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Ticket Giveaway: 2010 Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival – 2nd May 2010

March 21, 2010 admin

Do you want a double pass to the 2010 Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival? See below for details.

Every city in the world has distinct pockets of colour, culture and character. London has Covent Garden, Paris has Montmartre, New York has Time Square and out of Brisbane’s many precincts – one stands out from the crowd – Caxton Street – and on Sunday 2 May 2010, Caxton Street will be transformed into Queensland’s biggest street party!

Sixteen years ago, the Caxton Street Festival had humble beginnings with a few little jazz bands and a couple of food tents. Fast forward to 2010 an estimated 12,000 people will be sampling a taste of life in one of Australia’s most historical precincts and treating their palettes to delicious seafood, fine wines and sharing a day under the autumn sun while

enjoying the diverse array of musical talent that is sure to keep every festival goer happy – this is how to live it up!
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Live Review: Good Vibrations Festival 2010 – Gold Coast

February 23, 2010 admin

Photo Gallery: Good Vibrations Festival 2010 – Gold Coast, QLD

[Photo: Cody Alexander]

Review by:
Cody Alexander

Gold coast Parklands once again played host to the Good Vibrations Festival and all its followers this February. The party had already begun before the gates opened; with crowds of revellers sipping away on their hip flasks and discussing their plans of attack for the day ahead.

With the gates open the party officially kicked off with a cruisy set from the aptly named Cool Calm Collective on the Roots stage. Continuing the relaxed start to the day were Tijuana Cartel on the main stage where a large crowd gathered, in all their costumed glory, to witness a set that evolved from an impressive acoustic flamenco demonstration to a full blown aussie hip-hop act. Such a diverse act couldn’t have been more appropriate for such a diverse and amped crowd; leaving everyone buzzing in anticipation for Bluejuice.
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HEAR and NOW Festival 2009 @ Brisbane Riverstage – Photo Gallery

January 27, 2009 admin

The HEAR and NOW festival @ Brisbane Riverstage certainly was the place to be over the Australia Day weekend.

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DREAMING OF A NIGHT WHITE XMAS!

November 6, 2008 admin

MIX IT UP AT WHITEWATER WORLD WITH NOVA’S MICHELLE AND SMALLZY’S “WHITE” XMAS PARTY!

• FRIDAY DECEMBER 12, 2008 FROM 6.30PM TO 10.00PM
• EXPERIENCE THE ULTIMATE XMAS POOL PARTY! GET IN THE XMAS SPIRIT, DON’T FORGET TO “DRESS UP IN WHITE” FOR THE NIGHT
• TICKET PRICE $25 OR GRAB FOUR MATES AND PAY JUST $20 EACH
• MIX IT UP WITH LIVE DJ BEATS AT WHITEWATER WORLD’S MASSIVE MOONLIGHT BEACH PARTY

Turn a December night into Christmas white when the Gold Coast’s newest water park opens its doors on December 12 for the Nova “WHITE” Christmas party. Gates open from 6.30pm until 10.00pm.

Wear your bikini, tankini, boardies or rashies – in any colour as long as it’s white – and slide right in for the party of the year as Michelle & Smallzy from Nova’s Launchpad broadcast live from WhiteWater World.
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Odyssey NYE ’09 to become Queensland’s biggest New Year’s Eve party

October 15, 2008 admin

The bill for Odyssey NYE ’09 continues to grow from strength to strength following the announcement of the second round lineup which includes Grinspoon, Bliss n Eso, Phrase, Malente and Ministry of Sound’s latest spinning sensation, Sam La More, with many more to still to be announced.

This collection of rock, dance and hip hop artists compliment an already turbo-charged lineup including headline act Jet, Eskimo Joe and The Butterfly Effect, making Odyssey NYE ’09, at its new home of Carrara Sports Complex on the Gold Coast, its biggest party to date.

Grinspoon’s 2007 album release Alibis & Other Lies has the band nominated in various categories at this weekend’s ARIA awards including Album of the Year, Best Group and Best Rock release.
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Racecourse Road Street Party – 20 July 2008

June 8, 2008 admin

As part of Brisbane Festival 2008, the ultimate street party reclaims Racecourse Road for one massive day only.

Check out the three stages of FREE live music and create your own soundtrack to a perfect day out with the amazing sounds of jazz, world music, funk, pop and rock performances coming to you from all around Australia. The day’s performance includes Australia’s premier original soul/funk outfit Pablo Discobar, roots group Afro Dizzi Act, The Tonights a trio unbounded by genre, indie rockers Kristy London and The Other Halves, singer songwriter Emma Dean, Australia’s hottest latin band Chu‘Kale’ and many more.

This incredible day will also feature heaps of activities for children and families with face painting, workshops in circus, physical theatre, juggling, dance and kite making plus more than 150 stalls offering gourmet produce, community information and arts and crafts for sale. Complete your day by visiting the retail stores and restaurants that make Racecourse Road the hub of North Brisbane.

FEATURING
Pablo Discobar, Kafka, Afro Dizzi Act, Emma Dean, Chu‘kale’, The Tonights, Tim Loydell & the Deckchairs, Kristy London & the Other Halves, 8 Ball Aitken

VENUE
Racecourse Road, Ascot QLD

DATE & TIME
Sunday 20 July – 10am to 5pm

TICKETS
FREE. No bookings required.

TRANSPORT
TRANSLink 13 12 30 or www.translink.com.au

Train: Ascot Station
Bus: Racecourse Road, Kingsford Smith Drive & Lancaster Road
CityCat: Bretts Wharf
Parking: Eagle Farm Racecourse with a gold coin donation to charity and limited street parking available

MORE INFO
Food and beverages will be available for sale from a variety of stalls and cafes and restaurants along Racecourse Road. Umbrella making, kite making, jewellery, circus and dance workshops will run throughout the day.

For information on road closures, alternate traffic routes and parking restrictions visit http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/.

Brisbane, Concert, Festival, Music

Brisbane Zombie Walk – 25 May 2008

May 10, 2008 admin

The 2008 Brisbane Zombie walk will take play on Sunday 25th May at 3pm!

Starting at Roma Street Parklands, the meeting point will be at the amphitheater near the Wickham St entrance of the park at 3pm. After some mingling the walk will commence, leaving the park and heading towards the center of the city. Participants will then head towards Fortitude Valley. The walk will officially finish up at a small park on Ann Street just short of the Brunswick Street mall. For those zombies craving an after-party, the last leg of the walk will continue to Planet Nightclub on Warner Street.

The after-party is officially ALL AGES! Those of legal drinking age will get a special wrist band so they can buy alcohol. The venue will remain all ages until 9pm.

The cost for the after party has been kept down to a low $5 and the BBQ is only the cost of a gold-coin donation. There will also be other cheap surprises for those who attend. A cheap night out for zombie lovers!

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Links: Official Brisbane Zombie Walk Site
Photos: LifeMusicMedia 2007 Zombie Walk photoset

Brisbane, Zombie