00:03It's a celebration of the best in music and arts from around the world.
00:10But travel restrictions caused by conflict on the other side of the globe
00:14left WOMAD-laid organisers scrambling.
00:17We did have that sense, it was a little bit like 2020 when COVID was approaching.
00:21Five acts had to pull out from this year's line-up,
00:24with WOMAD quickly re-booking flights.
00:27I suppose $150,000 of extra cost, but having the festival go ahead,
00:35it's a worthwhile investment, absolutely.
00:37The festival says it recorded its biggest attendance on Saturday night since 2023.
00:43The Blue Skies and Sunshine have also delivered a much needed box office boost
00:47to Adelaide Fringe artists after last weekend's wild weather forecast
00:51led to a huge drop-off in ticket sales.
00:53Yesterday was our biggest day ever in terms of ticket sales and numbers of people.
00:58While the full impact of the sales slump is still unclear,
01:02the huge crowd numbers are feeding optimism.
01:05Really good, the rides and stuff and the people around are really good, yeah.
01:10You can obviously tell the amount of crowds that are around, so yeah, it's fantastic.
01:14Adelaide's Mad March living up to its name.
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