http://www.easterfest.com.au AGMF turns 10! Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:10:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During the last ten years Australian Gospel Music Festival grew to become one of the biggest regional festivals in Australia. A regional city the size of Toowoomba doesn’t often host more than 30 000 Australian and international visitors. Now Easterfest will be the largest celebration of Easter in this country, bringing ... http://www.easterfest.com.au/2008/03/03/easterfest-08-an-overview/ The full Easterfest 08 schedule has now been released online.  You can view when every artist is performing as well as the full program of special events.Post any questions about the schedule here on this page and they will be answered...  http://www.easterfest.com.au/2008/02/29/schedule-released/ Easter is crazy early this year and now there is only 3 weeks to go until Easterfest 08! The Easterfest office is going crazy - lots of late nights, very little sleep... and very soon hundreds of semi-trailer loads of gear will start rolling into Queen's Park! http://www.easterfest.com.au/2008/02/27/3-weeks-to-go/ Ending months of speculation on internet forums, Easterfest organiser Isaac Moody announced today that Australian Idol finalist, Matt Corby has been confirmed as the Easterfest 08 mystery artist. Matt, who came second on the recent reality TV show won a huge following with his incredible voice, quirky style, model good looks ... http://www.easterfest.com.au/2008/01/22/aussie-idol-finalist-to-headline-easterfest/ :: MEDIA RELEASE :: AUSSIE IDOL FINALIST TO HEADLINE EASTERFEST Ending months of speculation about the Easterfest 08 'Mystery Artist', Easterfest announced today that Australian Idol finalist, Matt Corby will appear at the festival. Matt, who came second on the recent reality TV show won a huge following with his incredible voice, quirky ... http://www.easterfest.com.au/2008/01/22/matt-corby-mystery-artist/ MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release 7 November 2007 After two years touring the US, Alabaster Box is returning to Australia for a whirlwind national ‘album-launch’ tour with the Newsboys including a Mainstage appearance at Easterfest 08. Originating from Queensland’s Gold Coast, Alabaster Box received their first ‘big-break’ as the support act for UK Band ... http://www.easterfest.com.au/2008/01/21/alabaster-box-return-home/ MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release 9 October 2007 After weeks of speculation, and four years since their last Australian tour, US band Jars of Clay have been confirmed as headline artists for Easterfest 08. Jars of Clay began in 1990 when a band of eager, but completely unprepared, young musicians came together at Greenville ... http://www.easterfest.com.au/2008/01/21/jars-of-clay-to-perform-at-easterfest/ From chilly Chicago.. Alabaster Box are sending Easterfest-ers their love and excitement vibes! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pmQur2Zos[/youtube] http://www.easterfest.com.au/2007/11/30/shoutout-from-alabaster-box/ So if you have been wondering what a splitscreen kombi is doing in our artwork, you wouldn't be the only one! When Steve (our amazing graphic designer) threw a kombi van into the Easterfest 08 design we all laughed, but kept it in. At the time, none of us guessed the kombi ... http://www.easterfest.com.au/2007/10/08/easterfests-kombi/ After nearly two weeks of speculation we are super proud to announce Jars of Clay as an Easterfest 08 headline artist! Jars of Clay began in 1990 when a band of eager, but completely unprepared, young musicians came together in a sort of “dormitory acoustic group” at Greenville College in Illinois, ... http://www.easterfest.com.au/2007/10/08/jars-of-clay-announced/