Gympie Muster

Gympie Music Muster
Mainstage 2015
Main stage at the 2015 Gympie Music Muster
Genre Country music
Classic rock
Blues
Australian Country
Date(s) Last weekend in August
Location(s) Amamoor Forest Reserve, near Gympie, Queensland
Years active 1982-present
Inaugurated 1982
Next event 25–28th August 2016
Attendance Over 23,000
Organised by Apex Club of Gympie
Website
www.muster.com.au

The Gympie Music Muster is an Australian country music festival held in Gympie, Queensland.

The Muster started as a community fundraiser in 1982 [1] and has now grown to a four-day festival attracting musicians from across Australia and internationally. The 2015 Gympie Muster attracted a crowd of over 23,000.

A fundraising initiative of the Apex Club of Gympie, the Muster is a registered charity with all profits distributed among worthy community groups and charity partners, both locally and nationally. An ever-growing number of community groups are also involved in the staging of the event, and for most, it is their major fundraiser for the year. There is a real sense of community ownership in the Muster with now more than 35 local community groups involved in the event's success.

Since its inception, the Muster has raised more than $15,000,000 dollars for local community groups and charity partners Australia-wide.

Location

The music festival is sited in the Amamoor Forest Reserve.[1] In 2012, a fully equipped field hospital was staffed in an effort to ensure safety and deal with medical emergencies.[2]

Located in the peaceful Amamoor Creek State Forest Park, there are over 50 hectares of well maintained, planned camping facilities, plenty of hot showers and toilets, and a central entertainment precinct. Located 40-kilometres south-west of Gympie, it's an easy drive 2-hours north of Brisbane, just 40-minutes from stunning Noosa and heritage listed Fraser Island.

Past performers

As well as mainstream Australian country the event showcases the breadth of contemporary Australian country: from folk and bush poetry, to alternative country.[1] Notable musical artists performing at the Muster in previous years include:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Gympie Music. History of Country Music in Australia.
  2. ↑ Arthur Gorrie (21 August 2012). "It's the new Muster M.A.S.H". Gympie Times. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

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