Rollercoaster (Australian festival)
| Rollercoaster | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock music & Alternative rock |
| Dates | December |
| Location(s) |
 Mandurah, Western Australia |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Rollercoaster is an annual Australian music festival held at the western foreshore (Hall Park) at Mandurah in December. The festival mainly features modern rock music.
The first festival was held in 2005 with approximately 9,700 patrons,[1] with between 8,500 and 9,000 people attending in 2007. The headliners for the 2007 concert were originally The Black Keys (the first international act to perform at Rollercoaster) however the band had to withdraw due to a family member's illness and they were replaced by You Am I.[2]
The largest musical festival however was the 'Mandurah Festival' held in January, 1994 for which the headlining act was INXS, who drew an attendance of 12,000 people.[3]
Artist lineups by year (incomplete)
- 26 December 2005
The Living End, Gyroscope, Spiderbait, End of Fashion, Karnivool, Kisschasy, Cowtown, The Fuzz
- 26 December 2006
Grinspoon, Frenzal Rhomb, The Butterfly Effect, Gyroscope, Downsyde, Behind Crimson Eyes, Cowtown, Birds of Tokyo
- 29 December 2007
Hilltop Hoods, You Am I, Shihad, Kisschasy, Jebediah, Birds of Tokyo, Ash Grunwald, Sneaky Weasel Gang
- 27 December 2008
The Living End, Gyroscope, Sneaky Sound System, Cut Copy, Operator Please, The Teenagers (France), Tame Impala
References
- ↑ "Minutes of Governance and Infrastructure Committee Meeting" (PDF). City of Mandurah. 2006-08-08. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ↑ Cox, Karena (2008-01-02). "Rollercoaster rocks". Mandurah Mail. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ↑ "INXS concerts". INXS.PL. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
External links
- Rollercoaster - Official website