National arts council Creative Australia has handed down a landmark report into the state of Australia’s music festivals – and it's not good news. Over a third of Australian music festivals lost money last year, with the cost of putting on a festival rapidly increasing. Today on the podcast we speak to the Managing Director of the Australian Festival Association, Mitch Wilson, to unpack the findings.

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National arts council Creative Australia has handed down a landmark report into the state of Australia’s music festivals – and it's not good news. Over a third of Australian music festivals lost money last year, with the cost of putting on a festival rapidly increasing. Today on the podcast we speak to the Managing Director of the Australian Festival Association, Mitch Wilson, to unpack the findings.
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Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons Guest: Mitch Wilson, Managing Director Australian Festival Association Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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Do Australian music festivals have a future?

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