Meredith Music Festival (MMF), also known simply as Meredith, is a three-day outdoor music festival held every December at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, a natural amphitheatre located on private farmland near the town of Meredith in Victoria, Australia.
History A self-funded, non-commercial event that was first held in 1991, the festival also spawned Golden Plains, a music festival that takes place over the Labour Day long weekend in March.
No festivals were held in 2020 or 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
Description The Meredith Music Festival, often referred to as simply Meredith, is an annual three-day outdoor music festival held in December at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, which is located on private farmland near the town of Meredith, Victoria. The property is owned by the family of one of the organisers, Chris Nolan.Patrick Donovan, 7 March 2009. "Merediths golden child turns three, and the rock kids join in the party" The Age, Retrieved on 30 July 2009 Permanent infrastructure has been built on the site, including showers, compost toilets, and recycled water with the surrounding areas set up for usage of tents, vans, caravans, or motorhomes.
Attractions
The Meredith Gift (a reference to the Stawell Gift) is a nude running race, with the chance to win The Golden Jocks trophy.Dewi Cooke, 12 December 2005. Meredith Music Festival. The Age, Retrieved on 30 July 2009 The Pink Flamingo Bar, an ever-popular cocktail bar Eric's Terrace, cocktail bar with a large selection of food and drinks. A sportsfield which includes the Meredith Eye Ferris wheel.Jo Roberts, 14 December 2004 Finding treasure in Meredith. The Age, Retrieved on 30 July 2009 The Ecoplex Cinema displays both short and feature-length films, including outdated informational films, advertisements and television shows intended to humour the audience.
Ticketing
The event is usually sold out before the date. ticketing was implemented via a system which sees the first allocation distributed through a 'Subscriber Ticket Ballot' – allowing half of the total allocation of tickets randomly distributed to 'subscribers' already on MMF's email list. Subscribers are notified in August and need to purchase their tickets within a set period of time.Michelle Griffin, 9 December 2007. Summer will rock – if you're lucky enough to get a ticket. The Age, Retrieved on 30 July 2009
The second allocation is sold in record stores in Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat and the Surf Coast as has been the case in previous years. These go on sale after the Ballot closes. The third allocation is distributed online.
Recognition and accolades Warren Ellis (musician) (Dirty Three / Grinderman) referred to it as "the world's best festival" in a 2010 interview.
At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, the festival won Licensee of the Year Award.
List of Meredith Music Festival lineups by year
This is a list of Meredith Music Festival lineups by year: