Maximise your Festival experience with minimum expense!

_{Pictured: Batsheva Dance Compay – Three
Photo: Gadi Dagon}

Along with all the brilliant Festival Discounts & Packages you've come to expect - Discount Package, Double Up Discount, Matinee, Group etc - this year we introduce a new incentive for the under 30s: MF-Y.

Whatever your situation, if you love to make the most of the Festival, there is a range of discounts to choose from.


DISCOUNT PACKAGE

For a full Festival experience see three or more events and save. Buy a discount package of 3, 4 or 5 applicable events and save 15%. Buy 6+ applicable events and save 20%*

<sub>The Discount Package does not apply to the following events:

Patti Smith: Dream of Life - A Film by Steven Sebring
Patti Smith & Philip Glass - Dedication to Allen Ginsberg
Eve Sussman & The Rufus Corporation - The Rape of the Sabine Women
Footscray Community Arts Centre - The GO Show
FW Murnau's Faust
Panther's Exercises in Happiness
Aaron Choulai & Special Guests</sub>


DOUBLE UP DISCOUNT

We encourage you to see multiple shows that are linked by an artist or company. Buy a ticket to both events and get the second ticket at a 25% discount (applies to the lesser priced ticket).

Three and Max by Batsheva Dance Company in the Arts Centre, State Theatre
an oak tree at the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio and ENGLAND both by Tim Crouch
Desert Island Dances at the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio and Happy Hour at Beck's Bar @ Meat Market both by Wendy Houstoun
Both performances of The Schönberg Ensemble at the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall
Goran Bregovic - Tales & Songs for Weddings & Funerals at the Arts Centre, State Theatre and Goran Bregovic in Concert at Beck's Bar @ Meat Market
DJ Spooky's Terra Nova Sinfonia Antarctica at the Arts Centre, Playhouse Theatre and DJ Spooky Live at Beck's Bar @ Meat Market


MATINEE PACKAGE

See 3 or more matinees for only $30 each. The following performances have this special matinee price:

Batsheva Dance Company - Three Sat 11 Oct at 2pm
Chunky Move - Two Faced Bastard Sat 11 & Sun 12 Oct at 2pm
Liza Lim - The Navigator Sun 12 Oct at 2pm
Back to Back Theatre with The Necks - Food Court Sun 12 Oct at 4pm
STO Union - 7 Important Things Sat 18 Oct at 2pm
Jenny Kemp - Kitten Sat 18 Oct & Sat 25 Oct at 2pm & Thu 23 Oct at 1pm
Lucy Guerin Inc - Corridor Sat 18 Oct & Sun 19 Oct at 4pm & Sat 25 Oct at 1pm & 4pm
Deborah Hay Dance Company - If I Sing To You Mon 20 Oct at 3pm
OKT/Vilnius City Theatre - Romeo and Juliet Thu 23 & Sat 25 Oct at 1pm
KAGE - Appetite Sat 25 Oct at 2pm

Hurry - only a limited number of seats are available at this special price.


MF-Y NEW IN 2008!

If you're under 30 and still trying to get away with using your long expired university concession, fear not! This year Melbourne Festival brings you the MF-Y card.

Enjoy $25 tickets to most events*, take advantage of Rush ticket offers, hang out at the Artist Lounge with a friend whenever you desire and help Festival staff and artists warm up the bar on Thursday 9 October, plus receive exclusive sponsor and SMS offers - all for an annual fee of $55. *Terms & conditions apply. To learn more visit www.melbournefestival.com.au


STUDENTS AND BACKPACKERS EXPERIENCE THE FESTIVAL FOR JUST $25

Limited tickets for most events are specially priced for students, including international student cardholders, Youth Hostel Association members (YHA) and all holders of international backpacking cards.

For events with more than one price reserve, these tickets apply to B and C Reserve seats.

See individual listings for details of which events qualify for the $25 ticket price. Where the $25 ticket price does not apply, students are eligible for the concession price.


GROUP DISCOUNTS

Book a group of eight or more and save

If you book a group of eight or more to many of our shows, you receive 10% off the ticket price.


<sub>Discount Conditions

The Discount Package, Double Up Discount and Group Discount apply to full price tickets only. For events with more than one price reserve, tickets apply to A Reserve seats only. All tickets must be purchased at the same time to qualify for the discount. Tickets must be purchased in person, by telephone or by mail or fax to attract the discount. Alternatively discounts can be ordered by filling out the Festival online booking form. Tickets purchased online via the Ticketmaster website do NOT attract the discount.

Double Up Discount Conditions

You must purchase a ticket to both linked events. The Double Up Discount applies to full price tickets only. For events with more than one price reserve, tickets apply to A Reserve seats only. The lesser-priced ticket attracts the 25% discount. These ticket purchases can contribute towards the Discount package, but no further discount can be taken off the Double Up Discount price.

All tickets must be purchased at the same time to qualify for the discount. Tickets must be purchased in person, by telephone or by mail or fax to attract the discount. Alternatively discounts can be ordered by filling out the Festival online booking form. Tickets purchased online via the Ticketmaster website do NOT attract the discount.

Matinee Package Conditions

You must purchase at least one ticket to three applicable matinees to qualify for the discount. All tickets must be purchased at the same time. No further discounts apply to the Matinee Package. Matinee Package tickets must be purchased in person, by telephone or by mail or fax. Alternatively Matinee Package tickets can be ordered by filling out the Festival online booking form. Tickets purchased online via the Ticketmaster website do NOT Attract the matinee discount. Tickets for the performance of Three will be in B & C Reserve seats only.</sub>