Next weekends SoundSplash - important information
Next weekends SoundSplash - important information
NEXT
WEEKENDS FESTIVAL POINTERS:
Remember the
SoundSplash
Eco Reggae Festival 2006, is NEXT weekend
(Waitangi
Weekend) February 4 & 5 at Wainui Reserve, Raglan.
The
theme for SoundSplash 06 is RECYCLING.
Last years
festival achieved 85% diversion to landfill and this year we
are aiming for 100%!!!
Now, here’s some information you need to know about SoundSplash 06 -
What to Bring
ID
(if you are 18 and wish to drink alcohol), sunglasses, sun
block, board-shorts/togs, warm clothing for night-time, a
torch, an open heart + positive mind.
What to Leave at
Home
No glass, pets, or alcohol is to be brought onto the
reserve. Cars will be searching and alcohol confiscated.
No fires allowed.
Please no handicams or video cameras.
Still cameras are fine.
Children
SoundSplash is a safe
and sane environment for you to play and hang out with your
kids. There will be name tags available at the Ragga Rats
kidzone. Here parents call fill out tags with their details
and put these tags on their children. This means the
SoundSplash staff can contact you if your kids are seen
doing things they shouldn’t be doing, and can return them if
they get lost.
Please check the kids zone for running
times at the festival.
Bar for 18+
An R18 bar will be
available at the Festival for over 18’s with ID.
Times and
Arrivals
The festival starts at 12 midday on Saturday 4
February, and finishes late afternoon on Sunday the 5th.
Processing of car parking and ticketing will begin at 8am
Saturday morning. Parking is located opposite the
amphitheatre, and is on a first come first served basis.
There will be allocations for RVs, buses and house trucks.
The 2005 Festival ran out of parking spaces, and SoundSplash
encourages people to carpool.
Tips
Never accept candy
from strangers – you never know its quality, origin or what
effect it may have on your body. Please be responsible and
understand the risks of known and unknown substances. Keep
your belongings safe. Sound you find/lose something there
will be a lost and found box at the main ticket gate. If
you have any problems or concerns at the festival please
tell one our of the SoundSplash security staff as they are
very friendly and helpful.
Accommodation at
Raglan
www.raglan.tv, www.raglan.org.nz;
www.raglan.net.nz has a range of accommodation
options.
Transport and Directions
There is limited
parking on Wainui Reserve but there will be buses running
between Raglan and Hamilton, everyday.
Visit www.ew.govt.nz for bus timetable information.
If you are driving to SoundSplash take State Highway 23 from Hamilton to Raglan. Raglan is approx 50Kms from Hamilton.
See www.mapquest.com or www.wises.co.nz for road maps of the area.
Tickets
Are on sale
from the following locations:
Ticketmaster, All NZ Post
shops nation-wide, Info @ Raglan Store, TRACS Hamilton, Raw
Records New Plymouth, Blackjack Surf Shop Whitianga or via
http://www.motherland.co.nz
Prices
$105 plus booking
fee
Please note family concessions are not available
through the website.
Concessions
Adults $80 plus
booking fee (1-2 max and must be accompanied by
children)
14yrs and under free with Family concession
only
15-17yrs $50 plus booking fee
If the event is
not sold out, there will be a limited number of gate sale
tickets available from the Raglan Info Centre, Info @ Raglan
Store, 1 Wainui Rd, Raglan for $125.
Please avoid
disappointment by purchasing your ticket early.
Bands
Performing in NZ exclusively for the SoundSplash
festival are
three, never been seen before in New
Zealand, International acts:
One of the top five reggae
bands of all time
Third World -
www.thirdworldband.com
Veteran Jamaican roots reggae band
Third World are one of the most popular International reggae
bands of the last 30 years, and have performed alongside
acts such as Bob Marley & the Wailers and the Jackson Five.
Third World boasts a quarter-century of smash hit songs,
sold-out tours and inspirational messages. International hit
songs include Now That We've Found Love, 96 Degrees in the
Shade,
Try Jah Love (written by Stevie Wonder), Sense of
Purpose, Forbidden Love, Reggae Ambassador, and Reggae
Party.
Big Youth -
www.geocities.com/studiowon/BigYouth.htm ,
www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/bigyouth.shtml
In his home
country, only the great Bob Marley rivalled Big Youth in
terms of popularity among the followers of reggae music.
Through his initial work with the Tippertone Sound System
and a string of hits in Jamaica including Hit the Road Jack
and S-90 Skank, Big Youth took deejay lyricism to a higher
and more conscious level, and today remains one of the most
respected artists of his generation. He was one of the first
Jamaican performers to openly sport dreadlocks, and is
easily recognizable due to his remarkable teeth, which are
encrusted with red, gold and green jewels… the colours of
Rastafarianism.
DJ Earl Gateshead (Trojan Soundsystem) -
www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/trojan/sound_system.htm
Began DJing in Brixton in 1979 and has worked as
selector and MC with Cutty Ranks, Big Youth, Dr Alimantado
and Dennis Alcapone amongst many others. His reggae nights
at Plastic People have received worldwide recognition.
Currently, Earl is reggae resident at London's largest and
most successful nightclub. Earl is also a prolific DJ on
the dance scene, having worked closely with Gilles Peterson
(responsible for the legendary Lift night at Blue Note),
setting up the first Broken Beat night with I.G Culture as
well as working with Mr Fingers and MCs such as Mr C and
Maxi Jazz.
Made in New Zealand talent includes -
Salmonella Dub
www.salmonelladub.com
Katchafire
www.katchafire.co.nz
Cornerstone
Roots
www.cornerstoneroots.co.nz
Kora
www.muzic.net.nz/artists/1072.html
Rhombus
www.rhombus.co.nz
The
Midnights
www.themidnights.co.nz
Open
Souls
www.opensouls.co.nz
House of
Shem
www.southgateonline.co.nz
Stinky
Jim
spacific.net/index.php/sp/content/view/full/498
The Chaplin
Karioi Rhythm Selection
Renegade Sound
BrazilBeat Soundsystem
Ladi
6
www.ladi6.com
Yardwise
Ddub
www.ddub.co.nz
AK
Samba
www.aksamba.org.nz
AK
Republic
www.kfmradio.co.nz
Native Sons
SGT Benji
Lionheart
FJ (Deadly Venom Sounds)
Druloks
Batucada Sound
Machine
www.batucadasoundmachine.co.nz
Dubhead
SoundSplash has always been a down home roots explosion with an eclectic mix of eco-focused stalls, fresh tunes in a relaxed environment. It’s YOU, the audience that provides this unique vibe. Thanks for being part of the SoundSplash experience,
SoundSplash Eco Reggae Festival 2006, Waitangi Weekend, February 4 & 5 at Wainui Reserve, Raglan
More Information
www.motherland.co.nz
ENDS