BIG SOUND 2009 – conference SOLD OUT
It’s official, next week’s BIG SOUND Music Summit and Showcase in Brisbane will be the biggest event of its type ever held in Queensland with the conference component of the event now officially SOLD OUT.
Music fans can still get in on the action by snapping up a pass to the BIG SOUND Live showcase gigs, with more than 60 artists performing across two-nights, featuring the best new music you’ll hear anywhere.
BIG SOUND Executive Programmer Stephen Green says this year’s conference had increased its capacity by more than 30 per cent on previous years.
“To sell out conference registrations well in advance just shows how much this event has grown over the past eight years,” Green says. ” It really has become a not-to-miss event on the annual music industry calender.”
Green says those still eager to rub shoulders with the world’s music industry can still grab passes to BIG SOUND Live.
“To able to see around 60 amazing acts for less than $50, is easily the best value for money Festival ticket you’ll buy all year, not to mention who you might be standing next to!” he says.
Among those hitting the stage will be Little Red (VIC), Bluejuice (NSW), Bob Evans (WA), Bertie Blackman (NSW), Old Man River (NSW), The Middle East (QLD), Philadelphia Grand Jury (NSW), Washington (QLD), The Devoted Few (NSW), Charles Jenkins (VIC), Cloud Control (NSW), The Boat People (QLD) and The Basics (VIC).
BIG SOUND Live will also feature sets from critically acclaimed US artists Robert Schneider (The Apples in Stereo) and Sydney band Parades – winners of the national BIG SOUND triple j Unearthed competition.
Held across six venues each night, BIG SOUND Live will also showcase one of the country’s premier live entertainment precincts, Fortitude Valley.
“The growth of BIG SOUND has paralleled the growth of The Valley as a vital live music hub,” he says. “Brisbane is now recognised around the globe as one of the world’s most exciting music cities, and having the international industry here for this event only helps lift its reputation.”
Run across three days and nights, BIG SOUND gives local artists and industry the rare chance to meet, talk and listen to the brightest lights in the music industry as they muse on topics from the emergence of new technology to the viability of the Australian festival circuit.
BIG SOUND Live passes are on sale now with a two-night pass just $44.00 and individual night tickets $27.50.
The full BIG SOUND Live program and ticketing information is online now at www.bigsound.org.au
