Gone South is a music festival in Tasmania, Australia. It has been held in both Launceston and Hobart at various times. It has been promoted by local Hobart businessman Charles Touber, and more recently in conjunction with Karen Henderson. A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... Launceston City Council, Coat of Arms Launceston City Council, Tasmania Launceston is a small city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, population of approximately 98,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Charles Touber is a Hobart businessman and tour promoter. ...

The first event was held in December 1999 at the Inveresk Railyards in Launceston. The line-up included Grinspoon, Paul Kelly, Killing Heidi, Silverchair, Powderfinger and Alex Lloyd. Touber greatly underestimated the popularity of the event, with huge queues for food, water and toilets most of the day. Despite this, the event proved extremely popular and drew crowds of 12,000 people - Launceston's population is 90,000. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Grinspoon are an Australian alternative/grunge rock band from Lismore, fronted by Phil Jamieson with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass and Kristian Hopes on drums. ... Paul Kelly is a musician, singer and songwriter, born in South Australia in 1955, but long based in - and associated with - Melbourne, Australia. ... Killing Heidi are a rock band from Violet Town, Victoria, Australia. ... the beast band since beethoben ... Powderfinger is a successful Australian rock band. ... Alex Lloyd is an Australian singer-songwriter. ...

The second was held at the TCA Ground at the Domain in Hobart in March 2002. Featuring an international act, Incubus, as well as several other crowd pleasers including Machine Gun Fellatio, Sonic Animation and Grinspoon, the event topped the last one and drew 13,000 people. The Queens Domain, also know as The Domain to locals, is a small hilly area of bushland just north-east of the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, alongside the Derwent River. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for March, 2002. ... Incubus is a five-man alternative rock band based out of Calabasas, CA. Members include Brandon Boyd (vocals and percussion), Mike Einziger (guitar), Ben Kenney (bass), Jose Pasillas (drums) and DJ Kilmore (turntables). ... Machine Gun Fellatio are an alternative Australian band, recording and playing music of large range of styles. ... Sonic Animation (or sonicanimation) is an Australian dance/techno musical group. ...

The third Gone South was in Launceston in November 2002. There were are few unusual changes that made this event less popular. First of all, country singer Kasey Chambers was one of the acts, which was very out of alignment with the other acts - Grinspoon, Alex Lloyd, Sonic Animation, Superheist, Motor Ace, You Am I and Pacifier. Second, it was only eight months since the previous concert. Third, it was in November, which was during exams for many school and University students. Amid threats to cancel the event due to poor ticket sales, the event went ahead, although a much smaller crowd than usual at 9000. 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2002. ... Kasey Chambers (born: June 4, 1976) is Australias most popular country music performer with two successive albums reaching number one on the Australian album charts in 2002 and 2004. ... Superheist is an Australian nu-metal band, formed in 1993 in Melbourne. ... Motor Ace is an Australian alternative rock band. ... You Am I 2002. ... A pacifier A pacifier (American English) or dummy (British English) is a rubber or plastic nipple given to an infant or other young child to suck upon. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ...

The fourth and most recent event was again in Launceston in December 2003. Scheduled for the weekend before Christmas, plans were looking great, with popular bands Powderfinger, John Butler Trio, The Living End, 1200 Techniques, and The Butterfly Effect on the line-up, as well as classic Australian band The Church. However, it happened that another festival, the Falls Festival, was announced at Marion Bay for New Year's Eve - less than two weeks later. The Falls Festival had a much bigger and wide ranging line-up, as well as being in the south of the state. Sales for Gone South tickets were again very slow, and the event finally went ahead with as few as 7000 tickets sold. By comparison, the Falls Festival for that year sold around 10,000 tickets. December 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Events December 31, 2003 In Taiwan, President Chen Shui-bian signs a law that allows referendums to be held. ... The John Butler Trio is a jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. ... The Living End are an Australian punkabilly band. ... Categories: Australian musical groups | Hip hop groups ... The Butterfly Effect is a 2004 American sci-fi/drama movie starring Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, and others of New Line Cinema presents. ... The Church are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. ... Snout playing at the 2001 Falls Festival The Falls Festival is a New Years Eve music festival, held annually in Australia since 1993-94. ... Marion Bay is located on the southern part of the east coast of Tasmania, Australia. ...

The location of festivals in the state has always been a difficult problem, as unlike other states, Tasmania's population is evenly distributed inside and outside the capital city, and as a result there is huge rivalry between the north (Launceston) and south (Hobart) of the state. Hobart residents tend to be less keen to travel to a festival, whereas people from Launceston are used to events being in Hobart only, and therefore are not as averse to travelling. Australia, having a federal system of government, is divided into states and territories. ...

The promoters have stated that Launceston is the best site for the festival as it is geographically the most centrally accessible city in Tasmania, located less than two hours' drive from Hobart, the north-west, and the east coast.

No plans for future events have currently been announced.

External link

• Gone South
• Naked Dwarf - Tasmanian local music scene