Whilst the first day of the festival had its undeniable highlights and a number of memorable music moments, it became clear fairly early in the day that the second day wasn’t going to disappoint either. Whether it be discovering new bands, insane dance circles, or enjoying an ice cold cider whilst listening to some great folk music, there was something for everyone on the final day of the festival.

A chilled out atmosphere greeted the second day of the 2012 Southbound Festival. The day's lineup featured the John Butler Trio, Drapht, The Kooks, The Jezabels, Missy Higgins, CSS, Tim Finn and more. Stuart Sevastos brings us the highlights of the second day.

After some last minute scrambles for camping supplies and many phone calls to co-ordinate our seven-car convoy, I finally arrived at my fourth consecutive Falls Music and Arts Festival.

The weather was fine, and the beautiful, picturesque site about 10km inland from Lorne was slowly filling up with cars, gazebos, tents and people. We battled with our camping gear and what seemed like hours later our 25-person campsite community was created.

Day Two of the Falls Festival in Lorne saw over a dozen artists perform in the beautiful sunshine on the Valley Stage, including none other than CSS, pictured above. The Village was a place for artists to meet, mingle and create. Our photographer John Goodridge was there to capture the action.

Last weekend I was reunited with Gosford for the first time in several years. When we first met back in 2009, we didn’t get along so well. A guy jumped the train tracks and fence in an attempt to steal my friend’s Subway, boys who looked about 12 made crude comments, and a hobo stood two metres away screaming at seemingly nothing. This time was different however, as I kicked back for the weekend and soaked up the highly intense sun at Coaster Festival.

The JOHN BUTLER TRIO present...
‘LIVE AT RED ROCKS’ - their first live CD & DVD release in five years!

Some people give linen and silk on their fourth anniversary, others give fruit and flowers, here at Coaster we are presenting you with a gift basket full of the best local talent, picked fresh from musical trees around the country. We are taking a leaf out of the sustainable movement handbook and shopping locally.

Finding it a handy way to catch the vast majority of bands who took over Sydney Olympic Park for Big Day Out in 2010, I once again decided to venture out to the festival grounds for the two consecutive days of the 2011 event. Having seen such a ridiculous amount of amazing music over this period I've decided to break this review down by the eight main stages. But before we get started, let's give a bit of an overview...

With three successful singles already lifted from their platinum album "April Uprising", it comes as little surprise that John Butler Trio have returned with a fourth. Here's the brand new music video for "Don't Wanna See Your Face".