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Orientation 07: Only one day to Cheap as Chips

Saturday, 3 March 2007, 3:17 pm
Article: Daniel du Plessis

Canterbury Orientation 07: Jordan Luck plays to vocal crowd at Ballroom

Thursday night was a feature in the University of Canterbury’s Orientation festival lineup. Local band Fingerprint opened and were shortly followed by The Valves, leading up to Jordan Luck who played classic Exponents songs to a very steamy and vocal Ballroom crowd. Gates to Cheap as Chips open at 12 noon tomorrow (Sunday 4th March), at the University of Canterbury Athletic Oval. This year’s lineup features Fat Freddy’s Drop, Shapeshifter and Kora.

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