CHARTFEST 2010
As NZ Music Month 2010 beckons, CPIT and Christchurchmusic.org.nz are proud to present CHARTFEST 2010 - Christchurch’s largest indoor multi-stage festival, locked in and ready to close the annual May celebration in style on Friday 28 May 2010, 1pm-11pm in the Christchurch Town Hall Complex.
As NZ Music Month 2010 beckons, CPIT and Christchurchmusic.org.nz are proud to present CHARTFEST 2010 - Christchurch’s largest indoor multi-stage festival, locked in and ready to close the annual May celebration in style on Friday 28 May 2010, 1pm-11pm in the Christchurch Town Hall Complex.
Christchurch’s biggest party features one of the strongest line-ups ever, keeping with the tradition of presenting dynamic emerging acts as well as some of the South Island’s most significant artists across five stages showcasing some beautifully diverse musical styles.
Flying Nun legends The Verlaines headline CHARTFEST 2010 and join a host of incredible South Island spawned talent including the future soulsters Electric Wire Hustle Soundsystem, MTV Kickstart winners Clap Clap Riot, indie darlings Die! Die! Die!, RDU98.5FM RoundUp winners Sleepy Age, Dictaphone Blues, The Eastern, Tom Cosm, Soulsystem and many more.
CHARTFEST starts at 1pm with the Ukulele Orchestra Competition for those budding uke fanatics and an attempt at NZ’s largest combined ukulele orchestra playing The Exponents ‘Why Does Love Do This To Me’.
Music performance clinics with the city’s leading tutors are followed by the Music Career and Industry Expo. Everything you ever needed to know about the Christchurch music scene will be on show.
Festival organiser Jeff Fulton said the festival has grown in 2010 and gone up a level for 2010.
“It’s a lunchtime kickoff again this year with an afternoon of band-related activities… performance clinics, discussion panels and the excitement which is the CHARTFEST industry expo. Our aim is to encourage, involve, entertain and inspire the next generation of not only musicians, but managers, producers, journalists, graphic designers and web developers... anyone with an interest in a career in wider music industry”.
“For music fans there are plenty of incredible performances at an affordable price too” Fulton says, “the wealth of talent across the city has meant the addition of two new stages in 2010 - the City Roots Stage as well as the new Chill Stage as the CHARTDISC Volume 3 (downbeat chill) compilation is released on 1 May.
Another new innovation is the CHARTFEST Band Team Search competition in the lead up to the main event, which gives talented young creative’s from around the city’s high schools the chance to gain exposure and help kick start their careers in the music industry.
Tickets only $17.50 plus booking fee and Students $10 plus booking fee on sale now from Ticketek and Real Groovy.
See www.chartfest.co.nz for more details.