The festival is touring around Australia and New Zealand this week – hopefully in venues that are better suited to the vibe

Olympic Park in Homebush is about as far as you can get conceptually from an inner-city laneway – but it was the set times that caused the biggest comedown

Footscray Park, Melbourne
Now more Big Day Out than boutique, the travelling festival proves rock’n’roll is undergoing constant regeneration

Adelaide festival’s opening weekend this year saw temperatures soar into the 40s. How are Australian arts festivals managing ever more intense weather?

Larger venue finds room for leftfield sets from niche artists as well as captivating homegrown acts like G Flip, Baker Boy, Skegss and Gang of Youths

The biggest talking point of this year’s national tour has been the set that isn’t: Kirin J Callinan