John Connell and Chris Gibson have been enthusiastically following and participating in the Parkes Elvis festival since 2002, and have published a large body of work on music festivals in Australia. Both are geographers: John Connell is professor of geography at the University of Sydney; Chris Gibson is a professor of human geography at the Universuity of Wollongong and a musician. Their co-authored books include Music Festivals and Regional Development in Australia (2014), Festival Places (2011), Music and Tourism: On the Road Again (2005) and South Tracks: Popular Music, Identity and Place (2003).

John Connell and Chris Gibson have been enthusiastically following and participating in the Parkes Elvis festival since 2002, and have published a large body of work on music festivals in Australia. Both are geographers: John Connell is professor of geography at the University of Sydney; Chris Gibson is a professor of human geography at the Universuity of Wollongong and a musician. Their co-authored books include Music Festivals and Regional Development in Australia (2014), Festival Places (2011), Music and Tourism: On the Road Again (2005) and South Tracks: Popular Music, Identity and Place (2003).

John Connell and Chris Gibson have been enthusiastically following and participating in the Parkes Elvis festival since 2002, and have published a large body of work on music festivals in Australia. Both are geographers: John Connell is professor of geography at the University of Sydney; Chris Gibson is a professor of human geography at the Universuity of Wollongong and a musician. Their co-authored books include Music Festivals and Regional Development in Australia (2014), Festival Places (2011), Music and Tourism: On the Road Again (2005) and South Tracks: Popular Music, Identity and Place (2003).