L iving in the driest state in the world’s driest continent, at harvest time South Australians are often praying for rain. That is, unless you are holding a music festival that has drawn thousands of fans from all over the country.

Hosting more than 30 acts across two days in Adelaide , the government-sponsored Harvest Rock, couldn’t have had a worse start. On Saturday a biblical downpour and storms just a few hours after kickoff created chaos for thousands, who were asked to leave the event to seek shelter.

But it was when the storm stopped that the real trouble started. The music fired up and thousands of revellers tried to return, only to be met by large lines and bottlenecks. Genesis Owusu , one of the day’s major drawcards, played to a momentarily modest contingent as many scra

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