Nine local bands playing back-to-back and nearly-non-stop for nine consecutive hours. It's an ambitious target, but Daryl Day has done it.
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Organiser of the inaugural Flow Festival at Bossley Park, Mr Day said the concert's turn out even surprised him.
About 1400 people walked through the gates between 12pm and 9pm, the volume of arrivals of particular note given the festival's position on football final weekend.
"It's tough to find a weekend to have something like this, there's a lot coming up," Mr Day said.
"We were aiming for about 1000 people, so we've well and truly accomplished that goal and we'll do it again next year.
"This is a different schematic to the footy crowd."
The day also included a limited range of watersports on Lake Albert, most notably a showcase of remote-activated high-speed boats.
"These boats can go up to 100 miles per hour, so that's really not something you get to see too often," Mr Day said.
Listed among the day's musical performers were Adam McPherson, Joe Blow, Olivia McDermott, One Shot Too Many, Social Handgrenade, Joel Harrison, Old Skool, The Mighty Yak, and The Convicts.
Each of the nine bands and artists who performed are well-known on the Riverina music circuit, but the festival-goers hailed from much further afield.
"I've got friends from Sydney down for it, and I know of some that have come from Canberra to be here. It's been much wider than I expected," Mr Day said.
"There's a lot of good talent around here."
Refreshments around the grounds were also supplied by locals, including The Junee Licorice And Chocolate Factory, and the Amie St Clair Melanoma Trust charity sausage sizzle.
"We like to get out and be involved in as much as possible," said Bob Linnett, long-term volunteer with the Amie St Clair foundation.
"There are 500 steaks to offload as well as a stack of burgers and sausages, so I expected we'll do quite well by the end of the night."