Friday 30th, March 2012

Great Southern Blues Festival : The Future

Following months of speculation, the future of the Great Southern Blues festival has been determined. In a joint statement issued today by Michael Chugg and festival founder Neil Mumme, it has been announced that an agreement has been reached that will see the Great Southern Blues Festival return to its original home of Narooma in October 2013.

Mr Chugg conceded that the relocation of the festival to Batemans Bay in 2010 had not worked and in order to keep this iconic festival viable it had to return to its rightful home in Narooma. "Despite best intentions to grow this fabulous festival by moving away from Narooma, it was met with much resistance from loyal punters."

Mr Chugg went on to say that the event would be controlled in the future by festival founder Neil Mumme, "Neil and his team are taking over the management and running of the event as we move forward." Chugg went on to say, "The Great Southern Blues Festival is one with a great history and to restore it to its former glory is very important."

Festival founder Neil Mumme said "For a variety of reasons the move away from Narooma in 2010 never worked. Moving forward, we're not concentrating on what went wrong, but rather working to get the festival up and away for 2013."

Mumme states that the next period of time will be used to crank up the planning and engage with the festival's past patrons to seek their thoughts and expectations as part of the planning process.

Over the coming weeks, The Great Southern website will become the focal point for planning and will be updated regularly so that the loyal fan base of this great event are part of the process.

The Great Southern Blues Festival's firm belief in environment, great music and good times is unchanged, and promoters are continuing to strive to present a truly special event. The 2013 festival will bring with it a whole new energy and is committed to presenting its loyal fans an event they will not only have a great time at, but one with which they can be proud.

Stay tuned to our website and Facebook page future updates.

Regards,
GSBF HQ