An indie music crawl which took over CBD venues led a live music program full of Queensland’s best and exciting new talent for SPARK Ipswich earlier this month.
Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding said SPARK Ipswich’s 11-day city-wide program of events and activations included a showcase of the state’s next crop of rock, pop and hip-hop stars, classical masterpieces, musical treats from across the world and so much more.
“Waghorn to West is Ipswich’s multi-venue indie live music crawl where, for one night only, CBD venues became a haven for music lovers wanting to experience the best of Queensland’s scene alongside some of Ipswich’s most exciting emerging talent,” Mayor Harding said.
This year’s expanded festival program featured several new additions including the festival’s hub – luminate – where friends and family could gather and enjoy SPARK AFTER DARK in the rejuvenated Ipswich Central and WOMI, now a free one-day World Music Festival in Springfield Central.
“A new hub at Timothy Molony Park combined the best views of deLight at St Mary’s Church and pixel, the algorithmic light show at council’s administration building, with an outdoor stage that shone a nightly light on local artists, and feature delicious food truck offerings to stave off the cold,” Mayor Harding said.
Council, in partnership with QMusic, hosted Sound the Horn – Waghorn to West’s music industry development event. The workshop will feature talks from Alex Henriksson (Matt Corby), Braydon Ritson (Front Row Artists, Mountain Goat Valley Crawl), Kristy Gostelow (Tia Gostelow, Busby Marou) and Maggie Collins (DZ Deathrays and Association of Artist Managers Australia), who helped artists plan their next professional steps in the industry.
Community, Culture, Arts and Sport Committee Chairperson Councillor Andrew Fechner said SPARK Ipswich celebrates the creative and diverse communities that make Ipswich a special place to live.
