Gympie Music Muster

Gympie Music Muster
File:Gympie muster 1.jpg Mainstage 2015 Main stage at the 2015 Gympie Music Muster
Genre	Country Music Blues Bluegrass Folk Rock Bush ballad
Date(s)	Last weekend in August
Location(s)	Amamoor Creek State Forest, near Gympie, Queensland
Years active	1982-present
Inaugurated	1982
Next event	25–28th August 2016
Attendance	Over 23,000
Organised by	Apex Club of Gympie
Website
www.muster.com.au

The Gympie Music Muster is an Australian music festival held in the Amamoor Creek State Forest near Gympie, Queensland.

The Muster started as a community fundraiser in 1982 and has now grown to a four-day festival attracting musicians from across Australia and internationally. The 2015 Gympie Muster attracted a crowd of over 23,000.

A fundraising initiative of the Apex Club of Gympie, the Muster is a registered charity with all profits distributed among worthy community groups and charity partners, both locally and nationally. An ever-growing number of community groups are also involved in the staging of the event, and for most, it is their major fundraiser for the year. There is a real sense of community ownership in the Muster with now more than 35 local community groups involved in the event's success.

Since its inception, the Muster has raised more than $15,000,000 dollars for local community groups and charity partners Australia-wide.

Location

The music festival is sited in the Amamoor Creek State Forest. In 2012, a fully equipped field hospital was staffed in an effort to ensure safety and deal with medical emergencies.

The venue for The Muster is in picturesque Amamoor Creek State Forest in the beautiful Sunshine Coast hinterland. Located 40-kilometres southwest of Gympie, it's an easy drive 2-hours north of Brisbane, just 40-minutes from stunning Noosa and heritage listed Fraser Island. The event is family friendly with children under 12 admitted free and the ambience is about safe and non-threatening event environment where everyone can come together under the stars for some great entertainment.

There are over 50 hectares of well maintained, planned camping facilities, plenty of hot showers and toilets, and a central entertainment for those who want to immerse themselves in The Muster experience and facilities include food stalls, bars and baristas. The entry ticket price gives Muster patrons free camping and access to the multiple venues and all performances.

35 years of Mates, Music and Making a Difference

In late August 2016, Australia’s largest charity festival kicks off for four days of mates, music, and making a difference.

Celebrating its 35th year in 2016, the festival will once again deliver the ultimate in Australian Music up, featuring 120 artists in over 300 performances across the multiple venues of the festival.

2016 headline acts include a who’s who of Australia’s biggest stars of Country Music including Kasey Chambers, John Williamson, Beccy Cole, The McClymonts, Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey. They’ll be joined from Canada by Gord Bamford, Delta Blues artist Corey Harris and also from the US comedian Rodney Carrington plus a host of Aussie favourites including O’Shea, The Wolfe Brothers, Shane Nicholson and the list goes on.

Co-founder of The Gympie Muster and legendary country musician, Berard Webb of The Webb Brothers, says The Muster has always been about ‘mates, music and making a difference.’

Mates4Mates is Gympie Muster's charity partner for 2016. Mates4Mates supports current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members (and their families) who have physical or psychological wounds, injuries or illnesses as a result of their service. They have Family Recovery Centres located in Brisbane, Townsville and Hobart.

Past Performers

As well as mainstream Australian country the event showcases the breadth of contemporary Australian country: from folk and Bush ballad, to alternative country. Notable musical artists performing at the Muster in previous years include: Keith Urban, Rodney Carrington, Gord Bamford, Kasey Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daley, The McClymonts, Caitlyn Shadbolt

See also

• List of country music festivals
• List of festivals in Australia
• Country music

External links

• Official website
• 2013 Gympie Music Muster Special on Ben Sorensen's REAL Country
• 2014 Gympie Music Muster Special on Ben Sorensen's REAL Country