final time in 2025. Bluesfest has partnered with Moshtix for its ticketing services, ensuring fans have a reliable and secure method to purchase their passes to the festival. Recognizing the need for flexibility and the unpredictable nature of attendees' plans, Bluesfest has also established an official partnership with Tixel.com. Attendees looking to resell their tickets can easily do so by listing their passes on
602-699: The East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival , is an annual Australian music festival that has been held over the Easter long weekend in the Byron Bay , New South Wales , area since 1990. The festival features a large selection of blues and roots performers from Australia and around the world and is one of the world's leading contemporary music festivals. The festival was founded by Dan Doeppel and Kevin Oxford in 1990 and
645-571: The 'Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music' at the APRA Awards . At the 2007, Country Music Association Awards Chugg was announced as was the winner of the 'Jo Walker Meador International Award' – recognising outstanding achievement by an individual in advocating and supporting Country Music's marketing development in territories outside the US. In 2008, he received an Arthur Award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Live Music' at
688-440: The 2011 festival included: The line-up for the 2012 festival included: The line-up for the 2013 festival included: Thursday, 28 March Friday, 29 March Saturday 30, March Sunday, 31 March Monday, 1 April The line-up for the 2014 festival included: Thursday, 17 April Friday, 18 April Saturday, 19 April Sunday, 20 April Monday, 21 April The line-up for
731-412: The 2015 festival included: Thursday, 2 April Friday, 3 April Saturday, 4 April Michael Chugg Michael Glenn Chugg AM (born 15 June 1947) is an Australian entrepreneur, businessman and concert tour promoter . As a promoter and manager he was a founder of Frontier Touring Company (1979–99) and Michael Chugg Entertainment (2000–present). In June 1998, he was appointed
774-407: The 50th anniversary of his start as a promoter, Denis Handlin (CEO of Sony Music Australia ) opined "Chuggy is noisy, wild, cantankerous, the oldest teenager I know and very often a nightmare to deal with. But somehow we all love him because he lives and sweats the business with 100 per cent persistence and passion". In 1993, Michael Chugg was named Australia's ' Father of the Year '. He received
817-831: The Byron Bay festival. The line-up for the 2007 festival included: The 2008 festival was held at the 26 acres (110,000 m ) Belongil Fields, the original outdoor venue. The 2008 festival had more food and craft stalls, a covered area where festival goers could eat at tables, a chill-out area, plus an area for an additional, fifth stage. Artists in 2008 included Buddy Guy , Eskimo Joe , The John Butler Trio , Gotye , The Beautiful Girls , Newton Faulkner , Seasick Steve , Charlie Musselwhite , Mavis Staples , John P. Hammond , John Hiatt , Ray Davies , Maceo Parker , Loudon Wainwright III , Ozomatli , Ruthie Foster , Jake Shimabukuro , Keith Urban , Amali Ward , Lior , MOFRO , Dan Sultan , Jeff Lang , The Cat Empire , Clare Bowditch , Raul Midon and Xavier Rudd . The line-up for
860-547: The Lizard Wizard and rapper Sampa the Great withdrawing from the festival in protest. Bluesfest director, Peter Noble, defended the decision to include the band stating that the lead singer of Sticky Fingers had apologised for his past actions and called for the artists to stop living in the past. After weeks of backlash, it was announced that Sticky Fingers would no longer be on the lineup. Around 70,000 people attended
903-481: The U.K. He had signed the publishing of 90 percent of the punk explosion and we decided to start a touring company. We borrowed Ian Copeland 's name, Frontier, and The Frontier Touring Company was born. Our first two tours were Ian's flagship acts – Squeeze and The Police. Frontier Touring Company was founded in 1979 by nine people: Chugg, Gudinski, Jacobsen, Ray Evans, Sam Righi, Frank Stivala, Glenn Wheatley , Steve White and Robbie Williams. Wheatley and White left
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#1732801512544946-532: The US, Chugg had a heart attack. As of March 2008, his partner was Chutimon Yensai, whom he met in Thailand . Chugg was a chain-smoker and was noted for uttering profanities in on-stage rants, including yelling at incoming patrons with "hey, you in the black t-shirt, stop fucking running!" In 2010 he co-authored his autobiography, Hey, You in the Black T-Shirt: The Real Story of Touring the World's Biggest Acts , with journalist, Iain Shedden. In March 2014, on
989-595: The artists from the TV series. Performances at two Sydney concerts in September were recorded, broadcast on ABC-TV and subsequently released on DVD in December. From late 2002 to early 2003, MCE promoted Australia and New Zealand tours by Santana and Red Hot Chili Peppers , both of which made substantial financial losses for the company. In December 2004, Chugg together with Daryl Herbert and Glenn Wheatley purchased
1032-488: The award on the same day that he filed for divorce from his second wife. He was voted International Promoter of the Year by Performance Magazine readers (1997), and by Pollstar (2000, 2009, and 2010). On 8 June 1998, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia with a citation "for service to music and the performing arts, particularly in relation to the promotion of Australian artists and to fundraising for youth and children's charities". In 2005 he received
1075-570: The co-organizers of Sound Relief , a multi-venue rock music concert held simultaneously in Melbourne and Sydney to raise funds for those affected by the February 2009 Victorian bushfires . The event raised over $ 8 million (AUS) for Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal and The Premier's Disaster Relief Fund Appeal in Queensland. In August 2023, Gordi was appointed as one of eight members of
1118-665: The company shortly after to concentrate on promoting their clients, Little River Band , in the US, with the remaining partners buying out their shares. In October 1980 Chugg and Gudinski were involved in an attempt to revive a national Battle of the Sounds competition, which had last run in 1972. The 1980 winner, Little Heroes , was one of three bands representing Victoria with three others from New South Wales, and three more from Queensland – other states were not represented. Whilst arranging and promoting national tours for Squeeze, The Police, The Cure and Gary Numan , Chugg also took on
1161-510: The development of pub rock in Australia. According to Chugg, an Aztec performance at Sydney's Bondi Lifesaver club in 1974 was so continuously loud as to kill a full tank of tropical fish in an upstairs area – hence the episode title. During August 2002, promoters Chugg and Kevin Jacobsen , with Thorpe as co-producer, organised a related concert tour, Long Way to the Top, which featured many of
1204-515: The festival alone. In 2010 Bluesfest moved to its permanent home at the 120-hectare Tyagarah Tea Tree farm. In 2014, the Boomerang Festival was introduced as part of Bluesfest. This is an event within the festival dedicated to Indigenous Australian performance, art and culture. The event will be held for the final time in 2025. Bluesfest 2020 was the first of 31 Bluesfests to be cancelled, due to event restrictions imposed during
1247-423: The first to admit he's no saint but the amount he's done for charity over the years is truly staggering". In November 2005, Chugg was the patron of Amplified, a presentation for industry leaders and fans of Tasmanian musicians. Live Earth 's Sydney concert on 7 July 2007 was promoted by MCE, with Chugg also a presenter – it was billed as a "climate change awareness" concert. In 2009, Chugg and Gudinski, were
1290-441: The last couple of years, the company was losing focus on what was going on. I felt we weren't keeping up with technology. Also, I felt we weren't doing enough with young acts and building a client base like we had done back in the early '80s with acts like The Police , Bon Jovi , Bob Dylan , Bryan Adams , and we weren't really getting on top of the new breed of acts. I was getting frustrated with that and thought I'd like to give it
1333-486: The local cycling club. About 300 people turned up for a profit of £80. He was an amateur cyclist, he volunteered to be a track announcer and then became a sports broadcaster for horse races, trotting, greyhounds and football . His career as a Tasmanian radio announcer ended after he called a live Melbourne greyhound race: the lead dog was ahead by five lengths as he commentated, "Well, I'll be fucked, it's fallen over". Chugg started "running dances all over Tasmania ... I
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1376-476: The management of Jimmy and the Boys , The Church and The Sunnyboys . In January 1983 Chugg, with other concert promoters, staged the first Narara Music Festival , which was attended by over 30,000 people and grossed over $ 1.5 million. In 1999, Chugg left Frontier Touring Company after 20 years with the organisation, and founded Michael Chugg Entertainment (MCE) the following year. He later recalled: I think
1419-491: The newly-formed Music Australia Council , a division of Creative Australia (formerly Australia Council for the Arts). In 1970, Chugg married Liselotte "Lilo" Reisner, from a German immigrant family. Chugg's first child was born in 1977. Chugg and Liselotte divorced in 1983. In 1987, he married Lisa Slattery and in 1988 his daughter was born. His second son was born in 1991. In 1993 Michael divorced Lisa. In 2002 while visiting
1462-653: The organisers of the Laneway Festival expanding the event to Sydney. The Laneway Festival has subsequently expanded to include events in Brisbane (2007), Adelaide (2008), Perth (2009), Auckland (2010), Singapore (2011) and Detroit (2013). In September 2012, Chugg Entertainment entered into a partnership with the promoters of the Homebake musical festival, held at the Domain every December. The 2013 event however
1505-541: The platform. This partnership reflects Bluesfest's commitment to enhancing attendee experience and combatting the issues associated with ticket scalping and fraud. The festival began in 1990 at the Arts Factory in Byron Bay as a four-day blues music event over the Easter weekend. It was founded by Dan Doeppel and Kevin Oxford in 1990 and is now run by Peter Noble who joined Oxford for the 1994 event. It has been held at several locations in and around Byron Bay and
1548-492: The size of previous Bluesfests, and be fully seated. Only Australian artists were to play. Evelyn Richardson, of live performance industry body Live Performance Australia , estimated the sudden cancellation had caused an A$ 10 million loss. Eddie Brook of the Cape Byron Distillery said that Bluesfest was worth A$ 100 million to the local economy. Another event was arranged for October 2021, but on 17 August it
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1634-578: Was a co-organiser of WaveAid , held on 29 January 2005, to support victims of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami . John Watson of Eleven Music recalled "Mark Pope, convinced us that we needed [Chugg's] help ... we were all very hesitant because Michael was really from a different generation and, let's face it, he had a reputation. Within hours [he] had sorted the SCG as the venue by means that do not bear repeating here and we all realised we'd completely underestimated him. It would never have happened without [him]. He'd be
1677-574: Was cancelled following poor ticket sales after the festival was forced to relocate to the steps of the Sydney Opera House . In 2012, he launched Chugg Music , his own record label, signing Australian bands, The Griswolds , Deep Sea Arcade , Sheppard , Major Leagues, Casey Barnes, Lime Cordiale and New Zealand outfit Avalanche City . On 25 February 2014 Chugg expanded the label into the US. As of 2002, Michael Chugg had raised more than $ 20 million (AUS) for various charities. Chugg
1720-460: Was cancelled. The 2022 Bluesfest took place on 15–19 April. Around 100,000 people attended the festival. In November 2022 it was announced that, in addition to the 34th annual Byron Bay Festival being held on 6–10 April 2023, the inaugural Bluesfest Melbourne will take place on 8–9 April. Controversy about the line-up erupted after controversial band Sticky Fingers was included in the line-up. This resulted in Melbourne band King Gizzard &
1763-524: Was his "best friend". He credits his great-grandfather with his idiosyncratic use of profanity "the first thing he did was taught me to swear. And it's always been a major part of my delivery of things". He attended Glen Dhu Primary School and then Queechy High School. Chugg's career as a promoter began on 16 March 1964, when at 16 he organised a dance at the Trades Hall in Launceston for
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1806-570: Was just a working class kid". He became the band manager of local artists, The Chevrons, and arranged performances of visiting mainland acts, including Bobby and Laurie and The Easybeats . Chugg moved to Melbourne in 1967 where he worked for the Australian Musicians Booking Organisation (AMBO), run by Gary Spry, Jeff Joseph and Darryl Sambell . At AMBO he met a 16-yr old, Michael Gudinski , whom Chugg described as "this young guy there with red hair and
1849-576: Was promoting, notably CPE's refusal to back Bob Dylan 's 2001 tour, although Chugg and Dainty, then-CPE chairman, give differing accounts of their disagreements. Long Way to the Top was an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) six-part TV documentary on the history of Australian rock and roll from 1956 to the modern era. "Episode 3: Billy Killed the Fish", was broadcast on 29 August 2001, and featured interviews with Chugg, Thorpe and Lobby Loyde . They described their Sunbury festival experiences and
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