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PHOTO GALLERY: More than 110,000 WOMADelaide revellers converged on Botanic Park over the long weekend, with headline acts including Florence + The Machine, Sampa the Great and Bon Iver rocking out the main stage – but crowd congestion and long toilet queues also provoked a backlash from some festival-goers.
Festivals
Two South Australian acts, Alexander Flood and Sons Of Zöku, stood right alongside the top international artists at this year’s WOMADelaide with their own unique and genre-challenging fusion of ethnic influences.
The headline acts may grab attention, but there are plenty of lesser-known music gems waiting to be discovered at WOMADelaide. Festival associate director Annette Tripodi suggests eight must-see artists in the 2023 line-up.
SA arts and culture news in brief: A First Nations Voice to Parliament is on the agenda for WOMADelaide’s Planet Talks, 2023 DreamBIG Festival launches line-up including thought-provoking theatre and immersive adventures, and registrations open for Adelaide Guitar Festival’s Winter School and International Classical Guitar Competition.
SA arts and culture news in brief: WOMADelaide announces final 35 artists for next year, award-winning play Euphoria among highlights of Country Arts SA’s 2023 program unveiled this week, and Cabaret Festival’s Variety Gala proves a hot ticket.
WOMADelaide has revealed a further 30 acts bound for Botanic Park in 2023, including Senegalese star Youssou N’Dour, Scottish folk-rockers The Proclaimers, English singer-activist Billy Bragg, and multiple-ARIA-winning artist Sampa the Great.
