63-561: Falls Music & Arts Festival (commonly known as Falls ) is a multi-day music festival held annually in Byron Bay ( New South Wales ) and Fremantle ( Western Australia ), Australia over the New Year's Eve and January period. The festival hosts contemporary music performances, dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other art forms. Camping is available and all locations have nearby beaches which are either walking distance or
126-522: A laundromat . The festival started in 1993, with a small one-day concert, held in Lorne , Victoria , Australia, and was named Rock Above The Falls . The initial event attracted nearly 11,000 people, exceeding the organisers' expectations, and the organisers negotiated the use of neighbouring land to accommodate the crowd. In 1995, the event adopted a two-day format, and in 1996 the name was changed to The Falls Music & Arts Festival . The 1999 festival
189-516: A * played in Lorne only Those marked with a ^ played in Byron Bay only In 2015 the events Lorne, Victoria venue was threatened by bushfires in the area and moved to Mount Duneed Estate, which is approximately 15 minutes from Geelong . + more to be announced Music festival A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that
252-583: A Bubble concept to Initial TV in the UK. In 2007, Yeomans released an EP with Sydney-based musician Spod called Blox. In 2007, the band reunited and recorded their sixth album in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. Love and Paranoia was released in Australia on 15 September 2007 and peaked at number 74. It features 80s style keyboard-driven poprock tunes, with new member Seja Vogel on keyboards. Two singles were released from
315-780: A US version staged in New York City; Super Happy Fun Times Friends recorded over three weeks in their home studio; and Dirty Pop Fantasy recorded in a Hong Kong apartment before announcing an extended hiatus in December 2013. They commenced playing shows again in mid-2015. Recording at 'Greg's Byron Bay & Wild Mountain Sound resulted in ninth album Headroxx released in 2018. In 2022 work began on new music which came to be Invader released April 2024. The group's spin-off project Regurgitator's Pogogo Show released their debut album of children's music in 2019. Regurgitator
378-672: A capacity of about 275,000 spectators, but has " fallow years " roughly every five years, so it is the biggest non-annual greenfield festival in the world. The oldest annual dedicated pop music festival in the world is Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands , though in other genres, there are much older ones: the Three Choirs Festival in the UK has run annually since 1719. The Queensland Music Festival, established in 1999 and headquartered in Brisbane Australia,
441-561: A caret (^) played in Marion Bay only. On 6 August 2009 some of the bands scheduled to play at the 2009 Falls Festival were leaked online due to a directory being left open on the official falls festival website. The organisers subsequently decided to officially release the entire first line-up announcement ahead of the scheduled 13 August release date. On 7 October 2009 the Falls Festival announced that they would be putting on
504-451: A manifestation for creating escapism and a seasonal cultural economy to experience ritually and collectively. Another type of music festival is the music education , often organized annually in local communities, regionally, or nationally, for the benefit of amateur musicians of all ages and grades of achievement. Entrants perform prepared pieces or songs in front of an audience which includes competitors, family and friends, and members of
567-523: A mixture of rock and hip hop , which was particularly evident on its third single release " Kong Foo Sing ". The band also experimented in a number of genres including techno , musak , surf rock and dub . Yeomans gained notoriety for his uniquely cynical and obscene lyrical style, most notably the controversial pop-rock tune " I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I Am ", which was attacked by Australian radio identity Alan Jones , who campaigned to have it removed from airplay. Tu-Plang peaked at number 3 on
630-463: A music festival can be defined as a community event , with performances of singing and instrument playing, that is often presented with a theme such as a music genre (e.g., blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals have developed as an industry which contributes to national economies. For example, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earned $ 115 million in 2017. Music festivals can be
693-542: A pre-festival party, and extending the Falls Funk’n’Soul Revue to Lorne on 28 December. The extension of the revue made the Lorne festival a four-day event from 28 December to 1 January. The Funk’n’Soul Revue occurred over two days across the respective states, on the 28th in Lorne and on the 29th in Marion Bay with slightly differing lineups across the two locations. Marion Bay Only Lorne Only Lorne Only Joining Those marked with
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#1732782778680756-400: A short bus ride away. Artists playing at the festival include rock , hip-hop , indie music , electronic music , blues and roots . The Festival was previously held in Lorne, Victoria from its inception until 2018, Marion Bay, Tasmania between 2003 and 2019 and Melbourne, Victoria in 2022. The Falls Festival in Byron Bay features a rave party hidden behind a washing machine in
819-560: A side-project to their other bands. The band released its debut self-titled EP in October 1994. With the emergence of Brisbane's underground music scene in the early 1990s, major labels, such as Warner Music Group , took the initiative to expand its Australian music roster. A&R representative Michael Parisi initially pursued Pangaea , a popular and established band in Brisbane's underground that Ben Ely fronted. It wasn't until Parisi
882-548: A special one-off show at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre as a part of EB Games Expo , celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1997 album Unit. The concert was also filmed and was later released on DVD in 2019. 2018 saw the release of the band's 9th studio album, Headroxx . In 2019, the group announced their new children's music spin-off project Regurgitator's Pogogo Show . Their debut offering, The Really Really Really Really Boring Album
945-537: A subsequent sell-out of tickets within 12 – 24 hours. The restrictions included a purchasing limit of four tickets per any individual, as well as the initiation of an online ticket lottery, which randomly allocated the sale of approximately 50% of all tickets to a list of people who had registered their interest on the Festival's website. Tickets were also released on multiple dates rather than in bulk, to make sales more manageable and to increase consumer accessibility to
1008-468: A way of building a brand for a destination, creating a unique image for it and attracting visitors. For example, Lollapalooza, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival, Electric Forest, and others. While contemporary festivals are often represented as flourishing grounds for extraordinary experiences, they increasingly serve as a way to create cultural identity, lifestyle, community, belonging and self-actualisation. Furthermore, festivals are
1071-556: Is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. They commenced in 2006. The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music . Regurgitator have won 7 awards from 23 nominations. The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to
1134-448: Is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock , blues , folk , jazz , classical music ), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals are generally organized by individuals or organizations within networks of music production, typically music scenes, the music industries, or institutions of music education. Music festivals are commonly held outdoors, with tents or roofed temporary stages for
1197-572: Is that participants can learn from one another rather than compete. Such festivals aim to provide a friendly and supportive platform for musicians to share in the excitement of making music. For many, they provide a bridge from lessons and examinations to performing confidently in public; for a few of the top performers, they provide a pathway to further professional study of music in a college, university or conservatory. Milwaukee , Wisconsin 's 11-day event, Summerfest , promotes itself as "The World's Largest Music Festival." Operating annually since 1968,
1260-505: Is the largest music festival by land mass, as a state-wide music biennial music festival, over a three-week period during July. Lists of music festivals in: Regurgitator Regurgitator are an Australian alternative rock band from Brisbane , Queensland , formed in late 1993 by Quan Yeomans on lead vocals, guitar and keyboards; Ben Ely on bass guitar, keyboards and vocals; and Martin Lee on drums. Their debut studio album, Tu-Plang
1323-595: The ARIA Music Awards of 1998 , Unit won 5 Awards , including Album of the Year and Producer of the Year . After a short break in 1998 working with respective side projects (Quan formed Happyland with Spiderbait's Janet English and Ben Ely revived Pangaea ) the band moved into Wategoes Beachhouse at Byron Bay on the New South Wales coast to begin recording their third album, ...art , which
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#17327827786801386-542: The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia , with organisers citing interstate travel restrictions. In 2021, the Marion Bay edition of the festival was cancelled permanently, with organisers citing low revenue from the event. In March 2023, Secret Sounds, the organisers of the festivals, placed the 273 hectare Marion Bay property that hosted the Tasmanian festival on the market, to be sold under expressions of interest. In 2022,
1449-576: The National Gallery of Victoria covering Velvet Underground's debut album, The Velvet Underground and Nico as part of the Andy Warhol-Ai Weiwei exhibition. Regurgitator's line-up was Yeomans, Ely, Kostic and joined by Seja Vogel on keyboards/vocals and Mindy Meng Wang on guzheng . In homage to Prince, they added a cover of his song, " When Doves Cry " to their set list on 22 April. In October 2017, Regurgitator performed
1512-408: The "bubble" and could watch the band work, or tune into a 24-hour digital cable television channel and watch their work on that. Nobody could enter or leave the bubble, a la Big Brother . In addition to the three band members, their longtime Australian producer Magoo , engineer Hugh Webb and Channel V host Jabba were all also locked into the bubble with the band. The first single from the session
1575-446: The 2006 festival were put on sale as of 9 am, 16 August. All tickets to the Lorne event were gone in about 2 hours. The Marion Bay event followed suit, with all tickets sold out within 3.5 hours. The announced performers as of 28 December, include: Restrictions on ticket sales were made in 2006 (in the form of a ballot) in an attempt to curb the increasing practice of ticket resale , commonly known as 'scalping', as well as to make
1638-494: The ARIA Charts, was certified platinum and won Best Alternative Release and Breakthrough Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 . The band recorded their second studio album in a warehouse in Brisbane which they affectionately named "The Dirty Room". In contrast with their rock-oriented works of the past, the band moved on with a more electronic and pop based sound. The band openly acknowledged their stylistic change with
1701-449: The ARIA Charts. " Black Bugs ", " Polyester Girl " and " ! (The Song Formerly Known As) " (an homage to 1980s era Prince ) were all released as singles and gained significant amounts of airplay. Unit is Regurgitator's most commercially successful album, going platinum three times in Australia. Whilst it no doubt increased the popularity of the band, fans of their first generation of work are still divided in their responses to it. During
1764-576: The ARIA singles chart. Regurgitator quickly released another EP, titled New , which featured radio hits "Track 1" and " Blubber Boy ". New peaked at number 30 on the ARIA singles chart. Following the success of their first two EPs, the band made an unusual move by travelling to Thailand to record their first full-length album. Made on a comparatively small budget at a famed pop studio in Bangkok , Tu-Plang (ตู้เพลง; Thai for 'Jukebox'), largely featured
1827-569: The Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. Performers at the 2003-04 event include Australian artists Xavier Rudd , The Beautiful Girls , Gerling , Regurgitator and The Waifs ; and international acts Michael Franti and Spearhead , Pennywise , Reel Big Fish , and Ozomatli . Like many Australian festivals, the event also promotes local bands, with Victorian and Tasmanian artists also performing at their respective state's festival. Solo female performer Missy Higgins promoted
1890-491: The Falls Festival won the FasterLouder Festival Award for 'Best Lineup' and the following year the Marion Bay site received the 'Favourite Venue and Location' award. The festival has a strong focus on sustainability, taking home the following awards over the past few years: The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of
1953-405: The Marion Bay festival sold out two and a half days after going on sale on 15 August, and Lorne tickets selling out one week after coming on sale. Further allocations of tickets for both festivals were released during December and sold out within hours of coming on sale. An unlimited number of Falls Festival patrons were able to attend the 'Falls Cinema' on Thursday 29 December (one day earlier than
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2016-541: The Unit tour in late 1997 drummer Martin Lee had failed to appear at a show at the University of Western Australia . After disappearing from a Perth nightclub, he was found the next day, unconscious, and was taken to hospital where he remained comatose for a week. No-one, including Lee once he had recovered, had any recollection of the circumstances that had landed him there. Jon Coghill of Brisbane rock band Powderfinger
2079-539: The Victorian edition of the festival was held at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in inner city Melbourne, after originally being planned for the town of Murroon , located 35 km from Lorne. Organisers of the Festival pulled out of the planning process after a small local group opposed the planning permit approval. The festival will not run in 2023 as the organisers decided to take the year off. In 2008,
2142-475: The access to tickets more equitable. The changes reflected similar alterations made to ticket sale procedures of other major Australian music festivals such as Splendour in the Grass and The Big Day Out . Previously, tickets had been released for sale in bulk and with no limit on the number of tickets able to be purchased by an individual, resulting in a high incidence of individuals purchasing multiple tickets, and
2205-475: The album's opening track, ironically titled "I Like Your Old Stuff Better Than Your New Stuff". The band released " Everyday Formula " as the first single, with Yeomans and Magoo later admitting it was a conscious decision to ease their fans into the new sound with a heavier track. The single release in October 1997 peaked at number 41 on the ARIA Charts. Unit was released in November and peaked at number 4 on
2268-653: The album's release. The It's So Invasive Tour started in Hobart, Tasmania, and ended in Cairns, Queensland, with 23 dates. Supporting acts across the tour included Party Dozen, the Subculture Clique, Displeasure, Cry Club , Wolfpack, Monster Zoku Onsomb!, and Dubbzone. Current members Current touring musicians Former members Former touring musicians Guest musicians The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards )
2331-539: The album, "Blood and Spunk" and "Romance of the Damned". In 2008, Regurgitator supported the album with a tour of UK and Asia. It was the first time in 5 years that the band had toured the UK. Simultaneously, Ben Ely and Quan Yeomans both launched solo projects with "Ben Ely's Radio 5" becoming his second solo project while Yeomans's album Quan: The Amateur was his debut solo album which was recorded in Hong Kong. At
2394-518: The band announced that they were working on their eighth studio album in Hong Kong. Entitled Dirty Pop Fantasy , the album was released on 6 September 2013 through Valve Records. The album was streamed online on 23 August 2013 on the Deezer website. During the band's keynote address at the Big Sound music conference in early September 2013, the band explained that the lower level of productivity during
2457-506: The band released "One Day", the lead single from their seventh studio album Super Happy Fun Times Friends in August 2011. The album debuted on the AIR chart at No. 18 and the ARIA chart at No. 91. In June 2012, it was announced that Regurgitator would be playing their first two albums, Tu Plang and Unit , in their entirety in an Australian tour named RetroTech . In early 2013,
2520-458: The beginning of May 2010, Regurgitator announced on the news section of their website that they had begun work on new music and would release music 'as they go along' instead of an album. In August 2010, the band released the single "Making No Sense" and in September, a four-track EP titled Distractions . In December 2010, the band released another single titled, "Nrob Bmud". In July 2011,
2583-546: The birth of Yeomans's first child. Their last show for the foreseeable future was in Beijing on 7 December 2013 as part of the Converse Rubber Tracks event with touring friends Chinese band New Pants. In May 2015, following an 18 month hiatus commencing in September 2013, Regurgitator announced their Cheap Imitations tour-ché across Australia from August to September 2015. In April 2016, they performed at
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2646-522: The community, along with one or more adjudicators or judges. These adjudicators, who may be music teachers, professors, or professional performers, provide verbal and written feedback to each performer or group. The adjudicator may be someone whom they might never meet in any other way, as is the case when an adjudicator from another city is brought in to judge. They also usually receive a certificate, classified according to merit or ranking, and some may win trophies or even scholarships. The most important aspect
2709-615: The earliest festivals known. During the Middle Ages , festivals were often held as competitions. The music festival emerged in England in the 18th century, as an extension of urban concert life into a form of seasonal, cultural festivity, structured around a schedule of music performances, or concerts. Music festivals generally feature regular and extensive programming, than more spontaneous or improvised forms of music festivity. In traditional genres such as folk and classical music,
2772-686: The festival attracts between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people each year, and hosts over 800 musical acts. The Woodstock Festival in 1969 drew nearly 500,000 attendees, and the Polish spin-off Przystanek Woodstock in 2014 drew 750,000 thus becoming the largest open air annual festival in Europe and the second largest in the world. In comparison, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, attracts about 135,000 spectators each year. Glastonbury Festival has
2835-456: The latter part of their career is due to the geographical spread of the two primary band members, Ely and Yeomans—Ely is based in Melbourne, Australia, while Yeomans resides in Hong Kong. A post on the band's Facebook page on 18 September 2013 then revealed that Regurgitator will enter a period of indefinite hiatus following a national Australian and Asian tour that ended in December 2013 due to
2898-426: The official kick-off) in an effort to minimize traffic congestion. In Tasmania, the number of tickets available were capped at 9000. In early July, a new website for the 2006 event was launched. People were able to subscribe to the official mailing list and be entered into the draw to be offered tickets ahead of the official release date of 16 August. Subscribers that were selected were notified by 30 July. Tickets for
2961-571: The performers. Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts, performance art , and social or cultural activities. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval, while some are held only once. Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts and others are benefits for a specific charitable cause . At music festivals associated with charitable causes, there may be information about social or political issues . The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of
3024-462: The release of her album and several singles, for which she was later recognised by receiving multiple awards at the ARIA Awards in 2005. The 2004/05 festival was again held at both venues. Both sites sold out early – the only Falls Festival to sell as fast was the 1999 event. Artists performing at the event included: Artists who performed at the 2005 event included: In 2005 tickets for
3087-561: The sale of tickets. The artists at the festival of 2007/08 included: (* Lorne Only), (** Marion Bay only) Ticket purchasing procedures changed again in 2007, extending changes made to procedures in 2006. Changes included: Tickets went on sale to the general public on Monday 10 September at 9 am AEST, with the 14,500 tickets to the Lorne event selling out on the day they were released. Those marked with an asterisk (*) played in Lorne only. Funk’n’Soul Revue Those marked with an asterisk (*) played in Lorne only. Those marked with
3150-781: The top 20 with " Polyester Girl " (May 1998) peaking at No. 14 in Australia and No. 16 in New Zealand; while " Happiness (Rotting My Brain) " (July 1999) also appeared at No. 16 in New Zealand. Martin Lee left Regurgitator in late 1999 and was replaced by Peter Kostic on drums, who was simultaneously a member of Front End Loader (1991–present) and the Hard-Ons (2002–2011). Casual members have included Seja Vogel , from Sekiden ; Shane Rudken (Ponyloaf); Dave Atkins (Pangaea, Resin Dogs) among others. Regurgitator's fourth studio album, Eduardo and Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks
3213-424: The two locations over the course of the festival. Subsequent festivals retained this two-location format. The Byron edition of the event was introduced in 2013, increasing the reach of the festival across the country. In 2019, the festival at the Lorne site was cancelled due to extreme bushfire risk during the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season . All editions of the festivals in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to
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#17327827786803276-415: Was his fill-in for the rest of the tour, though the arrangement purportedly caused a rift between the two bands as Coghill and Lee were high school friends and, as Yeomans explained in a 2011 interview, "...those guys (Powderfinger) are kind of from a different scene I guess, if you like. Almost a different social strata in a weird way; they're all private school boys so we never had that much in common". At
3339-507: Was often replaced by a drum machine in the studio. After an extended absence during the album recording and a string of absences on the supporting tour schedule it was announced in late 1999 that Lee would be leaving the group due to 'creative differences'. He formed The Boat Show with Matthew Strong of Custard when Custard disbanded. Lee was replaced by Front End Loader and Hard-Ons drummer, Peter Kostic in late 1999. The band's fourth album, Eduardo and Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks
3402-402: Was originally a 3-piece indie rock band with Quan Yeomans (guitar and vocals), Ben Ely (bass and vocals) and Martin Lee (drums). The three had purportedly met on a bus in inner Brisbane. At this time, all three were already in several bands - Pangaea, Zooerastia, Precision Oiler, Brazilia among others. Regurgitator at this time was not considered to be the main focus of any members, rather as
3465-545: Was released in August 1999 and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Chart. Having rebuilt "The Dirty Room" studio with the assumption it would be used for the recording, Lee felt undervalued when Yeomans made it clear he needed a change in working environment. Ely admitted that tension had always existed between the two. Since the Unit sessions he had felt excluded from the creative process as his material would rarely be used and he
3528-553: Was released in July 2001 and was their final studio album for Warner before mutually agreeing to terminate their recording agreement. They then went on to issue four more independent studio albums— Mish Mash! recorded as part of the multimedia reality show parody Band in a Bubble ; Love and Paranoia recorded in Rio de Janeiro on Corcovado after licensing the Band in a Bubble project to
3591-514: Was released in July 2001; a hip-hop-focused album that Yeomans and Ely recorded and produced in London. At this time, a turbulent relationship commenced with the Warner label who were unable to grasp the band's lack of motivation and refusal to compromise for the sake of commercial success. After the fourth album, discussions led to a mutual request to end the deal, and the compilation album Jingles
3654-471: Was released in May 1996; it was followed by Unit in November 1997 which was certified triple platinum . Unit won five categories at the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 : Album of the Year , Best Alternative Album, Producer of the Year (for Magoo ), Engineer of the Year (Magoo) and Best Cover Art (for The Shits ). Their third album, ...Art was released in August 1999. Regurgitator had two singles reach
3717-441: Was released in October 2004 as " The Drop " and the album, Mish Mash! was released in November 2004 and it peaked at number 52 on the ARIA Charts. In August 2005, the band released the #?*! (or Pillowhead ) EP which contained B-sides from Mish Mash! . In 2006, Regurgitator took a break during with Elys working on his project Jump 2 Light Speed and Yeomans working on his solo career. The band also licensed their Band in
3780-813: Was released on 1 March 2019. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 , The Really Really Really Really Boring Album was nominated for Best Children's Album . In October 2019, the group released a best of album titled Quarter Pounder: 25 Years of Being Consumed , alongside a national tour. In May 2023, Regurgitator toured around Australia for 25 years of Unit , with Custard , DZ Deathrays , Butterfingers & Glitoris . In October of that same year, they opened for Weezer for their two headlining Australian shows in early October 2023. The two bands also supported Kiss at their last Australian concert at Accor Stadium in Sydney. In 2024, Regurgitator announced their 11th studio album Invader . A supporting tour began soon after
3843-538: Was released. In 2004, Regurgitator created and participated in the Band in a Bubble project; a new reality TV-inspired media stunt sponsored and broadcast by Australian music channel, Channel V . The band entered a small glass recording studio, built in Federation Square in the centre of Melbourne , to record their new album; their first on new label Valve Records . Pedestrians could look into most rooms of
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#17327827786803906-537: Was supplied with Pangaea recordings by their manager Paul Curtis that he discovered Regurgitator, whose material was also presented as part of a potential Valve label P&D deal. Ironically, Parisi would push for the less-established band to be signed because "it was the hook that Pangaea, for all the excitement [it] had generated on stage, had lacked." The band signed with Warner early in 1995, who re-released its debut EP in February 1995, which charted at number 45 on
3969-636: Was the first to be held off the Lorne site, moved temporarily to the Torquay site of the Offshore Festival due to poor weather. Two events were held simultaneously for the first time in 2003; one in Lorne, and an additional event at Marion Bay , Tasmania . The same acts played at both events; the 30 December acts who played at Lorne, play 31 December at Marion Bay, and vice versa. Both the Lorne and Marion Bay festivals have continued to run simultaneously and artists continue to be exchanged between
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