music festival
Only Half of Australian Music Festivals Are Profitable
A new report from Creative Australia found 56% of music festivals in 2022-2023 made a profit, and young people are attending less.
24 Hours at Pitch Festival as an Artist's Manager
Before Pitch Music and Arts Festival's cancellation, we packed in as much as we could.
A 23-Year-Old Man Has Died After a Chaotic Weekend of Cancelled Festivals and Extreme Heat
Temperatures reaching 41C, total fire bans, and the death of a festival reveller brought Victoria's long-weekend festivities to an early and somber end.
The Rotten Scourge of Doof Sticks
What started as a fun and rare sight at music festivals has turned into a plague of clutter.
Majority of Drug Searches at Victorian Music Festivals Find No Drugs
New data has put the efficacy of police drug searches in the spotlight after nine were hospitalised from MDMA overdoses at a Melbourne festival.
‘So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings’: Hot Moments and Hot People at Meredith
This year’s Meredith Music Festival was, in a word, arousing.
Night Out Receipts: Discount Dexies, Halloween House Parties, Early-Morning A1 Bakery
Yes, I stole drinks. I'm a bad person.
Big Music Festivals Suck Now, Sorry
With thanks to the cost of living crisis, welcome to the era of teeny, smaller than small, microscopic festivals.
The Joy of Headbanging, in Photos
Photographer Christopher Bethell went to Bloodstock 2023 to document the best headbangers at the metal festival.
How £10,000 Worth of Drugs Got Buried Under Glastonbury Festival
And how the dealers tried to get it back, as told by “Rave New World” author Kirk Field.
The VICE Guide to the Best Music Festival Outfits
We found the best music festival outfits for men, women, and any hot person who has ever needed to sneak poppers into Outside Lands in cargo pants.
Is Glastonbury a 24-Hour Festival? I Stayed Up All Night To Find Out
Turns out the festival is more like a five-day around the clock bender.