Bendigo Groovin The Moo 2017 | As we saw it

The morning after the night before: Good  morning! What a night…. 

Here’s how the GTM team saw it.

We know a few of you were a bit exhausted this morning, and caught a little glimpse of a few campers as they woke to start their Sunday.

Check out the sleepy heads, here.

What are you up to, today? Enjoying our beautiful city?

11pm: Don’t forget, if you’re staying in town tonight – Bendigo has plenty of great places to eat and rehydrate in the morning.

10pm: Here’s how our photographers captured Groovin the Moo this evening. Don’t forget to send us your pics and check out all the action captured by the Bendigo Addy team on the links above.

Looks like it was a great night, for those both on and off the stage.

And a great night for local accommodation providers…

5.30pm Make sure you check out the links above for all the GTM action, and see our Snapchat story here:

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We’ll have more pics from the festival online at bendigoadvertiser.com.au later tonight, so make sure you take a look.

Have a great night!

5.17pm

Festival promoter Steve Haplin says tens of thousands of people converged on the Prince of Wales Showground for Groovin The Moo.

"(It is) another great crowd – approximately 20,000 people, which is similar to last year," he said.

Mr Haplin put the festival's success down to a strong line-up.

"And people love a road trip. Bendigo is a great place to visit," he said.

5pm

Our photographer Glenn Daniels was busy this morning! Check out all his pictures here, and don’t forget to share the link with anyone you recognise!

4pm

3.47pm

Make sure you’re behaving today! Police were out early, and they’ve already caught some wrong-doers… find out where the police will be and what they’ll be targeting here.

3.28pm

Local band Tusk hopes to use the exposure from their Groovin The Moo set as a launching pad for a new album.

The local rock and roll act took to the stage in Bendigo this morning.

Drummer Jaydon Weppner said he picked up some definite good vibes from the crowd.

“A lot of people who were there to see other bands, but they also came and watched us. They liked what we were playing, which was great,” he said.

Lead singer and guitarist John Palmer said people were keen to give him a lot of positive feedback.

“I went out into the crowd after the set and people were coming up to me and saying that was incredible,” he said.

The band was playing at the festival after winning Triple J’s Unearthed competition.

Tusk won one of six slots available to up and coming bands earlier this year.

Mr Weppner thanked Triple J for their support.

“It was great that they put an unheard of band up to play their music. It was pretty special,” he said.

Tusk is recording an album which they expect to finalise in about a month’s time.

Scroll down for a live video of TUSK’s performance

2.30pm

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1.58pm

Volunteer Bronte Rice gets some refills at the Headspace help desk. Group is on hand with chill out zone for festival goers.

1.46pm

1.30pm

Tired festival-goers have a place to sit and chill, get a drink, some sunscreen or information thanks to local youth health group Headspace.

The group is running Groovin The Moo's help desk. 

Headspace media officer Richard Hunt said it was a way to get the word out about the group's services.

Headspace specialises in helping people 25-years-old and younger.

This was Mr Hunt's second Groovin the Moo this year, though Headspace will have a presence at every site the festival is run.

"We are getting volunteers out from local centres," he said.

Mr Hunt said festival goers should come check the help desk out.

"We are here all day. We have shade in our chill out area and heaters for later if it gets cold enough," he said.

12.10:

Here’s part of Tusk’s set on the Triple J stage:

11.45

Local outfit Tusk has taken to the stage for their set at Groovin The Moo.

It marks a major milestone for the three-piece group, which formed two years ago.

The band got the not for the festival after their song Soul was discovered on Triple J Unearthed.

The band is playing at the Triple J Stage.

Local DJ outfit Jvmunji is also scheduled to perform now over at The Plot Stage

10.05am

Revellers have begun streaming out of the Bendigo Train Station for Groovin The Moo.

Two extra train services have been scheduled to leave Melbourne on top of those which regularly roll into the station, with extra services scheduled to head back to the city tonight.

Many of those getting off the train at 9.17am said they were returning to Bendigo Groovin The Moo for the atmosphere, including Macedon’s Shona Mannicky.

“It’s great to be back at the festival,” she said.

“It can be full-on at a lot of the other festivals. Bendigo has a really relaxed vibe.”

 Melbourne’s Bobson Berry said he too liked the vibes as he returned for another year.

“And the music is fantastic, yeah,” he said.

The self-confessed music fanatic said he was most looking forward to Methyl Ethel and Milky Chance.

Melbourne’s Elly Purves said there was another reason to go to the festival.

“It’s a great excuse to wear glitter,” she said.

9.55am

Not great news for Tash Sultana fans… Get well soon!

9.50am

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9.38am

It’s been a rough night’s sleep for a few #GTMBendigo festival-goers no doubt…

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9.30am

Which band are you most excited for today?

Tusk was unearthed by Triple J for the Bendigo leg of Groovin the Moo, and can’t wait to take to the stage.

It’s good news for a trio who experienced some tough times in the past year – find out more here.

9.18am

Not sure what to wear today? Feel inspired by some of the festival-goers from the past two years… 

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, we’ve got a mostly sunny morning and a top of 18 today. But there might be an afternoon shower or two, so consider packing a poncho! 

9.10am

WHO’S excited for Groovin The Moo today?!

If you’re not one of the lucky ones heading along, don’t despair. We’ll have rolling coverage throughout the day to keep you updated.

But first, check out everything you need to know about the day here.

We’d love to see your pics from today – share them on social media using the hashtag #GTMBendigo!