Listen Out
{{Short description|Australian annual multi-city outdoor music festival}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox music festival
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|caption=Brockhampton performing at Listen Out 2018
|genre=Hip-Hop, Indie, and Electronic
|dates=September–October
|location=Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane
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|years_active=2013–present
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|organised=Fuzzy
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|website=[https://www.fuzzy.com.au/ Fuzzy official website]}}
Listen Out is an annual Australian music festival held in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane since September 2013. In 2018, an inaugural alternative version of Listen Out, titled Listen In took place in South Australia and New Zealand. The standard festival is held from late September to early October. Each Listen Out concert is a one-day event attracting both domestic and international hip-hop, indie, and electronic musicians.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fuzzy.com.au/events/listen-out-2018/|title=Listen Out 2018|website=Fuzzy|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517083530/https://www.fuzzy.com.au/events/listen-out-2018/|url-status=live}} Listen Out uses three stages; Atari stage, 909 stage and Third base (formerly branded by Red Bull as Crate Diggers stage and Universal Store's Young Bloods stage).
Listen Out has been organised since inception by Fuzzy. It attracted over 68,000 attendees during its 2016 festival tour.{{Cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/listen-out-attendee-figures-revealed/|title=Listen Out attendee figures revealed|date=2016-10-04|website=The Music Network|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517083530/https://themusicnetwork.com/listen-out-attendee-figures-revealed/|url-status=live}} In parallel with the festival national youth radio Triple J runs an Unearthed competition, where the state winner performs at their capital's venue. The 2020 and 2021 festivals were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It resumed in 2022 and continues to the present.
History
Listen Out was created by Fuzzy after they had cancelled another music festival, Parklife. The new festival has an emphasis on "intelligent strains of dance music".{{Cite web|url=http://itm.junkee.com/no-parklife-in-2013-fuzzy-launches-bold-new-national-event/19518|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529071059/http://itm.junkee.com/no-parklife-in-2013-fuzzy-launches-bold-new-national-event/19518|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2019|title=No Parklife in 2013; Fuzzy launches bold new national event|date=2013-06-19|website=inthemix |access-date=2019-05-29}} Listen Out's inaugural tour commenced on 28 September 2013 in Sydney, before proceeding to Perth and then Melbourne and finishing in Brisbane.{{cite web |url=http://triplejunearthed.com.au/competitions/default.aspx?TripleJCompetitionId=209 |title=Listen Out 2013 - Competitions |author= |publisher=Triple J Unearthed (Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) |via=National Library of Australia |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140228061613/http://triplejunearthed.com.au/competitions/default.aspx?TripleJCompetitionId=209 |archive-date=28 February 2014 |access-date=13 March 2024 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Listen out 2013 releases set times for Brisbane Melbourne Perth Sydney |first=Mike |last=Hohnen |website=MusicFeeds |date=12 September 2013 |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/listen-out-2013-releases-set-times-for-brisbane-melbourne-perth-sydney/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914212005/http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/listen-out-2013-releases-set-times-for-brisbane-melbourne-perth-sydney/ |archive-date=14 September 2013 |url-status=live }} and continued as an annual event. It consists of three stages, two of which (Atari and 909’s) have identical artist line-ups. The Atari stage is the festival's main stage and features the head-liners of the festival. The 2013 and 2014 tour allocated only electronic music acts to perform on the Atari stage, with Indie and Hip-hop acts taking place on the 909 stage. theMusic.com.au{{'}}s writer described the 2014 festival, "boutique national dance music event. bringing quality dance music to four spectacular inner city venues."
From 2015 onward, these roles were changed as Hip-Hop acts now exclusively occurred on the Atari stage and the 909 stage became exclusively electronic music. Unlike these stages, Third base stage is used to showcase local upcoming talent from each state, with different line-ups for each leg of the show. In more recent iterations of the event, these line-ups now contain acts that tour with the festival over multiple venues, however minor tweaks are made to each state's line-up to continue showcasing local talent for each. From 2013 to 2015 the festival's third stage was sponsored by Red Bull as the Crate Diggers stage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/au-en/red-bull-crate-diggers-at-listen-out|title=Red Bull Crate Diggers at Listen Out|website=Red Bull|date=19 January 2017|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517091016/https://www.redbull.com/au-en/red-bull-crate-diggers-at-listen-out|url-status=live}} In 2016 after Fuzzy lost its Red Bull sponsorship, the stage was sponsored by Universal Store and re-branded the Young Bloods stage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.universalstore.com/blog/listen-out-x-universal-store/|title=Listen Out x Universal Store|last=Store|first=Universal|date=2016-07-05|website=Universal Store Blog - Fashion, Entertainment & Lifestyle|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517091026/https://www.universalstore.com/blog/listen-out-x-universal-store/|url-status=live}} In 2017 Fuzzy formally changed it to 3rd Base, without financial support of any sponsor.
Each year the winners of the annual Triple J Unearthed competition for each state were given a time slot for the related Listen Out concert. The winner performed on either the Atari or 909 stage depending on the year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.triplejunearthed.com/competition/listen-out-2018|title=Listen Out 2018|website=triple j Unearthed|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517091026/https://www.triplejunearthed.com/competition/listen-out-2018|url-status=live}} In 2018 Fuzzy began a new, smaller version of Listen Out named Listen In to reach audiences in South Australia and New Zealand featuring a smaller selection of six acts from the longer Listen Out version of the tour.{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/listen-out-festival-lineup-new-adelaide-event-listen-in/|title=Listen Out Festival Drops Lineup For New Adelaide Event 'Listen In'|date=2018-07-10|website=Music Feeds|access-date=2019-05-28|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507153338/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/listen-out-festival-lineup-new-adelaide-event-listen-in/|url-status=live}} In 2019 the South Australian Listen In festival was announced but the New Zealand leg of the tour is yet to be announced. The 2020 and 2021 Listen Out festivals were all cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.{{cite web |author1=Al Newstead |title=Listen Out festival won't go ahead this year, promises 2022 return |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/listen-out-festival-wont-go-ahead-2021-promises-2022-return/13391700 |website=ABC |access-date=8 August 2021 |date=16 June 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808034114/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/listen-out-festival-wont-go-ahead-2021-promises-2022-return/13391700 |url-status=live }} They resumed in 2022 and continues to the present.
Artist line-up by year
= 2013 =
= 2014 =
= 2015 =
= 2016 =
= 2017 =
= 2018 =
= 2019 =
= 2022 =
Sources:{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/music-features/listen-out-festival-melbourne-2022-aj-tracey-roddy-ricch-jid-barkaa-3316781 |title=NME{{'}}s Roundup of Listen Out 2022 in Melbourne |first=Ben |last=Madden |website=NME |date=26 September 2022 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20230421201428/https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/music-features/listen-out-festival-melbourne-2022-aj-tracey-roddy-ricch-jid-barkaa-3316781 |archive-date=21 April 2023 |access-date=13 March 2024 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/listen-out-announces-2022-dates-and-cities/ |title=Listen Out Announces 2022 Dates and Cities |website=Music Feeds |date=20 April 2022 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220914022109/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/listen-out-announces-2022-dates-and-cities/ |archive-date=14 September 2022 |access-date=13 March 2024 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/listen-out-2022-dates-cities/DNcUHgEAAwI/20-04-22 |title=Listen Out Confirms 2022 Dates & Cities; Reveals When Line-up Will Drop |first=Dan |last=Cribb |website=theMusic.com.au |date=20 April 2022 |via=National Library of Australia |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20230315184725/https://themusic.com.au/news/listen-out-2022-dates-cities/DNcUHgEAAwI/20-04-22 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |access-date=13 March 2024 |url-status=live }}
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- 24kGoldn (USA)
- AJ Tracey (UK){{efn|AJ Tracey did not perform at the Perth show due to illness}}
- Barkaa
- bbno$ (CAN)
- Blanke
- Bru-C (UK)
- Central Cee (UK)
- Chris Lake (UK)
- Culture Shock (UK)
- Dameeeela
- Dave Winnel
- Disclosure (UK)
Doechii (USA){{efn|Doechii had to withdraw from the lineup at the last minute due to contracting COVID-19. As a result, bbno$ played an extended set in both Melbourne and Perth, JessB was added to the line-up for the same weekend, and she was replaced by Dave Winnel and Pania during the Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide shows.}}- Electric Fields
- James Hype (UK){{efn|James Hype did not perform at the Perth show due to illness}}
- JID (USA)
- JessB (NZ) (Melbourne and Perth only)
- The Jungle Giants
- Kito (USA)
- Louis the Child (USA)
- LP Giobbi (USA)
- Meduza (ITA)
- Memphis LK
- Miiesha
- Nia Archives (UK)
- Pania
- Pirra
Polo G (USA){{efn|Polo G withdrew from the lineup due to unspecified reasons. He was replaced by JID.}}- Pretty Girl
- Qrion (JPN/USA)
- Stace Cadet and KLP
- Roddy Ricch (USA)
- Tove Lo (SWE)
- Trippie Redd (USA)
Young Thug (USA){{efn| Young Thug was removed from the line-up due to his arrest on gang-related charges. He was replaced by Roddy Ricch and Trippie Redd}}
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= 2023 =
Sources:{{cite web |url=https://purplesneakers.com.au/news/listen-out-drops-2023-lineup/IY2fNTQ3Njk/16-05-23 |title=Skrillex, Four Tet, Lil Uzi Vert, JPEG MAFIA and More Lead Listen Out 2023 Lineup |first=Jessie |last=Lynch |website=Purple Sneakers |date=16 May 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20231025221123/https://purplesneakers.com.au/news/listen-out-drops-2023-lineup/IY2fNTQ3Njk/16-05-23 |archive-date=25 October 2023 |access-date=14 March 2024 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-out-2023-line-up-cities-dates-tickets-3443982 |title=Listen Out 2023 line-up: Skrillex, Lil Uzi Vert, Ice Spice and more |first=Surej |last=Singh |website=NME |date=16 May 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20230821164254/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-out-2023-line-up-cities-dates-tickets-3443982 |archive-date=21 August 2023 |access-date=14 March 2024 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sniffer-dogs-join-50-000-music-fans-for-the-start-of-festival-season-20230928-p5e88m.html |title=Listen Out 2023 Punters Slam NSW Police Presence, Sniffer Dogs |first=Amber |last=Schultz |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=30 September 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20230930230401/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sniffer-dogs-join-50-000-music-fans-for-the-start-of-festival-season-20230928-p5e88m.html |archive-date=30 September 2023 |access-date=14 March 2024 |url-status=live }}
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- 1tbsp
- ArrDee (UK)
- Ayebatonye
- Coi Leray (USA)
- Donatachi
- Flowidus
- Four Tet (UK)
- Friction (UK)
- Handsome
- Hannah Laing (UK)
- Ice Spice (USA)
- JBEE (UK)
- JPEGMafia (USA)
- Jyoty (UK)
- Kenny Beats (USA)
- Kobie Dee
- Lil Uzi Vert (USA)
- Mallrat
- Marc Rebillet (USA)
Metro Boomin (USA){{efn|Metro Boomin withdrew from the line-up due to personal reasons and was replaced by Onefour.}}- Onefour
- Piri (UK)
- Skrillex (USA)
- Spinall (NGA)
- venbee (UK)
- Vv Pete
- Willo
- Wongo b2b Little Fritter
- Young Franco
- Yunè Pinku (UK)
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= 2024 =
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- 21 Savage (USA)
- AK Sports (UK)
- Ben Gerrans
- The Blessed Madonna (USA)
- Cassian (USA)
- Conducta (UK)
- Disco Lines (USA)
- Djanaba
- EarthGang (USA)
Flo Milli (USA){{efn|Flo Milli withdrew from the lineup due to mental health reasons and was replaced by EarthGang}}- Folamour (FRA)
- Foura b2b Tom Santa
- Gold Fang (Brisbane and Sydney only)
- Jazzy (IRL)
- Jessie Reyez (CAN)
- John Summit (USA)
- Koven (UK)
Lil Tjay (USA){{efn|Lil Tjay was removed from the lineup at the last minute due to undisclosed travel related reasons}}- Lithe
- A Little Sound (UK)
- Miss Kaninna
- Sampa the Great (ZAM)
- Skepta (UK)
- Soju Gang
- Sub Focus- Evolve (UK)
Teezo Touchdown (USA){{efn|Teezo Touchdown withdrew from the lineup the day before the first Listen Out date due to undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by YNG Martyr}}Tyla (RSA){{efn|Tyla withdrew from the lineup days out from the first Listen Out date due to a back injury, which also resulted in most of her other world tour dates being cancelled. She was replaced by Sampa the Great}}- YNG Martyr
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Footnotes
{{notelist}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ !City !Venue !Years Held |
| Sydney
|Brazilian Fields, Centennial Park |2013–Present |
| rowspan="2" |Melbourne
|Observatory Precinct, Royal Botanic Gardens |2013–2014 |
| Catani Gardens, St Kilda
|2015–Present |
| rowspan="2" |Perth
|Ozone Reserve |2013–2015 |
| Western Parklands, HBF Arena Joondalup
|2016–Present |
| rowspan="4" |Brisbane
|Cultural Forecourt, Southbank |2013 |
| The Avenues & Expo Place, Brisbane Showgrounds
|2014–2015 |
| The Sporting Fields, Victoria Park
|2016–2018 |
| Brisbane Showgrounds
|2019–Present |
Controversies
Listen Out has had a history of drug related controversies. During the Melbourne leg of the inaugural Listen Out tour, police arrested 13 people in relation to drug related offences. Police were also able to seize $10,000 worth of cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-05/police-seize-10k-of-drugs-at-melbourne-listen-out-festival/5001086|title=Police seize $10k of drugs at Melbourne Listen Out festival|date=2013-10-05|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-date=31 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031155400/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-05/police-seize-10k-of-drugs-at-melbourne-listen-out-festival/5001086|url-status=live}} At the Sydney leg of the same tour 94 were charged by police for drug related offences.{{Cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/police-charge-94-for-drugs-at-listenout-2013-azealia-banks-storms-off-stage/|title=Police Charge 94 For Drugs At Listen Out 2013, Azealia Banks Storms Off Stage|date=2013-09-29|website=Tone Deaf|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606065718/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/police-charge-94-for-drugs-at-listenout-2013-azealia-banks-storms-off-stage/|url-status=live}} The 2014 version of listen had 37 festival attendees arrested in Melbourne for drug offences.{{Cite web|url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/vic/2014/10/05/drug-busts-listen/|title=Drug busts at Listen Out|date=2014-10-04|website=The New Daily|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606064225/https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/vic/2014/10/05/drug-busts-listen/|url-status=live}} The Sydney leg of the 2015 tour had seven people were arrested due to drug supply, with one carrying over 100 MDMA pills. A further 114 revellers were charged with drug possession at the same show.{{Cite web|url=http://sydneydruglawyers.com.au/blog/drug-arrests-at-the-listen-out-music-festival/|title=Drug Arrests at the 'Listen Out' Music Festival|website=Sydney Drug Lawyers|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-date=7 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307023434/https://sydneydruglawyers.com.au/blog/drug-arrests-at-the-listen-out-music-festival/|url-status=live}}
In the 2016 run of the Listen Out, during the Victorian leg of the tour a woman aged 27 died of a suspected drug overdose.{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/police-increase-listen-festival-security-response-womans-death/|title=Police To Increase Listen Out Festival Security In Response To Woman's Death|date=2017-09-21|website=Music Feeds|access-date=2019-05-31|archive-date=31 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531040609/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/police-increase-listen-festival-security-response-womans-death/|url-status=live}} As a result, the Victorian police allocated more resources to the event for following years including additional passive alert drug detection dogs tat the following year's tour.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/sniffer-dogs-help-police-catch-37-drug-users-at-listen-out-dance-festival/news-story/cb9f02cff384f46bc66016721db6188f|title=Dance festival 37 nabbed for drugs|date=2014-10-04|website=www.heraldsun.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-05-31}} Perth's 2017 leg of the tour had nine people charged with drug related offences.{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/police-disappointed-number-people-found-drugs-listen-festival/|title=Police "Disappointed" With The Number Of People Found With Drugs At Listen Out Festival|date=2017-09-25|website=Music Feeds|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-date=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925035119/http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/police-disappointed-number-people-found-drugs-listen-festival/|url-status=live}} The Melbourne leg had 38 people arrested on similar grounds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/cops-on-the-lookout-for-drugs-at-listen-out-festival-in-st-kildas-catani-gardens/news-story/0249f975016b0d69d6f70e3bc4cd77f8|title=Looking out for drugs at Listen Out|date=2017-09-17|website=www.heraldsun.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228205031/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/cops-on-the-lookout-for-drugs-at-listen-out-festival-in-st-kildas-catani-gardens/news-story/0249f975016b0d69d6f70e3bc4cd77f8|url-status=live}} Sydney's leg also lead to the arrest of 116 people relating to drug offences.{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/police-commend-behaviour-listen-sydney-festival-goers-despite-100-arrests/|title=Police Commend Behaviour Of Listen Out Sydney Festival-Goers Despite Over 100 Arrests|date=2016-10-02|website=Music Feeds|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-date=1 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601102730/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/police-commend-behaviour-listen-sydney-festival-goers-despite-100-arrests/|url-status=live}}
In 2018 following the deaths of two teenagers at the Defqon.1 festival, the NSW government heightened police presence at festivals, as Listen Out was the next festival to occur in New South Wales after Defqon.1 media attention gravitated towards it.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-way-to-the-festival-of-drugs-and-booze-defqon-1-deaths-leave-listen-out-revellers-undeterred-20180930-p506yb.html|title='This way to the festival of drugs and booze': Defqon. 1 deaths leave Listen Out revellers undeterred|last=Morgan|first=Cassandra|date=2018-09-30|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902051631/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-way-to-the-festival-of-drugs-and-booze-defqon-1-deaths-leave-listen-out-revellers-undeterred-20180930-p506yb.html|url-status=live}} As a result of the increased police presence, 159 people were charged with drug offences and 5 charged with drug supply.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/music-festivals/police-charge-159-people-with-drug-related-offences-at-sydneys-listen-out-music-festival/news-story/3b5ce3d4e665836265b1c24b3d045943|title=Police arrest over 150 people at Sydney's Listen Out|date=2018-09-30|website=NewsComAu|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-date=4 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904113102/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/music-festivals/police-charge-159-people-with-drug-related-offences-at-sydneys-listen-out-music-festival/news-story/3b5ce3d4e665836265b1c24b3d045943|url-status=live}} 12 people were taken to hospital at the NSW festival and 7 of these were found to be drug related issues.{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/over-150-people-arrested-for-drug-offences-at-listen-out-sydney/|title=Over 150 People Arrested For Drug Offences At Listen Out Sydney|date=2018-09-30|website=Music Feeds|access-date=2019-05-28|archive-date=28 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528151430/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/over-150-people-arrested-for-drug-offences-at-listen-out-sydney/|url-status=live}} At the Melbourne leg of the tour in the same year 30 were charged with drug possession and one charged with trafficking cocaine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/30-arrested-for-drug-possession-at-st-kilda-listen-out-music-festival/news-story/fe9eaa0550a5558a8681ce1d7224d0f0|title=30 drug arrests at St Kilda music festival|date=2018-09-23|website=www.heraldsun.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29|archive-date=13 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313040658/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/30-arrested-for-drug-possession-at-st-kilda-listen-out-music-festival/news-story/fe9eaa0550a5558a8681ce1d7224d0f0|url-status=live}}
Following a successful drug checking trial at Groovin' the Moo earlier in 2018,{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-30/groovin-the-moo-pill-testing-finds-lethal-product/9710112|title=Arnica, metal paint and Polish toothpaste: Festival pill test comes back with all sorts|last1=Healy|first1=Jon|last2=Sibthorpe|first2=Clare|date=2018-04-30|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-05-28|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413051336/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-30/groovin-the-moo-pill-testing-finds-lethal-product/9710112|url-status=live}} the Australian Festival Association suggested to implement this at more festivals as a preventative measure to lessen deaths at music festivals, this was met with a "no tolerance policy" from New South Wale's premier Gladys Berejiklian. Fuzzy representatives replied that governments should be more open to pill testing in order to create safer festivals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/young-people-deserve-better-festivals-push-governments-on-pill-testing-20190109-p50qg2.html|title='Young people deserve better': festivals push governments on pill testing|last=Thompson|first=Angus|date=2019-01-09|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727165829/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/young-people-deserve-better-festivals-push-governments-on-pill-testing-20190109-p50qg2.html|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|listenout.com.au/}}
- [https://www.fuzzy.com.au/ Fuzzy] official website
{{Music of Australia}}
Category:Electronic music festivals in Australia
Category:Festivals in Brisbane
Category:Festivals in Perth, Western Australia
Category:Music festivals in Melbourne
Category:Music festivals in New South Wales
Category:Music festivals in Queensland