SUMMER FESTIVALS BURST OUT WITH BIG NUMBERS

Australia’s summer festival had a strong out-of-the-box surge. In one weekend in Sydney, Knockout Outdoor drew 53,000 and Listen Out had an estimated 23,000.

The multi-city Laneway in February is on its way to repeating its 125,000 figure from this year.

Sydney and Melbourne sold out on the first day of sale, the first time it’s happened in its 20-year history. “Limited tickets remain in other cities,” organisers said.

The metal/punk/alt Good Things (Dec 6, 7, 8) is heading for its 110,000 total. Six weeks out it had already taken to social media it was selling fastest in Brisbane (82% of tickets snapped up), Melbourne (81%) and Sydney (76%).

Disappeared

The 8,000 tix for Harbourlife in Sydney in Nov. disappeared in 15 minutes and CMC Rocks in QLD also rapidly hit its capacity of 23,000.

Ultra is expected to again sell out 40,000 over two shows, with A1 list headliners attracting …

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