SOUTHERN AMP 2008 – FINAL LINE-UP ON ALL FOUR STAGES!

21st August 2008 - Newsletter
The full and final line-up for Southern Amp 2008 is now confirmed. The South Island’s biggest music festival, taking place on Sunday 9th November at Westpac Arena Festival Park in Christchurch from midday, now comprises FOUR live music stages with loads more international acts than before as well as a solid line-up of Australian, NZ and local Christchurch artists.

Each live stage at Southern Amp 2008 will be completely UNDERCOVER with the event having a strictly limited capacity of just 9000 live music fans! Earlybird tickets SOLD OUT in just over 2 weeks and demand for tickets is stronger than ever before. Promoters are advising that all remaining tickets are expected to sell out well in advance of the concert date so you guys should purchase tickets as soon as you can to avoid missing out.

The full Southern Amp 2008 line-up per stage (listed headline acts first) is:

(Inside Westpac Arena – Starts 12.30pm, Ends 11.15pm)

SEETHER (US) / THE LIVING END (AUS) / THE DANDY WARHOLS (US) / THE CHARLATANS (UK) / GYROSCOPE (AUS) / TESTAMENT (US) / JORDAN LUCK BAND / AUTOZAMM / GOODNIGHT NURSE

(Mega-marquee outside the Arena – Starts 1.30pm, Ends 11.15pm)

THE POTBELLEEZ (AUS) / DJ GOODWILL (AUS) / TIKI MC DJ / CONCORD DAWN / STATE OF MIND / THE ASTON SHUFFLE (AUS) / PITCH BLACK / DJ GENERAL LEE

(Big top circus tent outside the Arena – Starts 12.15pm, Ends 11.00pm)

LITTLE BUSHMAN / FUR PATROL / DIE! DIE! DIE! / DIMMER / MIDNIGHT YOUTH / THE VALVES / TIGER TONES / CAIRO KNIFE FIGHT / CLAP CLAP RIOT / TAINTED / THE EXILES / THE DECEIVERS

(Marquee outside the Arena – Starts 12.15pm, Ends 7.00pm)

MINISNAP / THE L.E.D.s / OAKLEY ‘OG’ GRENELL / LINDON PUFFIN / HERA / THE EASTERN / ED MUZIK / ANNEKA THWAITES

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Performance times/site maps to be confirmed – for details sign up to the newsletter alert database at www.southernamp.co.nz – or FREETXT ‘AMP’ to 787 on your Vodafone mobile for updates.

Tickets are on sale through Ticketek, Real Groovy and Play It Again Records, which also includes a Premium Reserve Seating option in the main Westpac Arena closest to the stage allowing those fans to keep the same seat all day, wander around the festival site and other stages outside the Arena at their leisure and return to see the acts they want in comfort, with access to Premier bar facilities close by. The festival site will be built around the outside of the Westpac Arena with thrill rides, market stalls and plenty of bars, beverage & food outlets. Southern Amp 2008 will once again be held at the start of NZ Cup & Show Week, the busiest carnival week on the Canterbury calendar.

Southern Amp 2008 is R15 restricted. We care for our environment. Be Green, Be Clean, Be Safe! Get into it, not out of it!

See you all at Southern Amp 2008, no snow, no rain, no mud, but loads of great live music!!!

The team @ SAmp 2008

www.christchurchmusic.org.nz/events/southern-amp-2008
www.southernamp.co.nz