A big thank you to all of you who came and supported the fest this year. It has been truly humbling!

Please hit up the artists pages and show them some love as I think you’ll agree, they were amazing!

We’ll tweak the good ship Apollo to fix any leaks and tie up loose ends and we look forward to seeing you all again soon!

ABMF Crew

With only weeks to go before it’s all on things at Festival HQ are getting exciting!

We are pleased to announce that this year the festival will feature boutique beer from Forrest Brewery, Flying Brick Cider from Leura Park estate in Portarlington, and Wine from Bay of Apostles. Combined with a wide selection of local food and delicacies you’ll be set for the weekend.

All Early Albatross tickets are currently being sent out after they closed last week. For any queries on ticketing please visit our FAQ page. Second ’round weekend passes are still available here and all day passes will be up on the site next week.

Don’t forget to visit our accommodation page to check out some of the great deals on offer to suit all budgets.

This weeks free download “Alice Dwyte” is taken from the brilliant new album “Cheap Romance” by Sabrina & the Red Vans. Go here to get yours.

ABMF Crew

Get ‘em while they’re ‘ot they’re luverly! Check out the great deals below:

Skenes Creek Beachfront Park
Super Camping Special! -$160 Music Festival package-3 nights unpowered camping per person includes Weekend Music Festival pass.

-Beachfront unpowered camping Music Festival special: $15 per person per night-Pay 2 nights unpowered camping and get the 3^rd night free!!!!!!
-Upgrade to powered sites or Onsite Caravans.

Courtesy bus will be available to and from Skenes Creek (Timetable will be up on the website for download soon). Hit here for details:
www.skenescreek.com 

Marengo Holiday Park
Camping Special - $12/per adult per night unpowered, $15/per adult per night powered (maximum four adults p/site) or enquire about our family camping package.
Call: 0352 37 61 62 for more information or visit the website below.
www.marengopark.com.au 

Pisces Holiday Park:
For information on our Festival Packages call: 0352 37 67 49 Or visit the website below.
www.piscespark.com.au

After the ticket purchasing madness crashed the website (for the second time) last week there are only a few Early Albatross tickets left and only a few days to get them in. Hit here to be there!

If you haven’t signed up to our newsletter already there is some special incentive with a free download each week of one of our feature artists. This week it is Tom Tuena and his song “Together.” If you have already signed up you can access the free download by entering your email address again. This doesn’t mean you’ll receive twice as much of this riveting spam…I mean information.

The final touches are being added to the program which will be available for download prior to the event, and a few more accommodation options have been added to the fast filling houses, campsites, motels, and backyards.

ABMF Crew

With only a couple of weeks left until the Early Albatross flies it’s time to grab a bargain while farewelling this gracious bird that brings luck. All sorts of accommodation is on offer but is filling fast so make sure you have a bed sorted when getting your tickets.

Links for all the new bands announced have been added and updated with some fantastic visuals and back stories to boot, so make sure you do your research prior to make it easy when you hit the programme with the highlighter.

There has been a little confusion about when tickets will arrive. They are the actual wristbands this year so they are posted about a month prior to the event. Check out our newly updated FAQ page for more information.

Remember kids 15 and under are free and 16-17 year olds are only $35 + Booking Fee with Early Albatross holding adults so grab the last of the luck while it’s still there!

Yours in a true sense of direction
ABMF Crew

We know Christmas is close when container ships of plastic goodies destined for landfill are being spotted offshore heading like moths for the flickering lights of gullibility on the mainland. With nearly half the allocation of Early Albatross tickets gone and many more Artists and assorted fun still to be announced we are getting excited!

For the coming festival we have focused on Artists who will be launching albums just before and who aren’t playing anywhere else ever! At least that is the case for those who have failed to read the contract. We are now going through the important process of matching fine beverages and nosh to music so we can recommend the ideal combination to you good people.

As per usual help spread the word by sharing this message with those you want there, and those who you want to want you to be there. Sound like a Dr Seuss love in? Get to it like digital carrier pigeons.

Yours in all seriousness,
ABMF Crew

With the same lineup appearing at many festivals this year we have dived deep to find some new species, mixed them with old dogs performing new tricks, got some comrades back together after years at sea, and Captain Ahab keeps mumbling something about a white whale appearing offshore….

Heading up the first round of Artists in no particular order will be:

Sabrina and the Red Vans
Rapskallion
The Eastern (NZ)
OKA
Sal Kimber & The Rollin’ Wheel
LIOR
Sietta
Tom Tuena
The Stetson Family
Barry Morgan & His Amazing Organ
Massy Ferguson (USA)
Ben Smith Band
Nick Barker & The Reptiles
Dallas Frasca
Liz Stringer
My Left Boot …. and much more to come!

Early Albatross tickets are fast moving offshore so get your friends, lovers, sisters, and brothers to help spread the word that it’s time to reconnect again and remember what you’ve forgotten.

ABMF Crew

With barely a sardine on the fish finder, Early Albatross tickets are being snapped up while you’re not looking!

Don’t forget, those 15 and under are free with an adult of their choice and those of the 16-17 year old variety can access youth tickets when their favourite adult person purchases one for the special Early price of $35 + BF and delivery.

The first round of the lineup will be announced soon so sign up to the newsletter or hit our Facebook and Twitter pages to be the first in the know. We know you’ll be excited!

Volunteer and Food Vendor Apps are now open and shortly the Next Wave competition will be online.

Welcome all to the new Apollo Bay Music Festival website for the upcoming 2012 20th Anniversary Spectacular!

Because its our 20th birthday we’d like to keep it nice and cosy and invite you and all your friends, and friends of friends, to snap up our Early Albatross tickets like a toadfish to a Pippi! These are sensational value compared to the Dis-oriented, late, and rarely spotted, southbound Dugong tickets that will be on offer for 2500 squid (or 127 abalone) if the others don’t sell out first.

With a new committee and a “playing” Director at the helm this year there will be lots of new things to enjoy, some old favourites, and some surprises we found in the backroom under twenty or less years of dust.

We’ve raised the kid free threshold to 15 and under and there will be a youth ticket available shortly for those of the 16-17 year old variety. We will also have some excellent food and beverage options using some of the finest local produce in our newly renovated corner store.

The site will be updated regularly from now on with accommodation packages and news on the latest performers, but to be the first to know sign up to our Facebook and Twitter pages via the links below or encourage others to subscribe to this very newsletter.

Thanks again for your support and please help spread the word like digital carrier pigeons!

ABMF Crew