Strathclyde Country Park event of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 2018 European Triathlon Championships were held at the Strathclyde Park as part of the multi-sport 2018 European Championships. The park was the venue for the T in the Park music festival on the years 1994-1996. On the June 2012 Strathclyde Country Park was host to the Western District Open Water Swimming Championship that attracted up to 70 competitors. Following the race 57 people were discovered to be suffering from stomach cramps, sickness and diarrhoea 5 of the 57 tested positive for norovirus. All water based activities were subsequently temporarily suspended. Experts attributed the
Perth acts from Perth include The Triffids, The Scientists, The Drones, Tame Impala, and Karnivool. Other performers born and raised in Perth include Judy Davis and Melissa George. Performers raised in Perth include Tim Minchin, Lisa McCune and Isla Fisher. Performers that studied in Perth at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts include Hugh Jackman and Lisa McCune. A number of annual events are held in Perth. The Perth International Arts Festival is a large cultural festival that has been held annually since 1953, and has since been joined by the Winter Arts festival, Perth Fringe Festival, and Perth Writers