The Otago University Students Association, in association with Rhythm and Vines and the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games are pleased to announce…

R&V Origins 2011
Feat. The Black Seeds, P Money, I am Giant and Knives at Noon
at the Dunedin Town Hall, Friday 19 August 2011. 8:00pm – Midnight

Rhythm and Vines returns to its birthplace Dunedin with an all-star line-up going back to its roots. R&V Origins features the festival’s first-ever headliners The Black Seeds, together with crowd favourites P Money, I Am Giant and Knives at Noon, and the same intimate, chilled-out atmosphere that’s always been associated with the festival.

The Origins of R&V
In the depths of the Dunedin winter of 2003, friends Hamish Pinkham and Tom Gibson asked a group of friends to join them one Sunday afternoon at iconic student bar, Gardies. The purpose - to discuss holding a New Years Eve party for their friends in Gisborne that they named Rhythm and Vines.

At the time they couldn’t have known they were creating what would one day become one of New Zealand’s most iconic music events. But such were the humble beginnings of Rhythm and Vines. And while the festival has grown into an internationally renowned and award winning event, its origins have always been close to its heart.

With this in mind Rhythm and Vines returns to the southern city to present R&V Origins on Friday 19 August 2011.

Octagon Rail Jam
Feat. Sunshine Sound System at The Octagon, Dunedin
Saturday 20 August 2011 8:30pm – 10:30pm

The exciting world of elite freestyle skiing and snowboarding is also set to hit the streets of Dunedin on Saturday 20th August with the Octagon Rail Jam.

The Octagon Rail Jam will be transforming the Dunedin Octagon with twenty tons of snow and rails in order to show case some of New Zealand’s top snow sports talent. Organiser David Booth says “spectators will be in for a treat, like never before”.

Competition will be hot as competitors compete for the amazing prize pool including $5000 cash, International Flights from Grabaseat, Heli-Ski packages from Southern Lakes Heli Ski and a host of prizes from Armada, Rossignol, Ride, Huffer, Bern & POW Gloves, as well as the chance for amateur competitors to win an OUSA Wild Card to take on the best of the best in the Professional Competition!

Artist Information:

The Black Seeds: www.theblackseeds.com
P-Money: www.pmoneymusic.com
I Am Giant: http://www.myspace.com/iamgiantband
Knives at Noon: www.knivesatnoon.com

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