Scissor Sisters are one of the international acts that will play for more than 30,000 fans at the Splendour in the Grass festival at Woodfordia this weekend.
As the larger than life music festival Splendour in the Grass looms this weekend, Woodford locals are waiting with nervous anticipation.
The 30,000 ticket holders, plus the army of support staff to assist with the overall delivery of the three-day event, have started arriving in the small town.
While no strangers to large-scale events, residents of Woodford are not quite sure what to expect of the weekend.
The town has landed itself on the map as a festival home, with the Woodfordia site hosting the Woodford Folk Festival as well as the recently held The Dreaming festival.
Woodford Village Hotel General Manger Peter Dyett said he was anxiously awaiting the weekend.
“Basically I am ordering double the stock and getting extra staff in to work over the weekend,” Mr Dyett said.
“I am nervous but it’s also exciting with the influx of people heading our way. It’s definitely good for businesses in the Woodford area.
“Everyone should make a roaring trade at the weekend, so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what all the young ones will bring our way.”
Moreton Bay Regional Council Mayor Allan Sutherland said Council has been working closely with police, festival organisers, the Queensland Folk Federation and the State Government to accommodate Splendour in the Grass at Woodford.
“There will be a significant police presence in the community to ensure the safety not just of our local residents, but of festival-goers too,” Cr Sutherland said.
An emergency meeting was recently held for Woodford residents and other stakeholders to discuss the impact of the event on the area.
Police, Council, Traffic Management, Woodfordia, Splendour in the Grass management and all the emergency services were there to discuss the logistics of the event.
Brett French, one of the owners of Jalla’s Café in Woodford, said they are “not too sure what to expect from the event”.
“It really won’t hit us until it actually happens,” Mr French said. “It (the crowd) is a different demographic I guess to the Woodford Folk Festival so it’s hard to say what the weekend will bring.
“We’re expecting to be busy in the lead up to the event, from about Wednesday, and possibly on the Monday with everyone packing up and leaving the town.”
The festival is expected to inject around $13 million into the local economy.