TAKEAWAY food shops and hotels got a 350 per cent bump in turnover because of the triple j One Night Stand at Dubbo on April 13, according to Dubbo City Council.
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The council's "last word on Dubbo's One Night Stand" includes impressive statistics.
A record 18,000 people attended the event and all accommodation in Dubbo and Narromine was booked out, the council revealed.
"Industry reported increases in turnover of up to 350 per cent with takeaway shops and hotels reporting highest turnovers," its spokeswoman said.
Record visitation to dubbo.com.au occurred between March 6 and April 14.
"During the above period, in the top 10 geographic areas viewing dubbo.com.au were England and Ontario," the spokeswoman said.
"On the day that the event was announced visitation to dubbo.com.au increased by 236 per cent on the daily average.
"On the day of the event, visitation to dubbo.com.au increased by 302 per cent on the daily average."
The spokeswoman said 2371 unique visitors to dubbo.com.au were driven to the site as a result of social media activity on Dubbo's social media channels.
She said a postcode survey revealed most interstate visitors came from Queensland and Victoria.
Gold coin donations at the event came to about $22,722, money distributed to nine community organisations.
The spokeswoman told of a "strong spirit of co-operation" between emergency services on the night and "positive feedback" from residents in relation to the council's cleaning up of the venue and its surrounds after the event.
