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Attractions & Entertainment >> Festival Program

Saturday: Main Stage

Astral Flight (1:30pm)

Astral Flight is a four piece rock band from the Mornington Peninsula. Formed 2 years ago, they have been performing around the peninsula and Melbourne. They work by day and rock by night. The band members' similar backgrounds and diverse appreciation to music is the secret to their unique musical blend.

Expect to hear distorted guitar harmonies, extended solos and rocking beats unchained to any particular genre.

 

Lee Harding & Acoustic Jam (2:45pm)

Jumping into loungerooms Australia wide as one of the original Australian Idol finalists, Somerville's Lee Harding achieved one of the country's highest selling singles with Wasabi. Together with Bedrock band-mate King Mick and Adam and Glen from local band Crave…Acoustic Jam bring together a unique blend of toe tapping faves and cool cuts ideal for a Saturday arvo in the sun!

 

Simon Imrei Band (4:15pm)

After an almost 4 year break, Simon Imrei returns with new songs, a new album, a new band and a fresh outlook. Titled Branching Inward, the forthcoming album is a result of Simon and local producer/engineer Mark Stanley chipping away, over an almost 2 year window of time, at a finished product that would best depict Simon's musical and personal journey up to this point.

 

Nat Allison Band (5:45pm)

For fifteen years it has been Nat and her guitar, delivering hard edged rock'n roll with a healthy dose of sex and a glimmer of pop. Music is deep within her soul, an unmistakable passion.

Four years ago Nat journeyed to New York to write and record with Mike Chapman (Blondie, Suzie Quatro, The Sweet and many more). This partnership has produced exciting material with Alison and Chapman currently at work adding to their already impressive catalogue.

To date Nat has played some 3000 gigs, including festivals, and opened for big names such as Jimmy Barnes, The Screaming Jets, Diesel and numerous others, more recently taking centre stage at Federation Square for many of the Commonwealth Games festivities.

 

Red Ink (7:15pm)

Pearcedale outfit Red Ink have made a true rock star entrance on the local music scene, already having played shows alongside Biffy Clyro (US), Miami Horror and British India (to name a few).

They've been climbing radio airwaves and tearing roofs from the rafters of venues around the country. Their loud hook-laden rock is hard to ignore. 
Singles Audrey, Catching a Killer – a track mixed by Barney Barnicott (Kasabian, Muse, Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys) – and Battlescars have each received heavy national airplay and media acclaim.

Red Ink spent most of 2011 on the road, playing headline shows and festivals around the country and cemented Red Ink as "the one to watch". They have won over tastemaker crowds at hyped guerrilla performances and festivals including Peats Ridge, Stereosonic, Playground Weekender and Hot BBQ. And word is spreading fast. Love has been rolling in from fans across Eastern Europe, UK and the United States.

 

New Jersey – Bon Jovi Tribute (8:45pm and 9:45pm)

New Jersey is Australia's ultimate Bon Jovi tribute show! With an emphasis on the term tribute show they are well known in every corner of the country to replicate a Bon Jovi concert to the Nth degree. Even music guru and close friend of Jon Bon Jovi, Molly Meldrum himself, has been quoted to say "They are sensational – even Jon would be proud."

New Jersey has set all-time attendance records at various venues around the country and fans and venues alike just keep coming back for more. If you have been to a Bon Jovi concert anywhere in the world you will have experienced the rare electric atmosphere which it seems only the band themselves could re-create every time...well look out Australia, get ready for as close to the real deal as you could possibly imagine!