Yours and Owls is a brand and annual music festival held in Wollongong, Australia. It originated as a coffee shop, then a gallery and restaurant space, then a music venue, then pop-up gigs, a record label and now holds an annual music festival.[2] in addition to events throughout the year in local venues.
Yours and Owls | |
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Genre | Australian, Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Hip-hop, Electronic |
Dates | October |
Location(s) | Wollongong, New South Wales[1] |
Years active | 2010–present |
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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National Live Music Awards of 2018[3][4] | Yours and Owls | Best Live Music Festival or Event | Nominated |
National Live Music Awards of 2019[5][6] | Yours and Owls | NSW Live Event of the Year | Won |
National Live Music Awards of 2020[7] | Yours and Owls | Best Live Music Festival or Event | Nominated |
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Yours and Owls festival was moved from its usual October date to 2021.
In order to comply with the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the 2021 festival was moved to a bigger venue to allow for social distancing, split into four separate zones in order to enhance contact tracing efforts, and featured a dual revolving stage setup to minimise contact during changeovers between artists and road crew members. New Zealand artists Benee and Wax Mustang also had to withdraw from the lineup due to border restrictions in both Australia and New Zealand; they were replaced by Dope Lemon and Nerve
Due to the impacts of the 2022 eastern Australia floods on the Wollongong area, and the site of Stuart Park in particular, the 2022 iteration of the festival was cancelled. Its prospective lineup was as follows:
On April 16, 2021, Youtube comedian Friendlyjordies uploaded a video titled Cancel Culture KILLS Artists - Yours & Owls. YouTube. The video detailed their negative experience with Yours and Owls through a series of e-mails. FriendlyJordies was set to perform at University of Wollongong UniBar but decided to cancel the performance due to the interaction they had with Yours and Owls. Yours and Owls has not released a public response.