Yours and Owls

Yours and Owls was a brand and annual music festival that is held in Wollongong, Australia. It originally started 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
GenreAustralian, Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Hip-hop, Electronic
DatesOctober
Location(s)Wollongong, New South Wales[1]
Years active2010–present

Awards and nominations

National Live Music Awards

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
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

Lineups year by year

2014

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2015

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2016

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2017

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2018

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2019

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2020

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Yours and Owls festival was moved from its usual October date to 2021.

Controversies

On April 16, 2021, Youtube comedian FriendlyJordies uploaded a video titled "Cancel Culture KILLS Artists (Yours and Owls)" that detailed their negative experience with Yours and Owls through a series of e-mails claiming that FriendlyJordies is racist to Aboriginals due to 'a couple of staff reacting to a tiktok video' of him, despite his views being in-line with the elders of the area in question. In the video, Jordies describes Yours and Owls as a 'hipster mafia' that has 'replicated the function of a tick' who, through majority control of venue management in Wollongong, have a stranglehold on artists and control who is and isn't allowed to operate in Wollongong with financial stability.[16] It currently has over 430,000 views and 28,000 likes.

References
  1. "Get Ready To Hit The Coast, The 2019 Yours & Owls Festival Lineup Is Here". May 27, 2019.
  2. Butler, Joshua (11 September 2014). "How Coffee Shop Became The Yours And Owls Brand/". illawarramercury.com.au.
  3. "NLMA announce 2018 nominees and Live legend". NLMA. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. "Winners of the 2018 NLMA". NLMA. December 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. "HERE ARE YOUR 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES!". NLMA. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. "AND THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS ARE…". NLMA. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. "Nominees announced for 2020 National Live Music Awards". NLMAs. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. "Yours & Owls 4th Birthday Party Lineup Announced". Music Feeds. July 23, 2014.
  9. "Yours & Owls Festival 2015 Expands With New All Ages Day & Lineup". Music Feeds. August 4, 2015.
  10. "The Yours & Owls 2016 Set Times Are Here". Music Feeds. September 15, 2016.
  11. "The 2017 Yours & Owls Festival Set Times Are Here". Music Feeds. September 13, 2017.
  12. "Yours & Owls Festival 2018 Set Times Announced". Music Feeds. September 20, 2018.
  13. "Yours And Owls Festival 2019 Lineup Announced". Music Feeds. May 28, 2019.
  14. "Yours And Owls Festival Save The Date". abc.net.au. 30 April 2019.
  15. "Yours Owls Festival Lineup 2019". tonedeaf. 27 May 2019.
  16. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cancel Culture KILLS Artists (Yours and Owls). YouTube.
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