Kelwood music fest may set attendance record
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This article was published 22/08/2011 (5369 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
An organizer at Kelwood’s Harvest Sun Music Festival said this year may have measured record-breaking crowds.
Karly McRae is in charge of promotions for the festival. She said Sunday that the audience looked like it definitely beat last year’s tally of around 350, and it could surpass organizer goals for 2011.
"Record-breaking crowds, that’s for sure. It was really really awesome to see. Through the afternoon we’ve had crowds like we usually do for the headline shows. The tents were full, the beer gardens were full," explained McRae.
"We’ve constantly built over the years … and this year I think we’re going to beat that 500 mark."
Earlier this year, festival organizers were scrambling to replace a badly damaged stage at the site, after it was destroyed by high winds during a storm. McRae said it wasn’t always certain that the show would go on.
But after donations of time and work by community members and music fans, a new stage was ready for this weekend’s performers.
"Sometimes through the planning stages you wonder if everything’s going to happen or not, but it’s all gone off fairly well," she said.
"It’s stronger and better than ever and well-braced. Luckily we haven’t had any really crazy weather to really test it out, but I think it would hold up through just about everything," McRae said.
The festival also aims to support local farmers near its home in Kelwood.
"Farmers with Disabilities and the Farm and Rural Stressline are on-site … but also, with the weather being good, people from the community and the producers around are actually having a chance to listen to sit back and the music and enjoy the weekend, and that’s what we’re doing it for, so we’re really happy about that, too.
This year’s musical lineup featured Deep Dark Woods, the Dust Poets and Chic Gamine.