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The [[Home Icecream]] '''Australian Gospel Music Festival (AGMF) Awards''' is held in [[Toowoomba]], [[Queensland]] at Easter each year. It is considered Australia's most popular [[Christian pop]] music event, akin to the International [[GMA Music Awards]].
The '''Australian Gospel Music Festival''' (AGMF) is held in [[Toowoomba]], [[Queensland]] Easter each year. [[Sonfest]] was another Christian music festival, it was held [[Boonah, Queensland]] during the [[Australian]] summer holidays.


Over 30,000 people attend the music festival over three days. It was named Australia’s largest drug and alcohol free event.
Over 30,000 people have attended over three days. It is Australia’s largest drug and alcohol free event.


An idea that began as a joint venture between business, community, government and Church groups, now has a life of its own and contributes significantly to the social, economic and spiritual fabric of Toowoomba and the Australian community.
The festival was first run in 1999, held in multiple venues, as supposed to 2001, where most events were held at Queen’s Park.

First run in 1999, initially held in multiple venues, from 2001 most events are in Queen’s Park.


==2006==
==2006==
The AGMF Awards 2006 will be hosted by Australia's most popular Christian female artist [[Rebecca St. James]] and [[Grammy]] winner [[Kirk Franklin]].
The AGMF Awards 2006 (formerly known as the the Dove Awards) will be hosted by Australia's most popular Christian female artist [[Rebecca St. James]] and [[Grammy]] winner [[Kirk Franklin]].


==[http://www.agmf.com.au/oldsite/index.htm?Action=artists Artists 2005]==
==Related Pages==
*[[GMA Music Awards]]
*[[5th Attempt]] Qld
*[[Christian pop]]
*[[6 Across]] Qld
*[[Christian pop culture]]
*[[Adrian Rowse & Band]] VIC
*[[Sonfest]]
*[[Alabaster Box]] Qld
*[[Aliki]] Qld
*[[All Nations]]
*[[Andrew Beckett & Reconciled]] Qld
*[[Angelas Dish]] Vic
*[[Anita Thomas]] Qld
*[[Anonymous Gift]] NSW
*[[Another Day Down]] Qld
*[[Ayodele (WA)]]
*[[Bel Morrison]] Qld
*[[Brooke Fraser (NZ)]]
*[[Call Waiting]] NSW
*[[Cameron Semmens]] NSW
*[[Charlie]] Qld
*[[Cherbourge Gumleaf blower!]]
*[[Chris Poulsen Trio]] Qld
*[[Chuck Girard]] US
*[[COG 12]] Qld
*[[Coma (band)|Coma]] Qld
*[[Compliments of Gus]] Vic
*[[Confusion Of Faces]] Qld
*[[Cornerstone Youth Band]] Qld
*[[Cybster]] Qld
*[[Daniel Kay]] Qld
*[[David Meece]] US
*[[Delirious?]] (UK)
*[[DJ Paprika]] Qld
*[[Double Edged]] Vic
*[[Essta]] Qld
*[[FADE]] Qld
*[[Falling Short]] Qld
*[[Fearscape]] NSW
*[[Fido (band)]] Vic
*[[Fiji Meke group]]
*[[Freefall]] Qld
*[[Gatecrash The Sun]] Qld
*[[Gethsemane (band)|Gethsemane]] NSW
*[[Glen Spencer & Jason Shadie]] NSW
*[[Grant Linneman]] Qld
*[[Half Way Out]] Qld
*[[Halfway There]] NSW
*[[Hillsong United]] NSW
*[[INTONE]] NSW
*[[Island Breeze]]
*[[Jael]] Qld
*[[John Dean]] Qld
*[[Johnny Burns]] NSW
*[[Justin Michael]] Vic
*[[Juxtapose (band)|Juxtapose]] NSW
*[[Kane Bradshaw]] Qld
*[[Kellie Hansen]] Qld
*[[Kharma (band)|Kaarma]] Qld
*[[Kidz'n'Dad Bush Band]] Qld
*[[Know Exit]] NSW
*[[Lee Ashcroft]] Qld
*[[Leigh Cunningham]] SA)
*[[Light of Love]] US
*[[Matt Walsh]] Qld
*[[Maverick (band)]] Qld
*[[Maximum Impact]]
*[[maxiPraise]] NSW
*[[Michelle Kahnt]] Qld
*[[Mike Frost & the Icemen]] Qld
*[[Myrrh (band)|Myrrh]] Vic
*[[Natalie Miller]] NSW
*[[Nathan Leigh Jones]] NSW
*[[Nathan Tasker]] NSW
*[[Nerida]] NSW
*[[New Hope Expression]] Qld
*[[Nikki Kummerow]] Qld
*[[No Longer Silent]] Qld
*[[Not of This]] Qld
*[[Nuclear Penguin]] Qld
*[[Paisley]] Qld
*[[Pamela-Joy]] Vic
*[[Petra (band)|Petra]] US
*[[Planetshakers Band]] Vic
*[[PNG Group]]
*[[Propane (band)|Propane]] Qld
*[[Raw Metal]] Qld
*[[Red Entrance]] Qld
*[[Reuben Morgan]] NSW
*[[Revive (band)|Revive]] NSW
*[[Ripple Effect]] Qld
*[[Rocfish]] Qld
*[[Roma Waterman]] Vic
*[[Rookie]] Qld
*[[Sanction]] Qld
*[[Sanctum]] Qld
*[[Scat (band)|Scat]] Qld
*[[Shrimp Shack Jazz Band]] Qld
*[[Siamese Souls]] Qld
*[[Simeon]] Vic
*[[Slain of Myself]] Qld
*[[Soilgrain]] Qld
*[[Soljah]] Qld
*[[Sonicflood]] US
*[[Sons of Korah]] Vic
*[[Soulframe]] Qld
*[[Sounds Like Chicken]] Vic
*[[Speaking of Sarah]] NSW
*[[St. Barts (band)|St. Barts]] Qld
*[[Steele]] Qld
*[[StraightLine]] (NZ)
*[[Sudanese Refugee Dancers]]
*[[Sweet (band)|Sweet]] Qld
*[[System Outcast]] Qld
*[[Tammy Tolman]] NSW
*[[Tenielle]] Qld
*[[The Amazing Joel Hockey Movement]] NSW
*[[The Broken Arm]] Qld
*[[The Call (band)]] - [[Philippines]]
*[[The Frugals]] SA
*[[The Lads (NZ)]]
*[[This Side Up]] Qld
*[[Tim Hazzard]] Qld
*[[Trina & Stacey]] Qld
*[[Unified Front]] Qld
*[[Vanessa Quai]] Vanuatu
*[[Venetta Fields]] Qld
*[[Void If Removed]] Qld
*[[Wayne Knipe with MnB Crew]] Qld
*[[Wishful Thinking]] VIC
*[[Wone]] SA
*[[Zuigia]] US


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.agmf.com.au/ Official website]
*[http://www.agmf.com.au/ Homesite]


[[Category:Australian music festivals]]
[[Category:Australian music festivals]]

Revision as of 05:05, 11 April 2006

The Australian Gospel Music Festival (AGMF) is held in Toowoomba, Queensland Easter each year. Sonfest was another Christian music festival, it was held Boonah, Queensland during the Australian summer holidays.

Over 30,000 people have attended over three days. It is Australia’s largest drug and alcohol free event.

An idea that began as a joint venture between business, community, government and Church groups, now has a life of its own and contributes significantly to the social, economic and spiritual fabric of Toowoomba and the Australian community.

First run in 1999, initially held in multiple venues, from 2001 most events are in Queen’s Park.

2006

The AGMF Awards 2006 (formerly known as the the Dove Awards) will be hosted by Australia's most popular Christian female artist Rebecca St. James and Grammy winner Kirk Franklin.