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The Falls Music & Arts Festival (commonly known as Falls) is a multi-day music festival held annually in Lorne, Victoria, Marion Bay, Tasmania, and Yelgun (30 km from Byron Bay), New South Wales, Australia, on New Year's Eve. The festival hosts contemporary music performances, dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other art forms. Camping is available; the Victorian and Tasmanian locations have nearby beaches, the New South Wales location - Yelgun is approx 7 km from South Golden Beach, which is 28 km from Byron Bay Main Beach. Artists playing at the festival include blues, roots, rock, hip hop and electronic acts. ==History== The festival started in 1993, with a small one day concert, held in Lorne, Victoria, Australia, and was named Rock Above The Falls. The initial event attracted nearly 11,000 people, exceeding the organisers' expectations, and the organisers negotiated the use of neighbouring land to accommodate the crowd. In 1995, the event adopted a two-day format, and in 1996 the name was changed to ''The Falls Music & Arts Festival'' The 1999 festival was the first to be held off the Lorne site, moved temporarily to the Torquay site of the Offshore Festival due to poor weather. In 2003, two events were held simultaneously for the first time; one in Lorne, and an additional event at Marion Bay, Tasmania. The same acts played at both events; the 30 December acts who played at Lorne, play 31 December at Marion Bay, and vice versa. Both the Lorne and Marion Bay festivals have continued to run simultaneously and artists continue to be exchanged between the two locations over the course of the festival. Subsequent festivals retained this two-location format. In 2013 the Byron addition of the event was introduced, increasing the reach of the festival across the country. The headline acts typically perform in the evening on 30 December and 31 December. In 2008, the Falls Festival won the FasterLouder Festival Award for 'Best Lineup' and the following year the Marion Bay site received the 'Favourite Venue and Location' award.〔(FasterLouder Festival Awards 2009 ).〕 The festival has a strong focus on sustainability, taking home the following awards over the pas few years: Winner - Excellence in Sustainability Victorian Tourism Awards 2012 Winner - Excellence in Sustainability Victorian Tourism Awards 2013 Winner - Excellence in Sustainability Victorian Tourism Awards 2014 (inducted into the Hall of Fame) Outstanding in the Greener Festival Awards 2012 Outstanding in the Greener Festival Awards 2013 Outstanding in the Greener Festival Awards 2014 Winner - Major Festivals & Events Tasmanian Tourism Awards 2013 Winner - Major Festivals & Events Tasmanian Tourism Awards 2014 Winner - Major Festival Australian Event Awards 2014 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Falls Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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