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Triple J's One Night Stand

Triple J's One Night Stand is an annual music festival held in various regional Australian cities and towns that is promoted and organised by national youth radio station Triple J. The event ran for 15 years from its debut in 2004 until 2019, with one break in 2015 for Triple J's 30th anniversary Beat the Drum event. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented any large-scale music festivals in 2020 and 2021, yet the One Night Stand did not return once restrictions on major events were lifted. After a spate of cancellations of major Australian music festivals, the return of the festival was announced by Triple J on the 8th of April 2024.[1][2] The date and location are still to be determined, with Triple J seeking petitions from listeners for the 2024 location.[3]

Triple J's One Night Stand
Genre
Location(s)Australia
Years active2004–2019; 2024
Organised byTriple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

In the early years of the One Night Stand, the host town was selected in the form of a competition where residents of the town had to gain approval from their local government as well as find a suitable venue. Triple J would arranges the artists to perform – usually four to five high-profile Australian bands of a variety of genres, alongside a local band that had uploaded their music to Triple J Unearthed. Entry to the festival was free for all ages, and the One Night Stand was specifically marketed as a drug and alcohol-free event. Attendance peaked in the festival's final years, with crowd estimates for the 2018 event in St Helens, Tasmania reaching a capacity of 20,000 (in a town of approximately 2,000 people), with a further 2,000-plus revellers locked out.

History edit

The concept of the One Night Stand was the brainchild of Triple J's then-marketing manager Louis Rogers, with the intention of raising the awareness and relevance of the radio station in regional communities. Backed by special funding from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the first event was held in Natimuk, Victoria on Wednesday 28 July 2004 and featured acts such as Grinspoon, The Dissociatives, Koolism and Eskimo Joe. The location was chosen from a pool of submissions sent to the station, which required entrances to produce a letter from their town's mayor, permission from a venue, a petition, and a souvenir. The Natimuk organising committee submitted a petition of 3,000 names, considerably more than the town's population of approximately 500. They also raised $30,000 in pledges from local businesses to support the event.[4]

List of events edit

Year Date Location State/territory Population[a] Attendance[b] Performers[c] Ref.
2004 Wednesday 28 July Natimuk Victoria 423[5] 9,000 Grinspoon, The Dissociatives, Koolism, Eskimo Joe, Less Than Perfection [6]
2005 Wednesday 18 May Ayr Queensland 8,334[7] 10,000 Hilltop Hoods, Shihad, Katalyst, End of Fashion, A14 [8]
2006 Wednesday 12 April Port Pirie South Australia 13,206[9] 10,000 The Living End, Kid Kenobi & MC Shurestock, Xavier Rudd, The Herd, Sector 12 [10][11]
2007 Friday 20 April Cowra New South Wales 10,358[12] 10,000 Silverchair, FunkTrust, Midnight Juggernauts, Behind Crimson Eyes, Flatline Drama, Leap of Faith [13][14]
2008 Saturday 26 April Collie Western Australia 7,404[15] 15,000 Cog, Pnau, Faker, This End Up [16]
2009 Saturday 30 May Sale Victoria 13,043[17] 15,000 Hilltop Hoods, Eskimo Joe, The Butterfly Effect, Miami Horror, Children Collide, And Burn [18]
2010 Saturday 27 March Alice Springs Northern Territory 21,622[19] 6,000 John Butler Trio, Gyroscope, Bluejuice, Washington, Tjupi Band [20][21]
2011 Saturday 2 April Tumby Bay South Australia 1,827[22] 10,000 Birds of Tokyo, Art vs. Science, The Jezabels, Joshy Willo [23][24]
2012 Saturday 2 June Dalby Queensland 12,299[25] 15,000 The Temper Trap[d], 360[e], Stonefield, Matt Corby, Mace and the Motor [26]
2013 Saturday 13 April Dubbo New South Wales 32,327[27] 18,000 Flume, The Rubens, Ball Park Music, Seth Sentry, Peoples Palace [28]
2014 Saturday 17 May Mildura Victoria 30,647[29] 17,000 Illy, Rüfüs, Dan Sultan, Violent Soho, The Jungle Giants, Wzrdkid [30]
2015 Not held
2016 Saturday 9 April Geraldton Western Australia 31,982[31] 15,000 Alison Wonderland, Boy & Bear, Urthboy, Alex the Kid [32][33]
2017 Saturday 22 April Mount Isa Queensland 18,342[34] 7,000 Thundamentals, The Smith Street Band, Tash Sultana, San Cisco, Lucky Luke [35]
2018 Saturday 1 September St Helens Tasmania 2,070[36] 20,000 Peking Duk, Vance Joy, Tkay Maidza, Middle Kids, Alex the Astronaut, The Sleepyheads [37]
2019 Saturday 14 September Lucindale South Australia 555[38] 15,000 Hilltop Hoods, Meg Mac, Ocean Alley, G Flip, Chelsea Manor [39]
 
History of the triple j One Night Stand series of concerts.

Awards and nominations edit

ARIA Music Awards edit

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
ARIA Music Awards of 2013 triple j's One Night Stand Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Nominated [40]
ARIA Music Awards of 2014 triple j's One Night Stand: Mildura Nominated

Notes edit

  1. ^ Population figures are sourced from the Census in Australia nearest to the event date.
  2. ^ Attendance figures are approximate.
  3. ^ Performers are listed by set time in reverse order.
  4. ^ The Temper Trap's headline set was cancelled due to extreme weather.
  5. ^ 360's set was cut short after 25 minutes due to extreme weather.

References edit

  1. ^ "Creative Australia's report into the music festival sector shows how many of the country's big events are struggling". ABC News. ABC News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ "ABC and triple j revive One Night Stand music festival". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ "One Night Stand is back for 2024: want to host the big party in your town?". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "One Night Stand 2004".
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Natimuk". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  6. ^ "triple j events: one night stand competition". web.archive.org. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Ayr". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  8. ^ "triple j events: one night stand competition". web.archive.org. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Port Pirie". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ^ "triple j events: one night stand competition". web.archive.org. 2 May 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Port Pirie Regional Council - Community Information". web.archive.org. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cowra". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  13. ^ "triple j events: one night stand competition". web.archive.org. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  14. ^ "The best triple j One Night Stand memories we'll never forget". triple j. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Collie". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  16. ^ "triple j : One Night Stand 08". web.archive.org. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Sale". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  18. ^ "p. 84" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  19. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alice Springs". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  20. ^ "One Night Stand | 2010 | triple j". web.archive.org. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  21. ^ "One Night Stand rocks Alice Springs". ABC News. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  22. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tumby Bay". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  23. ^ "One Night Stand | 2011 | triple j". web.archive.org. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Triple j rocks Tumby Bay". Radio Info. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  25. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dalby". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  26. ^ Newstead, Al (4 June 2012). "Triple J's One Night Stand Abandoned Mid-Set After Rain Causes Damage & Flooding". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  27. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dubbo". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  28. ^ "triple j's One Night Stand in Dubbo". About the ABC. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  29. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mildura". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  30. ^ Writer, Staff (17 May 2014). "triple j take their One Night Stand to Mildura". Radio Today. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  31. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Geraldton". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  32. ^ "triple j's One Night Stand is going to Geraldton!". About the ABC. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  33. ^ Release, Press (15 April 2016). "Local community groups reap rewards from One Night Stand". Everything Geraldton. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  34. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Isa". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  35. ^ "One Night Stand music festival in Mount Isa another touring success". ABC News. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  36. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "St Helens (Tas.)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  37. ^ "One Night Stand concert at St Helens breaks record". ABC News. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  38. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lucindale". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 December 2023.  
  39. ^ "The best moments you may have missed from triple j's One Night Stand in Lucindale". ABC News. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  40. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 July 2022.

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