since its creation in 1988 , the festival Social_event has grown Expansion to an attendance of about 225,000 in 2015 ( over 5 days ) .

The festival Social_event format now consists Cause_to_be_included of 5 days , 9 stages and more than 280 bands and DJ 's .

The Melbournian tradition is celebrated Social_event over four days , incorporating the Labour Day long weekend , from Friday to the second Monday in March .

Lasting for seven days as a tropical cyclone , Hilda caused Causation US $ 126 million in damage and 38 deaths .

It starts Process_start the Friday following Labor Day in September , and lasts for 10 days .

2005 edition ( 11th ) was the first one to last for three days , previously the festival took two days .

2005 edition ( 11th ) was the first one to last for three days , previously the festival took two days .

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake Catastrophe struck Attack the same area nine days later , on 29 May , causing Causation an additional twenty deaths Death and widespread damage Damaging , particularly to buildings already weakened Cause_change_of_strength by the 20 May earthquake Catastrophe .

Not much is known but a skirmish was fought Hostile_encounter , ending Process_end in the deaths of one U.S. man , and another who died Death two or three days later .