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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2026 · 12 MIN

Do You Remember Summer Music Festivals? 🎶☀️ | Summer Series Ep 3

from The Midlifers · host The Midlifers - Midlife Comedy and Nostalgia

Welcome to Summer Series Episode 3 of The Midlifers Podcast — and the final episode of our summer specials before we return with a brand-new season.This week, we’re asking: Do you remember summer music festivals?From Big Day Out to Splendour in the Grass and Day on the Green, we’re reminiscing about festival culture in Australia and how our tolerance for crowds, heat and overnight tents has definitely changed now that we're a tad older.We chat about:🎶 Big Day Out in its absolute heyday🍟 Mum-packed snacks, Woolworths bags and festival survival🎤 Overseas festival fashion vs Aussie shorts-and-a-tee vibes🌧️ Rain, donuts and getting through three-day festivals in your 30s🪑 Why Day on the Green feels like the festival for midlifersIt’s funny, honest and full of Gen X and millennial nostalgia — especially if you grew up in Aus in the 80s and 90s and remember festivals before Instagram aesthetics and influencer culture.☀️ This is the final episode in our Summer Series.If you’re new to The Midlifers, be sure to check out our back catalogue for our full-length weekly episodes featuring pop culture deep dives, midlife chats and special guests.🎧 New season coming next week — thanks for spending summer with us ✨❗We are on Substack! Bringing you weekly newsletters with some behind the scenes stuff and a bit more insight into what makes us tick. Find us on Substack here: https://themidlifers.substack.com/🎙️ If you have any thoughts or comments on the show, we’d love to hear from you! You can now leave a recorded message for us using Speakpipe, by following the link below 👇https://linktr.ee/themidlifers🧐Don't forget to check out our socials too:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/theoriginalmidlifers/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theofficialmidlifersFB: https://www.facebook.com/themidlifersPlease feel free to comment on our page, or head over to our socials to DM us.***Thanks for listening***#TheMidlifersPodcast #SummerSeries #AustralianPodcast #MidlifeWomen #WomenOver40 #WomenOver35 #GenX #MillennialWomen #AussieNostalgia #MusicFestival #BigDayOut #SplendourInTheGrass #DayOnTheGreen

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