WOMADelaide
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Oct 18, 2026
Katrina SedgwickGUEST
It's a huge festival and takes over the whole city.
Katrina SedgwickGUEST
But the festival is also on, the main arts festival, WOM Adelaide, which is a weekend music festival, Adelaide Writers' Week is on, and many other events.
Katrina SedgwickGUEST
And it's just a fantastic time to be in the city where you cannot avoid it.
Katrina SedgwickGUEST
Everyone's involved in the arts.
Leith ForrestHOST
So we'll speak to Miguel and find out what he's up to, what we can expect this weekend for the lovers of cheese.
Leith ForrestHOST
And we will also celebrate the magnificence of WOMADelaide, which is now in its thirty-fifth year.
Leith ForrestHOST
They've announced the first acts to play.
Leith ForrestHOST
Good lineup too.
Leith ForrestHOST
I can't imagine there's many, but there might be.
Leith ForrestHOST
You just never know in this day and age.
Leith ForrestHOST
But they are just some of the acts that are performing at WOMADelaide but it's more than just the music, of course.
Leith ForrestHOST
There's a lot of great food on offer.
Brian WiseHOST
And, of course, Jazz Fest will announce their line-up maybe in December, but definitely sometime in January.
Brian WiseHOST
And Womadelaide is happening, and Port Fairies announced their line-up.
Brian WiseHOST
And I'm wondering, and hardly strictly was just last weekend.
Brian WiseHOST
And you watched some of it, did you? We watched some of it, and the quality of the streaming was unbelievable.
Brian WiseHOST
And, and, um, of course, Jazz Fest will announce their lineup maybe in December, but prob- definitely some time in January.
Brian WiseHOST
And Womadelaide is ha- happening, and Port Fairy's announced a lineup.
Brian WiseHOST
And I'm wondering...
Brian WiseHOST
And Hardly Strictly was just last weekend with a few-
SamHOST
Brisbane by 56.
MaxwellHOST
[laughs] Uh, March 3rd-- Uh, March 5th at Womadelaide Festival in obviously Adelaide, and then wrapping up in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne on March 6th.
SamHOST
Bit of Texas Sun.
MaxwellHOST
Oh, Texas Sun.
Scott JohnHOST
Musician, yes.
Scott JohnHOST
I saw him support Midnight Oil at WOM Adelaide a couple of years ago during COVID.
Scott JohnHOST
Oh, wow.
Scott JohnHOST
There we go.
AlexHOST
It's not only that cigarettes are very expensive, but...
AlexHOST
But, for example, if you go to Womadelaide Festival, I still can't believe I do this.
AlexHOST
If you go to Womadelaide Festival in Australia, the world of music and dance, it's a bit kind of hippie music festival.
AlexHOST
I love Womad.
AlexHOST
Shout out to Womad.
Drew JamesGUEST
I mean, WOMAD is an independent festival.
Drew JamesGUEST
We align to WOMAD UK and we also align to WOMADelaide.
Drew JamesGUEST
And so there's a little bit of a circuit that happens.
Drew JamesGUEST
But it's something that was started up in 1982 by Peter Gabriel.
Drew JamesGUEST
I mean, WOMAD is an, um, you know, it's an independent festival.
Drew JamesGUEST
Um, you know, we align to WOMAD UK, and we also align to WOMADelaide, and so there's a little bit of a circuit that happens.
Drew JamesGUEST
Um, but it's, you know, it's something that was started up in 1982 by Peter Gabriel, um, as a, you know, an opportunity to celebrate, you know, the, the, the superstars of countries that no one's ever heard of.
Big JHOST
Mm.