WAMFest breaks attendance records but needs your help to make 2018 even better

30 Nov

Nominated for a National Live Music Award, breaking records and becoming one of the world’s biggest all-local music festivals, we were rather happy with how WAMFest went last year. The numbers are now in from all the venues for the 2017 WAMFest presented by Drug Aware, proudly supported by City of Perth & Lotterywest, and we’re chuffed to announce this year’s festival attendance almost tripled to just shy of 40K attendees. With an increase of 173% from the previous year to 39,638 attendees, thanks to the record-breaking number of people raising their hands up high for WA music!

WAM CEO Mike Harris commented, “An incredibly successful WAMFest, WAMCon and WAMAwards. Massive thanks and congratulations to all concerned in designing, planning and delivering this fantastic event. Skinny O’Leary and Mark Neal worked themselves into the ground to deliver their first WAMFest Live – big thanks for that. Now we look to 2018 and what that will look like: how to advance WAMFest and WA music more broadly. I’m excited just thinking about it.”

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HELP SHAPE WAMFEST 2018 & WIN!

The feedback from WAMFest acts and punters has been WAmazing, but we want to keep evolving and create something even better for more music lovers to enjoy next year.

This is where we need YOU (best punters in the world, as well as beloved media, acts etc) to help shape next year’s WAMFest-ivities.

Whether you attended or didn’t attend this year’s festival, we’d love to hear EVERYONE’S feedback. By simply completing our quick survey, you’ll play an important part in the development of WAMFest 2018, as well as automatically going in the running to WIN:

FIRST PRIZE ► Some of the classiest over-ear headphones you can get; a pair AF240s from fine sound purveyors AudioFly (as pictured, RRP $299 – which, if you don’t win, can be purchased online or from JB Hi-Fi and Store DJ).

SECOND PRIZE ► A CD prize pack consisting of 10 x compilation CD releases filled with the finest of WA music, including Kiss My WAMi CDs going back the last few years, Sounds Of compilations and more! Plus a WAM Membership, complete with 40+ membership benefits.

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN, complete this quick survey by 5PM Monday 11 December!

KISS MY WAMi CD

WAM’s annual double-CD Kiss My WAMi compiles A-grade tracks by WA artists, and each WAM Member and WAMCon attendee gets a FREE copy. If haven’t already collected, please swing by the WAM Office as we’d love to give you some local goodness!

 THANKS!!

Thanks to every single person who contributed, whether one of the many thousands of fans throwing their hands up for WA music, or the incredible people and organisations that helped behind the scenes in creating one heck of a fine celebration of local music.

Of course, a HUGE thank you needs to go to the generosity and dedication shown by our partners in championing WA music. Without the below organisations and businesses, such a festival couldn’t have been possible. So show ‘em some love back.

And special thanks to the City of Vincent and Town of Bassendean for partnering with us to present WAMFest Live Sunday events.

*Feature image: Lot Party by Chris Davies