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Festival News: Island Vibe Festival 2012 – First Lineup Announcement


Festival News: Island Vibe Festival 2012 – First Lineup Announcement
FRIDAY 26th – SUNDAY 28th OCTOBER 2012

FIRST LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Original Wailers (Jamaica)
Prince Alla (Jamaica) with Mr Savona
JPod (Canada)
Gaudi (Italy/UK)
Chant Down Sound
Kooii
The Upsteppers
Ganga Giri
Antiheros
Rhythm Collision Sound
plus many many more to announced!!

Island Vibe Festival returns for its 7th year, retaining its reputation as the absolute finest reggae, soul and dub event in not just Australia, but the entire the South Pacific. The first line-up announcement sees The Original Wailers gracing the beachside succulence that is Island Vibe with pioneering members Junior Marvin, Al Anderson & Desi Hyson backed up by a wealth of Jamaican and genre heavyweights.

The Original Wailers will be joined by fellow Jamaican Prince Alla with Mr Savona (Australia), Canadian beatsmith JPod with Italian dubmaster Gaudi. These internationals join Australian favorites Chant Down Sound, Kooii, The Upsteppers, Ganga Giri, Antiheroes and Rhythm Collision Sound. This announcement is just the very tip of the iceberg though, with many more artists and performers to be announced in the next few months.

With a strong eco and cultural focus, Island Vibe is held at the magnificent beachside location of Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island – or Minjerribah as it is known to the Quandamooka people indigenous to the region.
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Live Review: Ball Park Music @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane with Cub Scouts & Yes You | 11 May 2012

Review by Lauren Sherritt
Word about the brilliance of Ball Park Music’s live show has swept the nation over the past year, as evidenced by their 180° tour selling out across many of the twenty shows and achieving no less for the final night in Brisbane.

The Hi-Fi filled quickly as BPM fans arrived to see support acts Cub Scouts and Yes You. Cub Scouts kicked off the evening, toting youthful charm in bucket loads and thrilling the audience with a remarkably well done cover of Destiny’s Child’s Jumpin’, Jumpin’. The dancing started with the band’s well-known track Evie, then the cheerful five-some departed the stage after giving yet more accolades to the upcoming Ball Park Music set.
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