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Newstead Live! Music Festival ...

... in the quaint and historic country town of Newstead, near Castlemaine, Central Victoria - 90 minutes from Melbourne.

World class performers in intimate performance spaces, concerts, workshops, sessions, black board spots, 3 stages, 2 village pubs, 2 cafes, bakery, grocery, Troubadour wine bar, poets breakfast, Australia’s original Trad disco!, excellent camping, good food, swimming pool, spacious setting and no sound spill between venues...

Newstead live! would like to acknowledge and thank the many photographers who have contributed to the photos used on this site, including Marina Hurley, Trevor Pearson and Mike Woodgate.

2012 festival will start on the evening of Thursday January 26 (Australia Day), and go through to early evening on Sun Jan 29th.

What They Said About Previous Newstead Folk Festivals .....

Impromptu session at Newstead Live"The best festival I've ever been to" ANDY IRVINE "

"...a great weekend, a quality music experience." SHANE HOWARD

"If this is what small festivals are like I want to go to many more of them."
PETER GRAYLING

"A weekend to be treasured." KAVISHA MAZZELLA

"The venues are small and charming and the calibre of performers is very high, a great mix of Australian and overseas guests at the Newstead Music Festival." KRISTINA OLSEN