Get ready! The Airlie Beach Festival of Music is back this weekend, and it’s set to be bigger than ever!
With more than 60 acts lighting up bars, cafes, and iconic venues across town, Airlie Beach transforms into one giant stage. Catch headline performances from Jessica Mauboy, Pete Murray, The Screaming Jets, Diesel, The Black Sorrows, Choirboys and more under the big tent at the Whitsunday Sailing Club.
This award-winning festival is the event in paradise. Tickets are still available, make sure you don't miss it!
For the first time in a long time Jessica Mauboy returns to a festival stage, and crowds in Airlie Beach will be the lucky ones to witness it.
Best known for her powerhouse vocals and warm stage presence, Mauboy first captured national attention on Australian Idol and has since become one of the country’s most celebrated artists. But despite her fame, she says it’s performing live that brings her the most joy.
“Being able to play live is my ultimate favourite. So, it’s an absolute honour and opportunity to be able to do that in Airlie Beach. I'm looking forward to that,” she said.
Festival-goers can expect a setlist spanning her full career, from early hits and soundtrack favourites from The Sapphires, through to fresh material like her latest single While I Got Time, which recently featured on Home and Away.
Mauboy said the inspiration behind the track came from a deeply personal creative brief.
“The intentional production was very intimate and just little harmonies here and there, just to kind of hear the guitar play, the emotions of the lyrics and the voice, is what we wanted," she expressed.
“I've never been a part of a project like that in my life. So this was really unexpected, but such a really warm project and sincere experience I've never been a part of.”
While she’s excited to headline the Airlie Beach main stage, Mauboy is equally passionate about supporting emerging talent through initiatives like Passport to Airlie, which provides opportunities for up-and-coming musicians to perform at future festivals.
“Our local stages are so important, so we need to take care of them, we need to nurture them. As much as the big stages outside are amazing. You always remember the beginning of it, and I still remember my first stage,” she said.
“The one thing I would say is learn from that experience. Learn from the stages. Learn from the people who build the stages from the ground up, and who create the festivals and take care of them.”
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