WA has struggled to hold big commercial music festivals since the COVID pandemic. However, small-scale events targeting specific genres are proving more successful.
About 1,500 people descended on a property near Donnybrook to attend the Meliora Festival in November.The future of Western Australia's music festival scene is trending towards smaller-scale events in the wake of cancellations from major concerts in the South West .
"It's such a key period of time where they missed out on the abilities to play festivals, play local gigs, even just tour the eastern states and internationally.""That's not helped by still seeing some festivals cancelled and some venues struggling to survive," he said. But now, smaller festivals focused on highlighting local talent are stepping into the vacuum left behind by the cancellation of large-scale events.
"It's not for the DJ's. We are not having big name here. It doesn't matter how big the DJ is; it just matters how they interact with the crowd." The sentiment about not focusing on the commercial aspect and making a profitable return was echoed by the organisers of the nearby metal festival.
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