Southern Amp 2009 (Postponed til late summer 2010)

Start: 20.10.2009 - 16:00

End: 20.10.2009 - 22:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT+13

Town Hall Complex, Christchurch
Thursday 12th November 2009. Tickets only $69.50 from Ticketek.

Christchurch will once again stage the South Island's biggest Multi-stage festival when Southern Amp 09 kicks into life on Thursday 12th November from 4.30pm til midnight at the Christchurch Town Hall Complex. Amp-fans will not have to freak out about work or Uni the next day either with Friday 13th November being a holiday and the start of the Canterbury long weekend.

SAMOA TSUNAMI APPEAL Official Aid Benefit Concert
The South Island's annual music festival SOUTHERN AMP has launched a major support initiative through OXFAM New Zealand towards the SAMOA TSUNAMI APPEAL.

The festival event in to be held Christchurch on 12th November will now become an Official Aid Benefit Concert to raise and donate much needed relief funds to the hundreds of families who have lost loved ones, lost their homes and lost entire villages and communities as a result of the devastating Tsunami that struck the peaceful islands last week. Proceeds from the sale of ALL tickets to Southern Amp 09 will be donated via Oxfam directly to the Samoa Tsunami Appeal program to assist in rebuilding lives, homes and communities in the devastated areas of the Samoan Islands.

AUCKLAND SIDESHOWS

Grinspoon, Mammal and the Earlybirds- THE STUDIO K’ROAD – FRIDAY 13th NOVEMBER 7.30pm
Tickets $57.50 (+ bkg fee) from www.eventfinder.co.nz & Real Groovy Queen Street / R18 restricted

Buzzcocks "Another... Bites tour" + Guests – THE STUDIO – SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER 8.00pm
Tickets $79.50 (+bkg fee) from www.eventfinder.co.nz & Real Groovy Queen Street / R18 restricted

ARTISTS

BUZZCOCKS - www.myspace.com/buzzcocksofficia l
Are still playing loud & fast, like guys half their age! The South Island will be treated to UK pop-punk heroes on their first Mainland visit at Southern Amp since they formed in the heady punk days of 1978 and created a thousand imitators world-over. With a breakneck set featuring punk classics 'Boredom', 'Ever Fallen in Love', 'I Don't Mind', ‘Orgasm Addict’ and plenty more their wild stage gyrations, arm swinging and fast guitars will leave the crowd exhausted and charged!

Kora KORA - www.myspace.com/koraroots
Are without doubt one of NZ most exciting live bands of the past 5 years. A combo of “heavy-metal-dub-funk-blues,” they are known for delivering blistering live sets that send their thousands of fans in NZ, Australia and beyond absolutely wild. After a recent sell-out South Island mini-tour in July, Kora are back in Christchurch performing for the first time on the Southern Amp Festival in their ONLY South Island live performance of the 2009/2010 summer.

GRINSPOON - www.myspace.com/grinspoon
Have been a music festival favourite and a mainstay on the Australian music scene for close on 15 years. Led by controversial frontman Phil Jamieson, they have built a massive following through endless touring and thumping rock shows. After 18 months recording their new album ‘Six To Midnight’ the band head back on the road to showcase the new album and of course, belt out some GS classics.

SALMONELLA DUB - www.myspace.com/officialsalmonelladub
Have been exciting thousands of grooving fans with their infectious live performances on countless tours and major festivals around the world since 1994. They are without doubt one of NZ’s most influential Dub/Reggae & Roots acts of all time. With a brand new EP ‘Freak
Local’ just released and new Album due in early November, they play Southern Amp for the first time ever as part of their 2009 summer NZ circuit after returning from their 30th tour of Australia…

MIDNIGHT YOUTH - www.myspace.com/midnightyouth
Midnight Youth have come of age in 2009! Nominated for a host of NZ Music Awards and APRA Silver Scroll, they are unquestionably the major breakthrough band of the year. Their debut album ‘The Brave Don’t Run’ is a lesson in epic, radio-friendly anthemic rock songs with choruses that stick in your head for weeks. Live they deliver as well and are on their first Australian tour with festival appearances lined up throughout the summer in NZ adding to their rapidly growing fanbase on both sides of the Tasman.

THE VEILS - www.myspace.com/theveils
Return to Southern Amp after touring the globe twice over since their last appearance in 2007. With their 3rd superb album ‘Sun Gangs’released this year, the UK-via-New Zealand quartet and their striking frontman Finn Andrews are the best kind of live-set theatre around and every live set seems fraught with unanticipated intimate danger! A terrifyingly brilliant live act not to be missed.

Mammal MAMMAL - www.myspace.com/mammaltheband
From Melbourne are like a power generator on overload! They have so much energy in their playing and live shows that you cannot help but get swept up in it. With a mix of influences from Rollins to Rage Against The Machine filtering through their visceral, chaotic, bass-led
sound, Mammal visit the south for the first time at Southern Amp after their first headline tour to UK has brought rave reviews.

AN EMERALD CITY - www.myspace.com/anemeraldcity
NZ’s Psychedelic explorers return home after an eventful summer in Europe to bring their explosive and unique live show to Southern Amp. 2009 marked the release of their debut album ‘Circa Scaria’ recorded in an isolated west coast cave. They’ve since been based in Berlin touring Europe and creating wondrous new sounds.

THE BATS - www.myspace.com/thebatsnz
Flying Nun legends The Bats, with the same line-up since conception in 1983, have been playing their distinctive style of melodic infused pop folk/rock for long enough to have drifted in and out of fashion several times without even trying. They top the Best Unknown Band list of many music officianados around the world .. and still spark for savvy initiates into the music world of now. Fresh from their European tour and APRA Silver Scroll Awards performance, The Bats are sure to return home to a huge reception at Southern Amp.

THE UPBEATS - www.myspace.com/theupbeatsnz
Wellingtonians, The Upbeats have been creating a bit of a shockwave in the Drum & Bass scene ever since their self-titled debut album dropped in 2004. Their electric live performance has seen The Upbeats play in clubs, festivals and events across the US, Australia and Europe. The third and latest album 'Big Skeleton' is one of many breakbeat-jointed monsters constructed by hand, then resuscitated from the nether realms, in which fans will get to experience first hand at Southern Amp 09

SLEEPY AGE - www.myspace.com/sleepyageband
Sleepy Age is a four-piece indie pop band who create a melody heavy pop music in an rock band setting. Tinkling bell/organ melodies teamed with driving bass drums and guitars organise nostalgia and excitement similar to that of 1950's suburban American housewife in 2009 watching Fidel Castro's infamous Ed Sullivan appearance while listening to modern rock music. Winners of the recent RDU Roundup Final these indie lads have earnt their place at Southern Amp 2009.

SOULSYTEM - www.myspace.com/soulsystemnz
Soulsystem began in late 2007 as an experimental fusion of reggae and blues between lead singer and guitarist Tumanako Tinirau and bassist Jeremy London. Joined by Luis Tovar on drums, the band has since been steadily establishing themselves as a strong contender in the NZ reggae/dub scene. The music has continued to evolve with appearances by Josh Buckler on saxaphone, and to date Soulsystem has shared the stage with a number of New Zealands finest acts including Salmonella Dub, Katchafire, Tahuna Breaks, Sunshine Soundsystem, Herbs, Opensouls, and The Mamaku Project. Don't miss the skanking dub rock from one of Christchurch's best live acts.

RARE SHOT BLUE - www.myspace.com/rareshotblue
Rare Shot Blue, finds himself trapped in a dungeon that he is unable to escape from. He also cannot remember anything from his past. He finds that if he writes his own music, he can reveal his memories and find a way out. 100% New Zealand Live electronica, Rare Shot Blue, Hide and various mc's blend together a combination beautiful synths and complex beats and glitch into a unique sound.
Step up for Rare Shot Blue!

TOURETTES AND JAY ROACHER
www.myspace.com/tourettesone | www.myspace.com/jayroacher
Jay Roacher processes all the skills you need to be a stand out emcee: good voice, great timing, clear delivery, but what really sets him apart from his peers is his skewed perspective on life. With a control of word play and imagery that puts most local poets to shame, Jay Roacher paints pictures of a mundane life only broken up with drug abuse and dole payments. His partner in crime Tourettes has just recently released his 3rd album Who Said You Can’t Dance To Misery to strong sales and rave reviews. The single Almost Out of Water went to number one on the alt charts. Previously tourettes has released 2 other solo albums, won a bunch of battles and poetry slams and toured the world.

SICK CYCLE - www.myspace.com/sickcyclenz
Sick Cycle have been making some waves in the dubstep scene and run the successful Corrosive Noise music events in NZ which tour the country featuring musicians & producers who focus primarily on darker destructive music. Their second album 'Awakening" is due Feb 2010 so no doubt fans will get a taste of whats to come at Southern Amp 2009.

TOM COSM - www.myspace.com/tomfromcosm
Tom Cosm is a guy who performs an interesting blend of minimal, electro, trance and whatever else he decides to chuck in there, using a laptop and various controllers. He promotes his musical project using word of mouth, keeping all of his music free for download to anyone at any time. Tom has used this method to become a well known musician and has traveled to perform and teach at some of the worlds most renowned electronic dance music festivals, including Boom Festival (Portugal), Rainbow Serpent Festival (Australia) and Ultra Groove (Brazil). Come watch Tom tweak knobs and parameters at Southern Amp 09

THE TRANSISTORS - www.myspace.com/thetransistorsband
For a couple of years the Transistors have been ripping up shows around the country, opening for bands like Head Like a Hole, Mint Chicks and the Datsuns, constantly playing frantic punk rock sets to awe-inspired audiences. Now with a new album 'Shortwave' out in November 2009. Don't miss the fire and energy of these punk upstarts.

SEXY ANIMALS - www.myspace.com/sexyanimalsband
Wild, unpredicatable and well, god damn sexy... the Sexy Animals live show is like no other. With nods to post punk, industrial and dance rock this underground superband will take you and your spandex on a journey to another dimension. Don't miss these guys and please don't bring your mother.

SIGN UP & WIN!
So that's the first info, their is also a pre-announcement 'sign-up' draw running at southernamp.co.nz for you and 4 of your mates to win SAmp tickets. All FIVE of you have to be signed up to our newsletter email list to qualify for the draw, so text, email, Twitter your mates get them to sign up and when they have send an email to info@southernamp.co.nz with all FIVE names and email addresses. Also our 787 text alert is back in operation so FREETXT 'AMP' to 787 if you haven't already and you'll receive news and offers from Vodafone as well.
That's the latest Amp-news, watch out for the line-up announcements later?this week and get in quick on those Earlybird tickets, THEY WON'T LAST LONG!

TICKET PRICES
The Earlybird allocation of tickets going on sale MONDAY 7th SEPTEMBER
at 9.00am at the CRAZY RECESSION-BUSTING 15% LOWER THAN 2008 price of
just $69.50 + bkg fees from TICKETEK and REAL GROOVY.

This is the lowest price that Southern Amp tickets have EVER BEEN! This
general admission allocation will be strictly limited at this price and
will be available for one month only unless sold out before... After
that GA ticket prices will rise to $89.50 + bkg fees, this price is
STILL a massive 20% lower than last year's GA adult price...

The other change this year is that Southern Amp 09 will be R15 restricted, ID will be required on purchase.
See you in Christchurch on November 12th...

The SAmp09 crew

www.southernamp.co.nz
www.christchurchmusic.org.nz/events/southern-amp09

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