WITH CMC Rocks set to return to Ipswich for its 18th edition, funding has been announced to support the festival and local artists.
The Federal Government’s Revive Live program aims to help live music venues and festivals to continue to operate under tough conditions, with grants supporting live music in regional, remote, and metropolitan areas across the country that reflect a diverse range of genres, organisations, and audiences.
The Southern Hemisphere’s largest country music festival continues to get glowing endorsements from headline acts such as Australian Idol alumni and ARIA Award-winner Casey Barnes who told Local Ipswich News that CMC Rocks was a highlight of the music calendar.
“For any Aussie country artist, CMC Rocks is the one festival you want to be part of,” he said.
“It doesn’t get any bigger and it’s always the most incredible event to be part of.”
Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann said the funding was a win for locals and for the industry.
“Live music venues and festivals make a large contribution to our local economies, with many tourism and hospitality industries leveraging off the success of the live music scene.
“This funding will benefit CMC Rocks and help grow Australia’s ecosystem of live music for the future.”
Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said the funding would help ensure CMC Rocks could continue to entertain fans in Ipswich.
“Live music venues and festivals are the lifeblood of our local music scene.”
