As just announced on Fretnet (PBSFM 106.7 in Melbourne)...
The moment you have all been waiting for!!!
It's time for...
JEMFEST AUSTRALIA 2007
The first Jemfest in the Southern Hemisphere!!!
Date: Saturday April 21 st
Time: 6pm - Midnight (Doors officially open at 5 pm)
Location: Cornish Arms Hotel, Sydney Road, Melbourne
BANDS
Headlining from the USA
Favored Nations Recording Artist/Ibanez endorsee
ROB BALDUCCI
www.robbalducci.com
Co-headlining From Sydney, Australia:
The very awesome!
JEREMY BARNES
www.jeremybarnes.com.au
From Melbourne, Australia:
The sensational!
JAMES RYAN
http://www.ilovenoise.com
CEREAL KILLER
www.cereal--killer.com
New lineup featuring Peter Hodgson on Guitar/vocals, Steve Hodgson on bass and Stevie Fuller (www.steviefuller.com) on drums and of course me on guitar!
another band tbc
First band is on at 6 pm and all event goers must clear out by 12.30 am (anyway you will have somewhere else to go-see below)
There is a bar in the venue, which will be serving booze, plus there will be some food available. There are some nearby food places too in Sydney Road.
$15 Entry ($10 if you are a PBSFM subscriber)
All profits from this year's Jemfest go to an Australian children's charity (to be finalised) and Steve Vai's Make a Noise Foundation.
www.vai.com/MANF/index.html
TICKETS
Should be available soon from
http://www.moshtix.com.au/Default.asp
or of course on the door on the day.
TRAVEL AND VENUE LOCATION
The venue is 163A Sydney Road, Brunswick, Vic, 3056
Tel: 03 9380 8383
http://www.cornisharms.com.au
If you have any particular travel questions email me and I will tell you the best way to get from the Southern Cross station, on a tram, on a bus etc.
Are you flying? let me know
PARKING
Plenty of free parking in the surrounding streets.
JEMFEST JAM SESSION
There should be a jam session for everybody who wants to have a blast. This will be after the headliners at about 11 pm (after everybody has had a few ales). Please email if you want to get up and do one song to a backing track or would be interested in getting up and jamming so I have an idea of numbers.
I have yet to confirm this so please bear with me.
THE RAFFLE
Where would Jemfest be with out a raffle! All profits from the sale of raffle tickets will benefit an Australian children's charity and MANF.
Prizes so far are:
Signed goodies from Steve Vai
T-shirts
CD's
and more goodies to follow -will be updated here
To enter the raffle you will need to buy a raffle ticket on the day or in advance. Raffle tickets will be $10 each.
Raffle will be drawn before Rob Balducci goes on stage.
JEMFEST AUSTRALIA 2007 T-SHIRTS
We will have Jemfest UK t-shirts on sale. T-shirts will be $20 each.
We will also have Jemfest T-shirts from previous Jemfests.
Profits from the sale of the t-shirts will of course go to the charities.
JEMFEST COMMERCIAL SPONSORS
These are being worked on!
PRE-JEMFEST EVENT
Rob Balducci and Jeremy Barnes Clinics-details to follow
Friday night April 20th piss-up at TNT@ Dream night club on Queensbury Street
Details to come.
POST-JEMFEST EVENT
If you havent had enough ROCK!! for one day then at 11.30-midnight we shall all be off to a fantastic rock night club in Melbourne called 'Back in the Day' which has a cheesy 80's rock and metal night.
The club closes at 3.30 am so there is plenty of time for rock, beer, and scantily clad chicks! (probably)
OTHER JEMFEST EVENTS
After Jemfest on April 22nd a big brunch in Lygon Street or in Brunswick, venue to be sorted out soon.
CREW and HELPERS
If you want to help out on the day let me know, we need:
people to help with stage set up and band changeovers,
raffle ticket and t-shirt sales,
you know the kind of thing!
If you are doing any of these things you wont miss any of the action!
There is still more stuff to be added to stay tuned and see you in April!!
So there you go, if I have missed or overlooked something then let me know.
Best wishes
Simon
simon@jemfest.com
News will be posted here and on:
www.jemfest.com
