Back in 2023, Yours And Owls Festival have secured a new festival site for the next three years.
To encamp within the grounds and surrounds at the University of Wollongong (UOW) campus, making use of a host of urbanscape locales, hidden laneways and lush green-field spaces Yours And Owls Festival will be staged 14-15 October in 2023.The move to UOW is also a full-circle moment for Yours And Owls founders Ben Tillman, Adam Smith and Balunn Jones, who are each UOW alumni. "We are delighted to be returning home to UOW to present Yours and Owls within the campus grounds," Ben says.
"We are excited to welcome patrons to experience the festival in the space where the initial idea was hatched all those years ago.
"Our team have been busy creating ways to bring the multitude of spaces available to us alive across the campus."
Given the event's recent issues with unpredictable weather, the UOW move also allows the festival to remain flexible against all possible weather conditions.
University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor and President Patricia M. Davidson says the University is thrilled to be the new home of the Yours And Owls Festival.
"Adam, Ben and Balunn, the team behind Yours And Owls, are proud former students of UOW and we have watched in awe as they have changed the cultural and creative landscape of Wollongong over the past ten years," Professor Davidson says.
"The relationship between Yours And Owls and UOW is a natural fit for us. It is a chance for us to showcase the beauty of our campus, to encourage the community to have fun and enjoy some of the best live music around in a safe and relaxed setting."
Stay tuned for the 2023 line-up, which will be dropping soon.
2023 Yours And Owls Festival takes place at University Of Wollongong 14-15 October.
