Festival Favourite Matty Rogers

Americana blues-rock favourite Matty Rogers, is set to return to Airlie, for the Airlie Beach Festival of Music and Great Barrier Reef Festival with his band this year.

While Matty hasn't performed at the Great Barrier Reef Festival yet, this will mark his fifth appearance at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music, an event he thoroughly enjoys due to his love for the festival crew, crowd and picturesque surroundings.

Matty grew up around musicians, with his father himself being a musician. Matty’s dad is his biggest inspiration. Despite never pushing music on him and letting the singer songwriter find his own groove in writing music, one day Matty woke up and realised he wanted to learn music too, started writing his own songs, and has been playing ever since.

Matty's band is scheduled to perform an all-original set at the festivals, featuring compositions solely written by him. As a four-piece ensemble, they specialise in music that deeply resonates with their audience, invoking emotions across diverse age groups. Storytelling is central to Matty's musical ethos, spanning from poignant ballads that stir tears to infectious beats that ignite the dance floor.

While Matty doesn’t particularly take inspiration from any musician or music, a lot of his musical inspiration is drawn from his life experiences, witnessing humanity and the people around him more so than the music he listens to.

Matty Rogers emphasises that he is super “pumped,” to be bringing the band up with him to Airlie again this year, and says he loves coming and playing in Airlie and feels so honoured to return year after year and playing for the amazing people and be so embraced by the community.

Matty is also looking forward to his upcoming tour that will be announced soon and the Passport to Airlie competition which he is hosting and encourages all musicians to jump aboard the competition.

What is your favourite song ever?

If I had to pick one song (which is near impossible) it would have to be Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.

What is your favourite song to play?

Walk to the Water.

What was the last thing you listened to?

Chris Stapleton, Scarecrow in the Garden.

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