Professor Chris Gibson is at the GeoQuest Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Australia and Professor John Connell is at the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia

'This volume is an exemplar of what a research monograph should be, an academic masterpiece providing a turning point in an intellectual current that speaks far beyond its immediate audience. The authors should be commended for making their landmark contribution in an open, accessible, and ultimately intellectually satisfying way.' LSE Review of Books

• Preface; Part I Music Festivals; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Rise of Music Festivals; Chapter 3 Who Goes? Audiences, Fans, Fanatics; Chapter 4 What’s it Worth? Economic Dimensions of Music Festivals; Chapter 5 Whose Community? Conflict and Identity; Part II Music Festivals; Chapter 6 Parkes; Chapter 7 Creating Classical Country; Chapter 8 Tamworth; Chapter 9 Byron Bay; Chapter 10 Conclusion;

Professor Chris Gibson is at the GeoQuest Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Australia and Professor John Connell is at the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia

'This volume is an exemplar of what a research monograph should be, an academic masterpiece providing a turning point in an intellectual current that speaks far beyond its immediate audience. The authors should be commended for making their landmark contribution in an open, accessible, and ultimately intellectually satisfying way.' LSE Review of Books

• Preface; Part I Music Festivals; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Rise of Music Festivals; Chapter 3 Who Goes? Audiences, Fans, Fanatics; Chapter 4 What’s it Worth? Economic Dimensions of Music Festivals; Chapter 5 Whose Community? Conflict and Identity; Part II Music Festivals; Chapter 6 Parkes; Chapter 7 Creating Classical Country; Chapter 8 Tamworth; Chapter 9 Byron Bay; Chapter 10 Conclusion;

Professor Chris Gibson is at the GeoQuest Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Australia and Professor John Connell is at the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia

'This volume is an exemplar of what a research monograph should be, an academic masterpiece providing a turning point in an intellectual current that speaks far beyond its immediate audience. The authors should be commended for making their landmark contribution in an open, accessible, and ultimately intellectually satisfying way.' LSE Review of Books

• Preface; Part I Music Festivals; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Rise of Music Festivals; Chapter 3 Who Goes? Audiences, Fans, Fanatics; Chapter 4 What’s it Worth? Economic Dimensions of Music Festivals; Chapter 5 Whose Community? Conflict and Identity; Part II Music Festivals; Chapter 6 Parkes; Chapter 7 Creating Classical Country; Chapter 8 Tamworth; Chapter 9 Byron Bay; Chapter 10 Conclusion;