Power 50 - #19: Michael & Anthea Newton

BACKGROUND CHECK

Promoters Michael and Anthea Newton of Roundhouse Entertainment began A Day On The Green in Victoria with the first show on 26 January 2001. The 2017/2018 summer season (October to March) was A Day On The Green's 17th and ended with show number 453. Of the Newtons, The Living End's frontman Chris Cheney commends: "The people who run A Day On The Green are music fans and do a brilliant job.”

THE YEAR THAT WAS

A Day On The Green prides itself on providing experiences beyond 'just a gig' that are staged across 23 wineries and venues in Australia and New Zealand. During the 2017/2018 summer season, A Day On The Green put on 30 shows, with 45 acts performing in front of 229,523 happy fans. International stars included Robbie Williams, Stevie Nicks, Pretenders and Bryan Adams. As proud supporters of Australian music since day one, A Day On The Green also presented artists including John Farnham, Daryl Braithwaite and Bachelor Girl along with incredible new talent such as Ali Barter, Chris Watts and Bonnie Anderson during this season. Likened to the glory days of Big Day Out and Homebake, A Day On The Green's 2018 indie ’90s line-up included The Living End, Spiderbait, Veruca Salt and The Lemonheads.

2018'S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT?

Michael: "Navigating and consolidating A Day On The Green through a very competitive marketplace and growing the brand to reach new audiences by securing diverse and high profile acts such as Florence & The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kylie Minogue and Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour."