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Falls Festival Sets All-Local Lineup as Australian Biz Glimpses COVID-19 Recovery Phase
With no let-up in sight on Australia’s strict social distancing rules and tough quarantine measures expected to hold firm for months, festival organizers are playing the long game and returning to a vintage formula: all-local lineups. Falls Festival, one of Australia’s biggest annual touring fests, this week announced its next event will feature a limited edition, all Australian lineup. It’s a glimpse at a “bright side” coming out of these “strange times,” reads an open letter from Falls Festival producers Jess Ducrou and Paul Piticco. As Australia inches towards “the recovery phase of COVID-19,” the statement reads, “we have decided to move forward with optimism, and work towards presenting our Dec. 2020-Jan. 2021 event in a way that will best bolster Australia’s live music industry.” The...
