| Rollercoaster | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock music & Alternative rock |
| Dates | December |
| Location(s) |  Mandurah, Western Australia |
| Years active | 2005 - 2008 |
| Organised by | Peel Projects |
| Website | Official website |
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Rollercoaster was an annual Australian music festival held at the western foreshore (Hall Park) at Mandurah in December. The festival mainly featured modern rock music.
The first festival was held in 2005 with approximately 9,700 patrons,[1] with between 8,500 and 9,000 people attending in 2007. The headliners for the 2007 concert were originally The Black Keys (the first international act to perform at Rollercoaster) however the band had to withdraw due to a family member's illness and they were replaced by You Am I.[2]
The largest musical festival however was the 'Mandurah Festival' held in January, 1994 for which the headlining act was INXS, who drew an attendance of 12,000 people.[3]
- ^ "Minutes of Governance and Infrastructure Committee Meeting". City of Mandurah. 8 August 2006. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ Cox, Karena (2 January 2008). "Rollercoaster rocks". Mandurah Mail. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ "INXS concerts". INXS.PL. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2008.