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Festival List March, April & May 2009 Australia

February 6, 2009 admin

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Festival List for March, April & May 2009 Australia.
If we’ve missed anything on the list, let us know by emailing festivals@lifemusicmedia.com

Future Music Festival	Perth	WA	Sun, 1 Mar 2009
Sound Wave	Perth	WA	Mon, 2 Mar 2009
The Big O	Canberra	ACT	Tue, 3 Mar 2009
Fuse Festival	Adelaide	SA	Wed, 4 Mar 2009	–	Fri, 6 Mar 2009
The Big O	Wollongong	NSW	Thu, 5 Mar 2009
The Big O	Newcastle	NSW	Fri, 6 Mar 2009
WOMADelaide	Adelaide	SA	Fri, 6 Mar 2009	–	Sun, 8 Mar 2009
Future Music Festival	Brisbane	QLD	Sat, 7 Mar 2009
Golden Plains Festival	Meredith	VIC	Sat, 7 Mar 2009	–	Mon, 9 Mar 2009
Quicksilver Pro Show	Gold Coast	QLD	Sat, 7 Mar 2009
Future Music Festival	Melbourne	VIC	Sun, 8 Mar 2009
Push Over Festival	Abbotsford	VIC	Sun, 8 Mar 2009
Future Music Festival	Adelaide	SA	Mon, 9 Mar 2009
Brisbane Comedy Festival	Brisbane	QLD	Tue, 10 Mar 2009	–	Sun, 15 Mar 2009
Dusty Days	Wagga Wagga	NSW	Sat, 14 Mar 2009
V Festival	Sydney	NSW	Sat, 28 Mar 2009
V Festival	Gold Coast	QLD	Sun, 29 Mar 2009
APRIL
V Festival	Melbourne	VIC	Sat, 4 Apr 2009
V Festival	Perth	WA	Sun, 5 Apr 2009
Coconet Classic	Boyne Island/ Tannum Sands	QLD	Wed, 8 Apr 2009	–	Sun, 12 Apr 2009
Byron Bay Bluesfest	Byron Bay	NSW	Thu, 9 Apr 2009	–	Mon, 13 Apr 2009
Sydney Comedy Festival	Sydney	NSW	Mon, 27 Apr 2009	–	Sun, 17 May 2009
MAY
Groovin The Moo	Townsville	QLD	Sat, 2 May 2009
Caxton Street Seafood & Wine Festival	Brisbane	QLD	Sun, 3 May 2009
Ripe Festival	Noosa	QLD	Sun, 3 May 2009
Groovin The Moo	Maitland	NSW	Sat, 9 May 2009
Groovin The Moo	Bendigo	VIC	Sat, 16 May 2009

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The 20th Anniversary World Expo 88 Celebrations

May 6, 2008 admin

South Bank, Brisbane will be alive with activity on Saturday 10 May, when locals and visitors alike are invited to a free community day of celebrations that will feature roving performers reminiscent of the sights and sounds of World Expo 88, an 80s movie marathon, a memorabilia display and the 20th Anniversary World Expo 88 Celebrations Fireworks brought to you by 1116 4BC.

The celebrations will culminate in the 20th Anniversary World Expo 88 Celebrations Concert brought to you by 4BH 882 in the Suncorp Piazza, recreating the magic of Expo’s vaudeville entertainment program.

The concert is also supported by the Queensland Government, and will feature two classic Australian bands that graced the stage at World Expo 88, now returning for the ultimate encore performance.
Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows and Mental As Anything will headline the 20th Anniversary World Expo 88 Concert brought to you by 4BH 882.

Expo Captured brought to you by Anthony John Group will invite visitors to relive the magic of World Expo 88 with a larger than life photographic display, which will be located in the South Bank Arbour and will remain on display until 22 June.

The Expo Trail brought to you by Brisbane City Council will provide yet another opportunity for visitors to reminisce as they revisit the locations of a number of iconic Expo pavilions.

The self guided tour will mark the locations of key pavilions and attractions, providing imagery and a brief history for each.
The Expo Trail brought to you by Brisbane City Council will be on display until 8 June 2008.

The celebrations will also feature a Kids Expo attraction, International Beer Hall, which will pay tribute to the German Festhaus, and a memorabilia display.

Official television station of the 20th Anniversary World Expo 88 Celebrations, Channel Nine, will produce a documentary to commemorate the occasion.
The documentary will air on Nine on the evening of the 20th Anniversary World Expo 88 Community Day Celebrations, Saturday May 10.

Links:
Official SouthBankCelebrates88 site
South Bank Corporation
Brisbane City Council
Suncorp
Queensland Government
4BH 882
4BC 1116
Visit South Bank

Brisbane, Concert, Festival

Upsize, The Radiators and the Angels @ Acacia Ridge Hotel – May 4th 2007

May 4, 2007 admin

The Basement Bar at Acacia Ridge Hotel played host to an awesome night where Upsize , The Radiators and The Angels played live and loud! Rock shall never die!

Brisbane rock band Upsize totally rocked the Basement Bar to over a crowd of a 1000. Upsize are playing gigs around Brisbane promoting their debut CD West End Delicacy . They were the perfect band to get the crowd worked up in anticipation of The Radiators and The Angels performances. Upsize’s performance was outstanding, playing all the songs off their debut CD plus a few others which had the crowd jumping and yelling for more!

When The Radiators hit the stage, a wave of people surged forward. If it wasn’t for the guardrail the band would have been engulfed completely. The crowd varied in ages, from late teens to mid to late sixties. The Radiators had everyone nodding, feet tapping, jumping up and down as well as singing along. Everyone, no matter what age, appeared to know all the words to all the songs.

The Radiators started with a few of their slower and older classics like Summer Holiday , and by the time they started playing You Gimme Head , you couldn’t hear the band over the crowd singing. After decades of playing live gigs, The Radiators continue to wow their audience with an adrenaline filled performance.

The Angels. What more can be said? The name itself makes you want to bow down low and chant “We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!” The Angels have a repertoire spanning nearly 3 decades with countless hits including Take A Long Line, After The Rain, Mr Damage, Straight Jacket and their first major hit Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? , which were all performed to the delight of the audience. All that experience has been polished to the extent that you almost feel that you’re listening to the CD.

Friday night was surreal. Not only did we have more Australian rock’n’roll history than you could poke a stick at, the rock’n’roll was picked up and carried forward into the present by Upsize. As I said at the beginning of the review, Rock shall never die!

Reviewed for: FasterLouder.com.au
Photos: Upsize flickr photo set and The Angels & The Radiators flickr photo set

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