With less than a month to go, all eyes will be turning to Port Macquarie for the 14th annual Festival of the Sun (FOTSUN) music festival, from December 7-9.
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Organiser and festival director Simon Luke said the sold out festival is a celebration of local music and will be the best festival yet.
“FOTSUN started as a way for young people in the area to celebrate their music culture and as a way for them to be proud of their music,” Mr Simon said.
“The best part of the festival, in my eyes, is seeing how many young people come back home to take part in the festival,” he said.
This year the festival has organised some fantastic initiatives for punters including the PLAY SAFE VIP area.
“Festival goers simply need to pee into a cup to receive entry into this exclusive area, it’s a weird entry I know, but it is all in aid of keeping festival goers sexually safe by testing for STI’s.
“STIs are a major issue in young people in NSW, there is a lack of young people getting tested and this could be as a result of the misconceptions of cost, time and of course, the feeling of embarrassment,” he said.
Inside the exclusive VIP area, festival goers will find the ultimate chill out zone complete with glitter bar, additional clean toilets and the captain's favourite, free phone charging stations.
The University of Newcastle will also be presenting the FOTSUN creative workshop space where for no extra cost, people can kick back on the couch, get creative with workshops to make your Spacey costumes and access to an old Skool offline message board, all within view of the main stage.
“As ever, space safety at FOTSUN is of utmost importance and therefore the crew is delighted to introduce the new Red Cross ‘Save-a-Mate’ support service,” he said.
“FOTSUN is dedicated in providing our customers with an array of services and support that encompasses the fun and safe communal vibe we want to maintain for our festival.
“With these new partnerships, FOTSUN is able to host new and interesting ways for attendees to get involved with our crew and one another.
“Supporting these fantastic causes is another step forward in continuing to offer an unique and memorable outer atmosphere experience for our punters at FOTSUN."