Rock2Wgtn

[Maha]

Has such a concert been held at Westpac Stadium before?
March 22-23 next year (Easter) i will be there...:devil2:
Of Cause we will need somewhere to stay....:yes:



LORDI.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdItwaLrv1U
OZZY...http://youtube.com/watch?v=CBWcRMonvWA&feature=related
KISS.....Gene Simmons at his best.....http://youtube.com/watch?v=zgkLhfiGIqY
POISON....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E1m3-D8Has
WHITESNAKE........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujnH4yNqL8E&feature=related

[Stickchick]

Has such a concert been held at Westpac Stadium before?
March 22-23 next year (Easter) i will be there...:devil2:
Of Cause we will need somewhere to stay....:yes:



http://kissasylum.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=currnews&story=20071110-04Westpac.htm

Don't be cheap!!!! Treat Mom to a new hotel room:niceone:

[Maha]

Don't be cheap!!!! Treat Mom to a new hotel room:niceone:

I had thought of flying down and doing the Hotel thing and flying back...be cheaper to go to Melbourne and see them there on March 16th and fly back straight after the concert. Plan is to bike down, sleep at train station, listen the concert from outside the Stadium then bike home...now thats cheap!

[Str8 Jacket]

I had thought of flying down and doing the Hotel thing and flying back...be cheaper to go to Melbourne and see them there on March 16th and fly back straight after the concert. Plan is to bike down, sleep at train station, listen the concert from outside the Stadium then bike home...now thats cheap!

Hey now there's an idea! I might splash out on a train ride to town for me and my man and join you fullas!! :woohoo:

[Maha]

Hey now there's an idea! I might splash out on a train ride to town for me and my man and join you fullas!! :woohoo:

Ozzy Osborne may also be there, would like to know who the headliners are. Has there been a concert of this kind before in Welly?

[Colapop]

When is the 'rapa Rumble?

[Maha]

When is the 'rapa Rumble?

Possibly the same weekend...nothing but nothing will keep me away from this concert....we will be down there on the Saturday...attend the KISS concert that night, and on the Sunday...go see OZZY and come home Monday...:baby:

[Steam]

A pentecostal church is planning to protest against it.... SATANISM is feared. Saw it in the newspaper today, hilariously naive.


A crusade is looming as church groups prepare to take on heavy metal heavyweights poised to play in Wellington over Easter.

Wellington pentecostal church Lifepoint says the lineup of bands - including former bat-biter Ozzy Osbourne and Kiss - are "not appropriate" and will have "negative influences" on the city during the two-day Rock2Wgtn festival on March 22 and 23.
They plan to lobby other church groups and will look at taking their concerns to Wellington City Council.

"It's not appropriate from our angle of things," said pastor Karen Crawshaw.
"I don't think we can force our views on others but at the same time we think it's a very negative influence on our city.
"It'll put a damper on the things the church traditionally focuses on at the Easter season."

The condemnation follows confirmation that another hellish rock act, Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, has been booked to appear at the Wellington event.
The band, whose five members dress in elaborate costumes as monsters and demons, won the Eurovision song contest last year.
The winning song, Hard Rock Hallelujah, includes the lyrics "I got horns on my head, my fangs are sharp and my eyes are red" - and prompted Finland's religious leaders to warn that the band could inspire devil worship. But vocalist Tomi Putaansuu, a former film student who calls himself Lordi, denies any Satanic leanings.

Concert promoter Phil Sprey has said the concert's lineup, expected to draw 80,000 people to Westpac Stadium over two days, would have a broad appeal.
Mr Sprey said the names of three more international bands and "two or three" Kiwi acts would be released over the next three weeks. The music would appeal across the generations - from children, to people in their 60s.
"It's a celebration of a weekend, a day everyone's supposed to be happy and cheerful. All we're doing is adding to that," he said.

But Ms Crawshaw said the music genre "brings together people who have a great deal of pain".
"I guess they find expression in that but it doesn't have a positive answer. The Easter story has a positive answer."

Father David Kennerley, of St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, said the issue was more a reflection on how society was, rather than a religious matter.
"It's not the sort of thing I'd be going to," he said.

Mr Sprey said tickets would be available through Visa pre-sale on December 17 and to the public on December 20.
Prices would be announced shortly.

[Sparky Bills]

Im soo there!
The concert.... not the protest. :innocent::rockon:

[Colapop]

Aww man I wanna go to this concert!! AND the 'rapa Rumble!!

[chanceyy]

Aww man I wanna go to this concert!! AND the 'rapa Rumble!!

hmm I had the rapa rumble pencilled in for the weekend before .. 15/16 ... if this has changed can you let us know as I have to book leave early :yes:

[RantyDave]

A pentecostal church is planning to protest against it....
Yeah, I saw that, along with the picture of the bizarre Finnish metal band.

Best publicity ever.

"It'll put a damper on the things the church traditionally focuses on at the Easter season."

Really? How does a fuck off big heavy metal gig detract from kids eating chocolate?

Dave

[Maha]

Yeah, I saw that, along with the picture of the bizarre Finnish metal band.

Best publicity ever.

"It'll put a damper on the things the church traditionally focuses on at the Easter season."


Three acts confirmed....KISS/OZZY/LORDI....we have our Airline Tickets and Hotel is paid for....Concert Tickets go on sale Dec 16th for Visa Card Holders. Lordi have a great sound and are something very different visually....which attracted me to KISS in 77'....:baby:
Bring on the Church Protest's.......:girlfight:

[Colapop]

... but you only a toddler in '77 right??

[Maha]

... but you only a toddler in '77 right??

Yeah still had one more year to go at School, an Elvis died in 77', now that makes me feel old! :crybaby:

[Donor]

KISS?

Ozzy?

LORDI???

ARGH!

Must... con... wife...

[Mom]

KISS?

Ozzy?

LORDI???

ARGH!

Must... con... wife...

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

Will be a gooood weekend my friend!

[Maha]

LORDI......http://youtube.com/watch?v=TdItwaLrv1U
OZZY...http://youtube.com/watch?v=CBWcRMonvWA&feature=related
KISS.....Gene Simmons at his best.....http://youtube.com/watch?v=zgkLhfiGIqY

[Donor]

This uhhh... 'guy I know' has laid hands on all Lordis albums and music videos...

They are the shit - old school hard core metal (NOTE: OLD SCHOOL!) with the glam of the makeup...

...and the earlier keyboard chick had two very prominent... features... *cough*

[Donor]

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

Will be a gooood weekend my friend!

Don't tell me, tell the Mrs!

It'd mean *gasp* caging though if she came, not keen on riding behind me for that sort of distance...

[Maha]

Don't tell me, tell the Mrs!

It'd mean *gasp* caging though if she came, not keen on riding behind me for that sort of distance...


Just started advertising on TV tonight....Tickets on sale this time next week.:Punk:

[Colapop]

OOOooo RAMMSTEIN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHWicNDkbpw) should come too!!

[Donor]

OOOooo RAMMSTEIN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHWicNDkbpw) should come too!!

Please accept the accompanying bling as a substitute hug - for exceptional taste in music.

You big lug you... :hug:

[Sparky Bills]

Im really looking forward to this weekend!
All the bands that are going are legendary!!

THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT!!!:rockon:

[Sparky Bills]

OOOooo RAMMSTEIN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHWicNDkbpw) should come too!!


MATE! Those guys know how to put on a show!
Ive got them blasting as we type:2thumbsup

[Mom]

Don't tell me, tell the Mrs!

It'd mean *gasp* caging though if she came, not keen on riding behind me for that sort of distance...

Hire a stationwagon, that way your accomodation is covered too! I have a matress you can chuck in the back!.........Come ON!!!!!!!! easy peasy for young fellas like you. Let me see...


Leave home real early Easter Saturday, arrive Welly 10am. Find convienient driveway/carpark/rubbish tip to park. Make way to stadium, rock your bits off, stagger back to car. Have wonderful sleep, cos you cant hear a fuggen thing after round one of the concert.

Get some zzzzzzzzzz's . Make way to stadium, rock your bits off, stagger back to car. Have wonderful sleep, cos you cant hear a fuggen thing after round two of the concert.

Drive home, taking turns to nap cos that is what you do when you love each other. Get home, pick up kids, drive them home, tell them you love them and GO TO BED! Once they are settled, then you guys GO TO BED!

Easy!

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

[Sparky Bills]

Hire a stationwagon, that way your accomodation is covered too! I have a matress you can chuck in the back!.........Come ON!!!!!!!! easy peasy for young fellas like you. Let me see...


Leave home real early Easter Saturday, arrive Welly 10am. Find convienient driveway/carpark/rubbish tip to park. Make way to stadium, rock your bits off, stagger back to car. Have wonderful sleep, cos you cant hear a fuggen thing after round one of the concert.

Get some zzzzzzzzzz's . Make way to stadium, rock your bits off, stagger back to car. Have wonderful sleep, cos you cant hear a fuggen thing after round two of the concert.

Drive home, taking turns to nap cos that is what you do when you love each other. Get home, pick up kids, drive them home, tell them you love them and GO TO BED! Once they are settled, then you guys GO TO BED!

Easy!

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!



Sounds like a bloody good weekend to me!:headbang:

[Cajun]

next act named

ALICE COOPER, he will be playing the saturday

I think i am gonna buy tickets for this concert i might have to adjust some of my plans so i can attend this concert(both weekends)

[Maha]

next act named

ALICE COOPER, he will be playing the saturday

I think i am gonna buy tickets for this concert i might have to adjust some of my plans so i can attend this concert(both weekends)

KISS, OZZY,ALICE COOPER....just add IRON MAIDEN into the mix and you have a Maha wet dream...shakin' not stirred....:rockon:

[Lias]

Rumout has it that selling kdineys or winning lotto will be required to purchase the tickets.

Good thing I only need 1 kidney imo.

[Sparky Bills]

KISS, OZZY,ALICE COOPER....just add IRON MAIDEN into the mix and you have a Maha wet dream...shakin' not stirred....:rockon:



Iron Maiden are playing in Ozzie the same time this is happening unfortunatly.
Would have topped it all off nicley though aye.

[Cajun]

yeah be interesting i heard rumour tickets are around $200 for each day, thats for standard sitting seats, will know next week when tickets go on sale tho.

still have another 2-3 top acts to annocence, so time will tell i guess.

[betti]

The prices were on the ticketek site briefly last week, platinum bowl seating $150 a day, pitch seating $235 per day!,. According to the rock, tickets will range from $75 to $265!!!! per day... saving up as I type..:Punk:

[Cajun]

well tickets go on sale for visa people next week so better save up quick.

[Maha]

The prices were on the ticketek site briefly last week, platinum bowl seating $150 a day, pitch seating $235 per day!,. According to the rock, tickets will range from $75 to $265!!!! per day... saving up as I type..:Punk:

Holy crap...thank god for plastic i say.....:eek:


well tickets go on sale for visa people next week so better save up quick.


Visa card at the ready....Sunday i think is the day

[Cajun]

Holy crap...thank god for plastic i say.....:eek:




Visa card at the ready....Sunday i think is the day

nah monday 17th they go sale, or so the rock keep saying

[Mom]

nah monday 17th they go sale, or so the rock keep saying

My library clipping says pre-sale Dec 16, public sale 20th! LOL

Opps should not have said that on a public forum I guess........LOL

I am so excited!!

ALICE COOPER!!!!!!!! *insert girly squealing*

Lucky I married a wealthy man, who also wants to attend this concert as bad as I do!

[ajturbo]

i think i may have to drag luke to this also......:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: :banana:

[Cajun]

Taken from the rock website



Easter 2008 will be long remembered!

ROCK2WGTN is over two massive days (22 Mar 2008 - 23 Mar 2008), with rock legends KISS and the Prince Of Darkness OZZY OSBOURNE both confirmed!

Plus, the stage Westpac Stadium will be getting the magic touch of the Weta Design Studios, who are sure to create a perfect rock atmosphere.

Band Announcements:

ALICE COOPER will play Saturday!

Kiwi act THE VALVES

Eurovison songquest monster metal band LORDI is confirmed!
Not sure what Lordi sound like? Check them out here

Kiwi band Sonic Altar will play both days.

Check back for details as more acts will be confirmed....

Ticket Info:
VISA CARD Pre Sale Dec 17/18 December
This kicks in at 9am Monday 17th and runs through to Tuesday 18th at 5pm
Direct Visa Card holders through to www.visaentertainment.co.nz

General public sales December 20th at 9am through Ticketek, check out the website here

[Cajun]

Two Platium seating tickets ordered for both days [OUCH]


Visa card holders can get tickets here for next todays(need a tickettek login those are free to sign up for)

http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=ROCK2WTN08&view=vent

Now beds,

Anyone want to put up a couple of bikers for a few nights?

[Mom]

Two Platium seating tickets ordered for both days [OUCH]


Visa card holders can get tickets here for next todays(need a tickettek login those are free to sign up for)

http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=ROCK2WTN08&view=vent

See you there banana man!.....YAY!!!!!!!

[Cajun]

See you there banana man!.....YAY!!!!!!!

Yeah we will be on our way home from a 2 week trip in the SI, so a good way to finsh the trip.

What seats you get Mom?

[Mom]

We are diamond, at the front, row K for Saturday and row A for Sunday!

Already booked the flights and accomodation, I cant wait!

[nodrog]

feed my frankenstein.

[Cajun]

latest band added to the list

WHITESNAKE

[GaZBur]

A pentecostal church is planning to protest against it.... SATANISM is feared. Saw it in the newspaper today, hilariously naive.
Any Pentacostals from Dunedin going to the protest?? If so can I have a lift as this sort of trip would be a great pub crawl up and you's guys could be the designated drivers for us!!! I don't like to ride and drink.
So long as you don't mind MY choice of music in the car on the way up.
Ozzie and Alice. Cool!

[Maha]

latest band added to the list

WHITESNAKE

Sweet, i was going to dress up like KISS, but now all i have to do is wear my Man Skins!......:eek:

[Conquiztador]

Ozzy
Alice Cooper
Lordi
Kiss
Whitesnake

What a line-up!! And still one to go...

What's your guess?

I am hoping for Y&T... But I don't hold my breath. But whatever it is I be there!!

[Maha]

Ozzy
Alice Cooper
Lordi
Kiss
Whitesnake

What a line-up!! And still one to go...

What's your guess?

I am hoping for Y&T... But I don't hold my breath. But whatever it is I be there!!

AC/DC? ZZ Top? Van Halen?....

[Shadows]

Got my tickets.... :Punk:

Have just been listening some samples of this Sonic Altar outfit they've got playing as a support band. Not too shabby at all.

Here for a listen
http://www.myspace.com/sonicaltar
"Some way" is pretty catchy.

[Shadows]

Iron Maiden are playing in Ozzie the same time this is happening unfortunatly.
Would have topped it all off nicley though aye.

Don't give up hope yet, bro. :msn-wink:

[woodybee]

Hey Dudes and Dudess,

Woodybee from Queenstown here.

The above concert is on 22nd 23rd March.

I am swopping my 2 wheels for wings and I have just booked a ticket to fly from Christchurch on Good Friday at 0645am and fly back East Monday same time. Will book tickets for show tonight or tommorow. Reckon it would be fun to do the front standing, its $390, but its for 2 nights, so its going to be worth it

Anyone, wanna come with me and do air guitars, to Ozzy, Whitesnack, Kiss, ooo the list goes on:woohoo: They still have 2 main international acts to announce.

I know this thread is not announcing a rally but its the music we all shake our heads to bop to at the rallies, so think its worth a mention.

So dust off your dancing boots, grab that eye make up and put stars around your eyes, and come and partttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee:wari:

PM me if your going and be fun to meet up in the pub before hand.

Coi for now all ,

woodybee:niceone::banana::msn-wink::ride::2thumbsup

[Mom]

We are so there mate. We fly into Welly Saturday morning, and out Monday. There is another thread on here about the concert, will look out the link for you.

Here you go!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=61151

[woodybee]

Doh, Hi Dudes and Dudess's

Stupid of me not to search for this concert before posting me own little thread.

Oh well ! (ington):pinch:

Anyway, its gonna be awesome, would be good to meet some of you Dudes beforehand.

Wonder if that could be possible.

Right gotta go, car to wash, bike to polish.......

Need a man slave to do all this for me:msn-wink:

Woodybee:Punk:

[Cajun]

Anyway, its gonna be awesome, would be good to meet some of you Dudes beforehand.

So it looks like there's gonna be a few KBers in Wgtn for the concert. Who wants to meet up for a drink or something before the concert? We're going to be in Wgtn from Thurs evening and riding home Monday. Might also be able to find someone to ride part the way home with.

[cynna]

im up there thursday and home monday as well

a good week to be in wellington if you like metal
thursday - kataklysm at the valve
friday - immortal and skuldom at SFBH
- or for all the old punks the uk subs are at the valve

[Mom]

:rockon: Yeeha! This is one gal that is busting to be there :headbang:

Alice Cooper!!!!!

[Maha]

So it looks like there's gonna be a few KBers in Wgtn for the concert. Who wants to meet up for a drink or something before the concert? We're going to be in Wgtn from Thurs evening and riding home Monday. Might also be able to find someone to ride part the way home with.

Damn you guys are hard!...riding down!..:eek: should take us about an hour and 1/2 to get there....arriving Saturday around midday, should have a gather on the Sunday morning or Saturday arvo....

[woodybee]

Hey Dudes and Dudess's

As there will a few of us going to the concert ( I get there Friday Morning), how about we make some concrete plans, to meet up Friday night, go for a meal and natter perhaps, and, or, meet up on the afternoon of the concert in question down a few beers in prep for the concert, aparently there is a fab pub oppostive the concert to soak up some of the atmosphere.:banana:

I have the $390 dollar standing Diamond Pitt Ticket and as mates of mine are umming are arring about the whole, thing, :eek: I thought bollox to them, I booked for myself and will currently be by myself, :whocares:so anyone else in standing and wanna shake their heads, and strum the air guitars with me:rockon:

So lets starting having a figure about getting together over the duration, I'm in Queenstown and dont have a scooby do about wheres the best place.

Probably somewhere big and central for ease of finding, as I have a crap sense of direction!!:rolleyes:

Anyway, heres awaiting the suggestions about what to do:niceone:

[Maha]

Hey Dudes and Dudess's

As there will a few of us going to the concert ( I get there Friday Morning), how about we make some concrete plans, to meet up Friday night, go for a meal and natter perhaps, and, or, meet up on the afternoon of the concert in question down a few beers in prep for the concert, aparently there is a fab pub oppostive the concert to soak up some of the atmosphere.:banana:

I have the $390 dollar standing Diamond Pitt Ticket and as mates of mine are umming are arring about the whole, thing, :eek: I thought bollox to them, I booked for myself and will currently be by myself, :whocares:so anyone else in standing and wanna shake their heads, and strum the air guitars with me:rockon:

So lets starting having a figure about getting together over the duration, I'm in Queenstown and dont have a scooby do about wheres the best place.

Probably somewhere big and central for ease of finding, as I have a crap sense of direction!!:rolleyes:

Anyway, heres awaiting the suggestions about what to do:niceone:

Dont know what flavour our tickets are but we are up the front for both days and are arriving in Welly at 12.30 Saturday afternoon, our Hotel is not far from the Stadium....its called the Ibis. We will be looking to meet up on the sunday somewhere...or Saturday, cos we will walk to the venue, i will pm you my phone number closer to the time Woodybee, easier that way, save alot of confusion of where/when etc. I will also ask my Welly bitch Colapop to suggest a drinky place....:2thumbsup

[Cajun]

yeah me and motogirl gotta find somewhere to stay/crash for a few days

since we coming back in to wellington on thrusday evening until head to tauranga monday.

[Colapop]

...my Welly bitch Colapop...
O really???!!>??

[Mom]

O really???!!>??

Want me to :spanking: him for you lovely?

Would be my pleasure really :o

[Maha]

O really???!!>??

Yeah...short for Big Intelligent Tall Cuddling Hugger.....:sweatdrop:rolleyes:

[Str8 Jacket]

yeah me and motogirl gotta find somewhere to stay/crash for a few days

since we coming back in to wellington on thrusday evening until head to tauranga monday.

Hey guy's I have a one bedroom place and a sofa bed. Its not huge but 2 extra people will fit very cosily. You guy's are most welcome to crash here for a few nights..... I am in Alicetown, 10 mins walk from the train station which is a 10-15 mins ride to town. Let me know, it'd be no probs!

[woodybee]

Hey guy's I have a one bedroom place and a sofa bed. Its not huge but 2 extra people will fit very cosily. You guy's are most welcome to crash here for a few nights..... I am in Alicetown, 10 mins walk from the train station which is a 10-15 mins ride to town. Let me know, it'd be no probs!Hey there Dude, have a sleeping bag and a roll out, could I grab some floor spare matey...:not:

Where are are your tickets for. ANYONE ELSE IN $390 standing area

[Str8 Jacket]

Hey there Dude, have a sleeping bag and a roll out, could I grab some floor spare matey...:not:

Where are are your tickets for. ANYONE ELSE IN $390 standing area

No probs. I cant afford to go but dont mind putting people up, bearing in mind that my lounge also houses a pit bike..... But I could fit 2 on the sofa bed and one on the floor. Just as long as ya'll behave yourselves!

[Colapop]

Want me to :spanking: him for you lovely?
Would be my pleasure really :o
How kind of you to offer... though I may take you up on that offer if you leave him at home... :innocent:

[Cajun]

Final Internaional Band named

POSION

it is really a big 80 glam band concert.

[MotoGirl]

Final Internaional Band named

POSION

it is really a big 80 glam band concert.

OK, so here's the final line up:

Saturday 22 March
Music starts at 6:30pm: Special NZ Act
Lordi plays 1 hour
Alice Cooper plays 1 hour
KISS plays 1 ½ hours
NZ bands in between: Sonic Altar + The Symphony of Screams
Total 5 hours

Sunday 23 March
Music starts at 6:30pm: The Valves
Poison plays 1 hour
Whitesnake plays 1 hour
Ozzy Osbourne
NZ bands in between: Sonic Altar + The Symphony of Screams
Total 5 hours

I never thought I'd see these groups in my lifetime :spudbooge

[Lissa]

Has such a concert been held at Westpac Stadium before?
March 22-23 next year (Easter) i will be there...:devil2:
Of Cause we will need somewhere to stay....:yes:



LORDI.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdItwaLrv1U
OZZY...http://youtube.com/watch?v=CBWcRMonvWA&feature=related
KISS.....Gene Simmons at his best.....http://youtube.com/watch?v=zgkLhfiGIqY

So this is were you and Mom are going to be. Poo.. was hoping to see you at the rapa rumble (Cliffhanger rally) the weekend before, but I guess you wont be making it. :(

I have spare beds, but I live in the Wairarapa!

[Shadows]

I have spare beds, but I live in the Wairarapa!

And a great ride over the hill to Welly :2thumbsup

[Lissa]

And a great ride over the hill to Welly :2thumbsup

Absolutely! Not sure anyone would be keen for that though!

[Dodger]

So,
what's the best place to park a bike on the night down that end of town?

(hmm gear.... that could be a pain)

[Lazy7]

I am selling my 2 sets of tickets as I cant go.

I was given them from work as we do work for Visa Entertainment.

they are Aisle 9 seats which puts them in the platnium area.

They are up on trademe - $1 reserve.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=140545440&permanent=0

[ajturbo]

So,
what's the best place to park a bike on the night down that end of town?

(hmm gear.... that could be a pain)


you could park at our place ( in garage)and catch the train in with us....

[Dodger]

Thanks for the offer, but I'm only riding from Stokes valley :)
worst case is I'll park at work (Victoria street) and walk down.

[Trudes]

Ok, so who is actually coming through to Welly for this??
Anyone wanna meet up with some of us Welly crew?? And Welly peoples, do you want to meet our out of town rockers??
Numbers, hell yes/no stuff them, place to meet/time/day etc.......??????:confused:

[Str8 Jacket]

Ok, so who is actually coming through to Welly for this??
Anyone wanna meet up with some of us Welly crew?? And Welly peoples, do you want to meet our out of town rockers??
Numbers, hell yes/no stuff them, place to meet/time/day etc.......??????:confused:

I was actually thinking about this in the shower this morning. Im not going to Rock 2 Wgtn but would be keen to meet up with a few KBer..... Oh yeah but not that Maha man fulla.....

[Lissa]

Ok, so who is actually coming through to Welly for this??
Anyone wanna meet up with some of us Welly crew?? And Welly peoples, do you want to meet our out of town rockers??
Numbers, hell yes/no stuff them, place to meet/time/day etc.......??????:confused:

Good Idea, I would love to meet up with some you guys if I am over visiting Sean... kill two birds with one stone ya know!!


I was actually thinking about this in the shower this morning. Im not going to Rock 2 Wgtn but would be keen to meet up with a few KBer..... Oh yeah but not that Maha man fulla....I wanna meet him, I want to meet the man poor Mom has to put up with. ;) hehe

[Str8 Jacket]

I wanna meet him, I want to meet the man poor Mom has to put up with. ;) hehe

Oh I dunno, ive met him and he's a little dodgy..... he's from Rotorua though so I guess he cant help it ;)

[Colapop]

I was actually thinking about this in the shower this morning. Im not going to Rock 2 Wgtn but would be keen to meet up with a few KBer..... Oh yeah but not that Maha man fulla.....
Jezus Hels! That's dodgy - thinking about KBers in the shower... :shifty:

How about Kitty O'sheas on Friday night from...? onwards...?

[Str8 Jacket]

Jezus Hels! That's dodgy - thinking about KBers in the shower... :shifty:

How about Kitty O'sheas on Friday night from...? onwards...?

The pubs may be shut on Fri night being Easter and all. I could be wrong though...

[Number One]

I was actually thinking about this in the shower this morning.

I was thinking about bucket racing :yes:in the shower...how many sleeps till the 30th?

Yeah I'd be keen to meet some of the out of towners sure the Sulster will too if we can just get ourselves a babysitter....

These out of towners don't bite without invitation though do they?

[Maha]

Ok, so who is actually coming through to Welly for this??
Anyone wanna meet up with some of us Welly crew?? And Welly peoples, do you want to meet our out of town rockers??
Numbers, hell yes/no stuff them, place to meet/time/day etc.......??????:confused:

Saturday we arrive....staying at the Ibis, might be a tad expensive to drink there though....first round is on me!.....;)



I wanna meet him, I want to meet the man poor Mom has to put up with. ;) hehe

All the stories are true Mel, sept the about the monkey!...:Oops:


Oh I dunno, ive met him and he's a little dodgy..... he's from Rotorua though so I guess he cant help it ;)

Mels? Hels? Kels? all too cunfusing for this white boy.....:whistle:


Jezus Hels! That's dodgy - thinking about KBers in the shower... :shifty:

How about Kitty O'sheas on Friday night from...? onwards...?

We get into Wellington at 12.30pm on Saturday the 22nd, sort it out for us Col will ya?...love you long time....:drool:

[cynna]

im heading up on thursday

how far away is the venue from the city? is it walking distance from town

[Usarka]

how far away is the venue from the city? is it walking distance from town

Pretty close, can walk easy enough.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=wellington+stadium+new+zealand&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.543597,67.675781&ie=UTF8&ll=-41.288449,174.787245&spn=0.043404,0.06609&t=h&z=14&iwloc=addr

[woodybee]

Hey Dudes and Dudess's

I get to Welly on the Friday, and my hand luggage, will have a couple of bottles or red and some beer in it, as well as the black eye make up for Kiss, any one else going to do that to themselves.

If there are any Wellies that have a hard and fast time to meet, then lets seal the deal and get the ball rolling eh.

What about after the Saturday concert, as the great words of the song say "I like to Boogie:wari:so I think we shoudl all partake in some beerio;s after that, somebody know a pub afterwards.

So we need to fing a place for a piss up on Friday (if the good lord hasn't shut them all down:devil2: and a venue for Saturday too.)

What do you say, start getting names and get it organised?

Coi for now:woohoo:

[cynna]

thanks for that Usarka

Woodybee - i dont think even kiss wear their makeup anymore.....

if you like metal then immortal is playing at the san fran sisco bath house on friday or if you like punk then the uk subs are playing at the valve

keen to meet up with all after the saturday concert tho

[Waylander]

A pentecostal church is planning to protest against it.... SATANISM is feared. Saw it in the newspaper today, hilariously naive.
Shows how much they know. Lordi is not a satanic band, and the front man has faught hard to prove it.

He reckoins his band to be a new version of Kiss. Same style of rock with the make-up and show to go along with it.

Oh and by the way Maha,
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tkw4jhDE1eQ&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ljcg66eDiKo&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yWGzjcr4aHs&feature=related
Are better than Hard Rock Hallelujah IMO.

[Waylander]

Oh and apparently tickets are half price from today to the 11th.
$95 a day.

[Maha]

Woodybee - i dont think even kiss wear their makeup anymore.....


Full makeup...They have been back in the Black/White/Red/Silver Foundation since the mid 90's, but i wont be slapping any on.

[cynna]

Shows how much they know. Lordi is not a satanic band, and the front man has faught hard to prove it.


.. and when a true anti religous band comes here such as deicide the christians do nothing!

[Gubb]

.. and when a true anti religous band comes here such as deicide the christians do nothing!

Deicide's coming? When?

[cynna]

Deicide's coming? When?

depends if you are going to protest or not.......:blank: lol

nah sorry to get your hopes up but they came last year..... but immortal, mayhem and children of bodom are coming this year if you didnt already know

[Jiminy]

Oh and apparently tickets are half price from today to the 11th.
$95 a day.

!&%#(!&*()~&%$!!!!! I've bought my ticket about a week ago at full price, aaaaarrrrggggllll!

Oh, well, hopefully I'll enjoy the concert more.


Ok, so who is actually coming through to Welly for this??
Anyone wanna meet up with some of us Welly crew?? And Welly peoples, do you want to meet our out of town rockers??
Numbers, hell yes/no stuff them, place to meet/time/day etc.......??????:confused:

Hey, I'd be keen to meet the Wellington and the out of town crews if I find a minute that week-end :). A drink after the concert? A ride on Sunday? Any other suggestion anyone?

[Str8 Jacket]

I was thinking...... if the bar's are closed for drinking on whatever day is chosen then we could always have dinner somewhere and that way we can drink as well. Just a thought.....

[Str8 Jacket]

ALSO..... have we got a day sorted? Fri, Sat or Sun night or all of them?.... I was thinking of chucking up a poll if not. The weekends pretty close and I reckon we should get our acts together and organise something! :Punk:

[Trudes]

Go for it Hels! Do it! Do It!!:wari:

[Str8 Jacket]

Go for it Hels! Do it! Do It!!:wari:

You'd like that would'nt ya, eh, eh! :bleh:

[Guitana]

Oh and apparently tickets are half price from today to the 11th.
$95 a day.

Yeah i just scored primo Diamond pit tickets right up front stage for $95.00! I hope Ozzy knows what he's in for he might have a fit when the screaming starts! I'm taking my son to his first concert but I'm afraid it might ruin his expectations of further concerts! I know a guy who works for Weta and he wont say shit but he reckons the effects show is gonna blow your fucken heads off! Wont need to drop any acid this time around! Hahahahaha Fuck yeah!!

[Mom]

I was thinking...... if the bar's are closed for drinking on whatever day is chosen then we could always have dinner somewhere and that way we can drink as well. Just a thought.....

Good Firday is a no shops open day. That includes bars, grog shops and those naughty garden centres etc. The local dairy, gas station will be open, as will some hotels bars etc.

I am a bit biased though, we dont get to Welly till Saturday middle of the day. Catch a shuttle into town and find the digs is priority, then a few warmup drinks may be in order :innocent: After the first concert I imagine I will be pumped, and I hate to think what Maha man will be like after KISS!Picking we will be raring to go really!

[Str8 Jacket]

I have put up a pole somewhere around here.....

[Her_C4]

I have put up a pole somewhere around here.....

:blink: for pole dancing to KISS?????? :crazy:

[Trudes]

:blink: for pole dancing to KISS?????? :crazy:

Wouldn't be the first time I'm sure!:msn-wink:

[Maha]

This will be the last song played on the Sunday night...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdtEd0_d0ik

[Waylander]

This will be the last song played on the Sunday night...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdtEd0_d0ik
Really hard song on Guitar Hero III

[Maha]

Really hard song on Guitar Hero III


Try smashing the bastard at the end...that should be easy enough to do...

[Waylander]

Try smashing the bastard at the end...that should be easy enough to do...
The Guitar or this song?

_znMI5hRxKY

[Mom]

The Guitar or this song?

Interesting song J but I know that there will be nothing as ummmmmmm "interesting" as that either night...LOL

[cynna]

Good Firday is a no shops open day. That includes bars, !

both the valve and SFBH are open on good friday. coverage applies since there are bands playing


not long now.....

[betti]

yep Immortal from norway black metal at SFBH, and the UKSUBS punk as feck! at Valve ... could be i:2thumbsupnteresting

[woodybee]

Hey Dudes and Dudess's

Lets just get to the Valve on Friday night 730, which sounds as if it would be a laugh, I am going to get in the for 730pm and will eat beforehand.

Hey did anyone listen to Rock to Wellington today? Kiss are going to the Trex bar and cafe for 1pm on Saturday for a meet and greet with their fans.

I am definately going to go there, and fuck it, I'm wearing outrageous face paint too........just to get in the spirit as it were.:woohoo:

So whose up for Valve 730pm on Friday:Punk:
and Kiss 1200 on Saturday

If theres a humungous quene for Kiss on Saturday then we can make our choices at to what we want to do, but I vote for the above.:msn-wink:

Lets all get together eh. I shall be by the bar with a UK T shirt on which is glittered..........5ft 8" fair bobbed hair, with a dude mate of mine, whose bald with a droopy moustache and he's a well built geezer, quite obvious in a crowd I think.......................anyway.............

Look out lets have beers and party till the sheep come home......they stay out later than cows!!:wari::banana:

See you all :soon:

[Maha]

beforehand.

Hey did anyone listen to Rock to Wellington today? Kiss are going to the Trex bar and cafe for 1pm on Saturday for a meet and greet with their fans.


Lets all get together eh. I shall be by the bar with a UK T shirt on which is glittered..........5ft 8" fair bobbed hair, with a dude mate of mine, whose bald with a droopy moustache and he's a well built geezer, quite obvious in a crowd I think.......................anyway.............




Our plane gets in at 12.30, to the Trex bar it is....Should see ya there...I will have this on..:whistle:
And maybe a KISS Shirt from thier last Tour.

[Lias]

Hey Dudes and Dudess's

Lets just get to the Valve on Friday night 730, which sounds as if it would be a laugh, I am going to get in the for 730pm and will eat beforehand.

Hey did anyone listen to Rock to Wellington today? Kiss are going to the Trex bar and cafe for 1pm on Saturday for a meet and greet with their fans.

I am definately going to go there, and fuck it, I'm wearing outrageous face paint too........just to get in the spirit as it were.:woohoo:

So whose up for Valve 730pm on Friday:Punk:
and Kiss 1200 on Saturday

If theres a humungous quene for Kiss on Saturday then we can make our choices at to what we want to do, but I vote for the above.:msn-wink:

Lets all get together eh. I shall be by the bar with a UK T shirt on which is glittered..........5ft 8" fair bobbed hair, with a dude mate of mine, whose bald with a droopy moustache and he's a well built geezer, quite obvious in a crowd I think.......................anyway.............

Look out lets have beers and party till the sheep come home......they stay out later than cows!!:wari::banana:

See you all :soon:

Woot have transport sorted now so hopefully i shall see you folks there! I look like the pic in my profile strangely enough.

[Strider]

"GOD GAVE US ROCK N ROLL"

ROCK ON WELLY!

[Delphinus]

Anyone going from Auckand to Palmerston north today please? Or somewhere along those lines...

Need a coil delivered (which is sitting in Auckland) to get my dead bike going if possible...

See http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=69823

[Lias]

Lordi rocked
Alice ROCKED
Kiss I was underwhelmed with sad to say. I think Alice would have been better as tonights headline.

Ozzy better fucking rock cos I'm not aniticpating poison or whitesnake doing so.

PS: Anyone want to buy a kidney? When I get my credit card bill and see how much I spent on tshirts tonight I will need to sell one.

[Colapop]

Awww man! I am so gutted I couldn't get there!! :crybaby:

[Maha]

Lordi rocked
Alice ROCKED
Kiss I was underwhelmed with sad to say. I think Alice would have been better as tonights headline.

Ozzy better fucking rock cos I'm not aniticpating poison or whitesnake doing so.

PS: Anyone want to buy a kidney? When I get my credit card bill and see how much I spent on tshirts tonight I will need to sell one.


I was thinking the same re Poison/Whitesnake...i was proved wrong, they were fucking pumpin'!!!!.....Brett Michaels and C C Deville were fucking great, really injoyed the Poison set! David Coverdale can still deliver and what a fucking voice, for old bastards they know no limits when it comes to to getting crowd ready for crazy night. Spoke to guy this morning at Wellington Airport, he said '' how ironic to see God on Easter Sunday''....OZZY was without doubt the best of all acts over the two nights....i think anyway.

[Conquiztador]

Right. Been there, got the T.

In order:

DAY 1

Lordi - Professionals! Worth to be drawcard. Many were surprised about the quality. And the ones who did not get the costumes needs to learn to laugh!! (But then I am partial...) 9/10

Alice Cooper - Top one. Seamless, all class! The only thing he did was to get more fans outta this! ( Outstaged Jesus on Easter!!! To hang and resurrect your self inside 5 min. What a performer!)10/10

KISS - Facepaint, tired songs played in a tired way. "We are here because this is what we do..." 5/10


DAY 2

Poison. - The only band that got the whole stadium involved. Not bad from a bunch of semi retired musicians with songs from early 80's! 6/10

Whitesnake - David Coverdale is all class. OK, so he survives on songs from the past and he admitted that they dont do many shows anymore... Only outstaged in professionalism and down to earth by Alice. Might not have been music for the younger crowds. But I give him 7/10

OZZY - The drawcard. Heaps of F**K. And more F**K. I did see him 30 years ago when he just got kicked out of Black Sabbath. He was in much better shape now. (And he is now overweight and has NO rythm!!!) But he is a crowd pleaser. You have to love a guy who survives and survives and... And he can still sing. So 8/10.


To the organisers:

1. The NZ guitarists: Why did nobody tell us who they were? Why did nobody tell us who was voted winner? Why did the 3 top ones not come back second day and play a minute or two with the bands: Winner with Ozzy, 2nd place and 3'rd place with the one band they liked best? Lost opportunity!!!

2. First day: top job, seamless, smooth.
Second day: limping, too many gaps filled with pause music!

3. Weta Workshop: After 30 seconds the dragon had lost it's magnetism (But it kept going for ages...and came back next day...) NEED MORE NOISE, MORE BANG.

4. Guitarists on fire: WOW!!! Why did we not see them closeup properly, whole show on bigscreen???

5. The NZ bands. A mixed bag. Some of them forgot they were there as "warmup bands" and got too worried re cowd not supporting them. Grow up.

AND MAKE SURE THE BEER IN BOTTLES DOES NOT RUN OUT NEXT TIME!!!

But all in all. I recon you hit the spot. I be back next year. For sure. I give you 7/10.

But to fill the stadium: Mix in a "todays" band each day (OK, so Lordi is todays, but not well known enough yet) and you have the younger crowd lining up.

Oh and: I hate you guys for selling me two tickets at $250 ea in first week of ticket sales. And then 3 weeks out from concert you drop price... Like Ozzy would have said: " For F**K's sake, what the F**K was that all about???"

[ynot slow]

Yep shame about ticket prices dropping a few days out.

Seems that it will be touch and go whether it makes a profit,they gave away a few thousand tickets late last week,and the promoter isn't sure if he will do it again.

Good on him for trying to give Wellingtonians something to stay home over easter for.Maybe one night next year,who knows.

[Lias]

My Day 2 thoughts.

Poison: Pretty good, coulda have been better.
Whitesnake: Alot better than I thought
Ozzy: Good, but not great. But still it was ozzy FFS. Zakk's fucking long drawn out awful solo made me want to shoot him thou.
Overall I think Kiss were the weakest link of the whole weekend. Which is a bit of a shame.

I fully agree on being better prepared with regards to beer stocks. Was truly sad. Also closing the food stalls so early on sunday night. I could understand closing the bars early, but why the food? I wanted coke during ozzy :-(

Severe lack of larger sized shirts. Only shirt I got in 2XL was the actual rock2wgtn one (and they were $10 more on the night than from the website!). One stall told me noone got any 2xl's, another told me the thought they had a few but sold out real quick. Who knows.. bad voodoo thou, I know quite a few people were pissy about it.

Also the whole limits on the number of beers you can buy at once, esp when they reduce it later in the night. I know its standard event management practise these days but its still fucking bullshit. Although I did manage to find a till where a chick was on the take, pay her extra and she'd serve you extras :-)

[Waylander]

Zakk's fucking long drawn out awful solo made me want to shoot him thou.



lol mate he does that every concert. Surely you remember going to BLS last year.

[Jiminy]

Mmmmmmh, I haven't been that impressed by Lordi. They did their job fine, but I found that their pyrotechnics fell flat. It was like they were following the 'Good Rock Show 101' plan. By comparison, Alice Cooper didn't make a show, he WAS the show.

Not too impressed by the other animations either. There was nothing wrong, but they just felt unfinished. The 6 guitar players thing was too long, the guys on fire, well, felt a bit out of place, the dragon was cool but seeing the people moving it made it lose its magic, etc.

BUT THEN, THEN, THERE WAS Alice Cooper! WAOW!

As for Kiss, well, maybe we were too tired after 5-6 hours there in the cold. With more public support, it might have been different. It was still awesome, though, maybe we were expecting too much.

Oh, and I wish I could have met with the Kiwibiker crew for a drink this week-end. I'd like to put a few faces on those nicknames, but there was really too much going on.

[nadroj]

Bumped into Ossie in Wellington airport just before 11am. Was great to see him shake hands with a young fan who then left him alone. Better than the bunch of tossers, who were old enough to know better, trying some stupid antics to get close.

[Mom]

Yep shame about ticket prices dropping a few days out. Seems that it will be touch and go whether it makes a profit,they gave away a few thousand tickets late last week,and the promoter isn't sure if he will do it again. Good on him for trying to give Wellingtonians something to stay home over easter for.Maybe one night next year,who knows.

Well as an out of town visitor attending an event where I was going to get to see one of my all time favourite acts performing, along with an act that my hubby needs couselling for (sorry babe I dont really mean it), I was all geared up to have a really good time! And I did!!

No apologies here, Alice Cooper did it for me, BIG TIME!




My Day 2 thoughts.

Poison: Pretty good, coulda have been better.
Whitesnake: Alot better than I thought
Ozzy: Good, but not great. But still it was ozzy FFS. Zakk's fucking long drawn out awful solo made me want to shoot him thou.


Day 2 for me was an opportunity to see a bit of a rock legend, and see him I did! For me he delivered up as much as I expected, and a bit more. Zakk Wilde reinforced how much I love a string picking man. Ozzy is showing his age, and it sits really well on him! FFS he is 60 odd years old!!!

I saw his bum!! Not sure too many 60 y/o men would moon a crowd of 40K+!!

Poison was not such a draw for me, but I managed to sing? along to a couple of their songs, they were out here having the best time, and it showed! Whitesnake, David Coverdale, what a voice! He is no youngster either and still has the voice!!!

Easy to criticise, we paid more money than we should have to go this weekend, but there was no way we would have missed it!!

Venue needs some attention!

End of first night of raving I went to the toilet, busting as you might imagine, NO TP! Lucky I had a "wee" McDonalds tissue in my pocket, saved my day.


Next night in, need some food, go and buy a hotdog. The chick handed it to me, and I refused it as it was cold. She went and got another (from the bottom of the warmer) it felt warm until i bit in to it! Stone cold in the middle! Got fries (cant get them wrong eh?) They looked like fries, smelled like fish, and tasted like????? Disgusting! Long story short, the food there sucks!! Overpriced crap!!

Go for a tinkle before the event gets under way, NO TP!! next stall, NO TP!! FFS I need TP!! wandered along checking stalls until I found a supply, used a tiny bit, took 2 lots of "incase I need to go again"

How hard is it to make sure the ladies have toilet paper? Ran out on the Saturday night, know there is a shit load of us back again Sunday and dont replenish the TP!

[Dodger]

My very quick thoughts of night 2 (Didnt go to night 1)

Poison - Very Good (should have been on just before Ozzy and not first as they really worked with the crowd)

Whitesnake - Boring (ok, 2 songs good, rest boring so I went and got coffee)

Ozzy - Excellent (brilliant opening, good mix of tracks and great stage presence)

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Weta Dragon - OK (looked nice, but needed to do more than act like a nodding dog, also really needed the people hidden)

Cheerleaders - OK (but you couldn't see details even on the screens)

Fire dancers - Meh (seen it before)

Fire walkers - Good (but again needed to be closer or at least on the screens for more than 10 seconds)

NZ Bands - OK-Good (Sonic alter didn't really do it for me, and I don't think the last band had their name up on the screen)

[Mom]

NZ Bands - OK-Good (Sonic alter didn't really do it for me, and I don't think the last band had their name up on the screen)

The second NZ band was Symphony of Screams. I actually felt really sorry for them. We have seen them perform live and they really know how to rock! The lead singer has a great voice that he knows how to use. Pity of it was the sound was so appalling for their act the first night no one got a chance to actually hear what they are capable of. They have a CD single just released , title escapes me at the moment, go and hunt it down and have a listen. It is good!

[Lias]

lol mate he does that every concert. Surely you remember going to BLS last year.

It was alot worse.. trust me.. I enjoyed the BLS gig, this was just awful white noise as a cover for ozzy having a break.

[Lias]

Pics..

Quality aint that great, Cellphone camera + drunkness :-)

[Lias]

Few more pics

[Maha]

It was alot worse.. trust me.. I enjoyed the BLS gig, this was just awful white noise as a cover for ozzy having a break.

Partly agree, OZZY needed a break (probably hasn't stood for that long in 10 years) but Zakk did a brilliant job IMHO just went on toooooooooo fucking long!!!...( I did feel a yawn happen thru' that solo) that cames back to Mr Osbourne, taking way to much time getting out of the lazyboy :(

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Partly agree, OZZY needed a break (probably hasn't stood for that long in 10 years) but Zakk did a brilliant job IMHO just went on toooooooooo fucking long!!!...( I did feel a yawn happen thru' that solo) that cames back to Mr Osbourne, taking way to much time getting out of the lazyboy :(


The question is did you get your helmet signed and Mom's

[Maha]

The question is did you get your helmet signed and Mom's


No...... i dont want their scribble all over the masterpeice that is my Lid!.....:love:

[Cajun]

Partly agree, OZZY needed a break (probably hasn't stood for that long in 10 years) but Zakk did a brilliant job IMHO just went on toooooooooo fucking long!!!...( I did feel a yawn happen thru' that solo) that cames back to Mr Osbourne, taking way to much time getting out of the lazyboy :(

zakk solo was 13 mins long.

was a good concert, not great like i was hoping.

Honstly don't see what weta name to do with concert did, a dragon, with some laser lights, other than everything was run of mill concert stuff really.

Best acts of lot was Alice Cooper, and Poison as a whole

[Shadows]

Lordi - I dunno. Not my bag but I stomached it along with a couple of maggot packs, and a few bottles of that plastic Tui shit.

Alice Cooper - The a wife beating baby killling mental bastard. I absolutely loved it. Really well played, sung perfectly, and a really great show. Seamless and professional. Wicked drum solo! Should have been the headliner for sure, and played for longer. In fact, fuck the other two bands... I could have done Alice all night.

KISS - Once again not my bag but I thought the show they put on was well played, good and professional. I liked their stubborn determination to stay with the old school stage show. All in all very impressive in fact. Then again by that stage I was well out of it and somebody hopping around on one leg playing a kazoo and lighting matches might have been enough to stimulate orgasm.

Poison - I was feeling a bit shit from the night before. The last thing I needed was an 80's hair band playing bad songs badly and without proper sound checks done. Even though they had motorbikes on the screen (I was still fizzing after dragging my Hardly out of storage while I was up there and undertaking irresponsibly fun hung over cobweb removal for the first time in a couple of months that afternoon) I couldn't wait for the set to end to be honest.

Whitesnake - I was kind of hoping for a bit of Deep Purple thrown in there but I should have known better. Whitesnake has never been a favourite of mine but still, I really enjoyed the show which was as well played as Alice's only without the theatrics and I would pay to see them again. David Coverdale's singing was right up there (as I would expect!).

Then the main event for me - Ozzy. The act I'd been waiting for for so long. A dream come true you could say. Hoping to hell he'd pump out some Sabbath... and he did. Badly. A shame that the band wasn't close to cohesive, the sound levels were all over the place, Zakk was stuck on the guitar solo for way too long waiting for Ozzy to come back (Mrs. fell alseep during that solo for fuckssakes), and Ozzy's singing was out of time with the band. Bugger. I'm still really glad he came down under but also bitterly disappointed. I expected a whole lot more from somebody who's been in the game for so long. Gutted big time.

Get your arse back over here and do it again Ozzy.

[ynot slow]

Hear what you say MOM,when a show is promoted and tickets could be scarce you get in quick,especially when travelling.

By the same token when booking,earlier ticket purchase the flights would've been cheaper,than waiting till last minute.Get cheap concert tickets but pay double for flights and then no accomodation.

We were same with Clapton at the mission,tickets sold within 3 hours of opening,next choice tardme,yep paid some dude 4&1/2 times his purchase price,but would I regret it not being there,damn farkin correct.Life is way too short to not do it,hell when is the next time you will see any of these rockers again,if ever.

[Bardman]

We went up for the 2nd show, thought poison was ok, Whitesnakes sound was very basey\muffelled at first but got it sorted and rocked out with still of the night, And I thought OZZY was Orsum:Punk:, His voice was so powerful and was pleases to hear the early ozzy material, crazytrain,suiside solution,mr crowley. bloody good ROCK:Punk:
Did anyone notice the big clear full moon n southern cross that night.
Hope they make it an annual event.

[Headbanger]

Hope they make it an annual event.

According to the news they lost $750 000 on the event, Can't imagine they will try it again.

[woodybee]

Right. Been there, got the T.


KISS - Facepaint, tired songs played in a tired way. "We are here because


To the organisers:

Hey dudes and dudess's have only just got to write a review on this as have had the worst kind of muscle cripling virus known,anyway less of that, other than to say in a true ozzy fashion, it has fucking well really fucking hurt.....

So as for KISS, tired songs, played in a tired way.............I would like to disagree wildly, as,perhaps it was because I was absorbed totally in their atmosphere being at the front......but the warmth that the front crowd generating them was enough to fry an egg on, and I don't think they were tired at all, they buzzed ladies and gents...... in the land of buzzy things, they were kin buzz, so in the most friendlies way to those who thought KISS weren't good:motu::nya:, they made my whole concert rock. And they aren'e tired songs man, they are legends in the own right, I would like to see you riding your bike in the same way after 25 years of zooming around............They fucking rocked for me........................:msn-wink:

Lordi were extravagantly outrageously funny and very clingon star trekky and for me, went on a tad too long and the songs were samey, so I wonder how long they will last, I don;t think I shall be rushing out to buy an album of their's if I do it will only be coz I watched them at this spectacular event.

Alice Cooper, god that man is a god, was a theatrical experience to sit and get carried through, it was a like a fantastic read unfolding before my very eyes, that guy illuminated the stage, like a comet which has been bursting to get into the atmosphere for years..........he was such a class act and is one of the chosen few to one day sit around my dining room table.

KISS.....well you know my feelings, I could write reems on them, they were engergetic and you could feel they wanted to be there, so much so I bought a flaming guitar in Christchurch before coming home.....look out rock.......(Acousitc with an Amp bit if I want it.

POISON......the male brady bunch, all good times, and very very professional and muscially fab, I loved this group and would buy a poison CD.....yep thought they were great.

WHITESNAKE......I have loved this band for years, and I loved his English Accent...being a pom............but they were pollished to extent of gleaming musical brilliance......I loved ev er second they were on and really didn't want them to end.

OZZY.....Fucking Fun you Insane Rocker,I love ya........what an entertainer, just wanted to grab him and cuddle him, was expecting to get a winey old has been that couldn't do it any more, but was excited and so relieved to see this guy rocking the whole of wellington to breaking point, god that atmosphere was electric. Ozzy if you surf the net to find quotes on yourself, (as I am sure any person would after a night like that), then you are one of the best acts I have ever seen mate, clear and concise brilliance, well done you, wish I could have run into the geezer whilst he was in QTown......oh well mate we shall meet again one day eh.

As for the organised events, I think on a scale of things, it was up there, there are always going to be grumbles, but I thought it was fab.....althought I do agree I would love to have seen those flame dudes, and the burning guitarist as a main act on stage during the interval....although logistically that may have been a problem

I now want to add this to my wish of what to do with lottery winnings. Follow rock concerts all around the world, and rock myslef into oblivion.....what a fucking laugh that would be :banana:

Great to catch up briefly with the KBers....sorry it wasnt for long, but a brief encounter is better than now at all, and shall be passing though your great nexk of the woods in November when I do my SOUTH TO NORTH FREE SPIRIT TOUR, if you guys want to tag along for a bit......log already on it.

Haven't got time to spell check or really can't be arsed to take me as you find me.....

Hugs and stuff:ride::msn-wink::niceone:

And Well Done Rok 2 Wellington:clap:

[Conquiztador]

So as for KISS, tired songs, played in a tired way.............I would like to disagree wildly, as,perhaps it was because I was absorbed totally in their atmosphere being at the front



Cheers for your look at things.

You do not agree with me. And I am happy re that. Imagine if we all would think the same. How boring would that be!!

[Conquiztador]

What I was peed off at Ozzy for was that he did not bring out Lita Ford on to the stage and sing "If I close my eyes for ever". If I would ever have had a tendency to become a groupie, Lita would have been my choice.

[Maha]

What I was peed off at Ozzy for was that he did not bring out Lita Ford on to the stage and sing "If I close my eyes for ever". If I would ever have had a tendency to become a groupie, Lita would have been my choice.


Just for you Conquiztador
Hottest Gal rocker ever.......well her and Suzi Quatro.


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[Headbanger]

Lita aint bad, at least in the day, Though she aint a patch on Doro.

Either in the looks or the metal department.

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[Mom]

Lordi - I dunno. Alice Cooper - The a wife beating baby killling mental bastard. I absolutely loved it. Really well played, sung perfectly, and a really great show. Seamless and professional. Wicked drum solo! Should have been the headliner for sure, and played for longer. In fact, fuck the other two bands... I could have done Alice all night.


Kiss played a good set, I enjoyed it. I am married to a serious Kiss fan, so I know all the words, and I have seen many performances on DVD/Video. They were fantastic! Loved my first Kiss live experience, BUT...

Alice Cooper surpassed anything I expected, infact he made me cry! Have been a fan of his since the early 70's and knew to expect a really OTT theatrical show, but after Eric Singers drum solo it raced ahead of what I was prepared for! Fantastic!

Hear what you say MOM,when a show is promoted and tickets could be scarce you get in quick,especially when travelling.

By the same token when booking,earlier ticket purchase the flights would've been cheaper,than waiting till last minute.Get cheap concert tickets but pay double for flights and then no accomodation.


No complaints here I can assure you. We paid good money for excellent tickets, got cheap air fares and accomodation. What a massive weekend!


According to the news they lost $750 000 on the event, Can't imagine they will try it again.

Now, that is a real shame. I think the concept was good... bring together a few big name "appeal to old bogan, and many younger bogans too" bands in one place at one time rock on! (cant believe I called my self a young bogan there actually) Should have been a sell out! Be a pity if the idea is scrapped, I was already planning a revised artist list for next year.


Hey dudes and dudess's have only just got to write a review on this as have had the worst kind of muscle cripling virus known,anyway less of that, other than to say in a true ozzy fashion, it has fucking well really fucking hurt.....


And Well Done Rok 2 Wellington:clap:

Nice write up Jan! You really did not look good on Sunday night at all! You said it was cramp, but mate that was not cramp! Hope you are feeling a million times better now!

And I want to endorse "Well Done Rok 2 Wellington" :clap:

[Laava]

Have you seen this Mark? Linked onto it from an inter view with Frank Zappa and Norman Gunston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFDqbwfsPTU

[Headbanger]

Be a pity if the idea is scrapped, I was already planning a revised artist list for next year.




Motorhead
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden

[Jiminy]

Motorhead
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden

Where can I buy a ticket? They don't mention it on Ticketek yet... :(

And can I add AC/DC to the shopping list?

[Headbanger]

Judas Priest claimed in an interview on the Axe attack they were heading our way. Time will tell.

[cynna]

had a great few days in wellington. luckily it was easter and i didnt get dragged around the shops for 4 days - got it all crammed into one day tho....

wouldnt reccomend the quality hotel to anyone tho - too fucken hot

[Trudes]

Metallica
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Faith No More
Iron Maiden
Thin Lizzy

That would be a fairly decent line-up for next year eh?

[Maha]

Metallica
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Faith No More
Iron Maiden
Thin Lizzy

That would be a fairly decent line-up for next year eh?

Ditch Thin Lizzy (Coz' Phil is dead) and add Skid Row into the mix the hell yeah!
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[Headbanger]

Meh, AC/DC were ruined last time I saw them, Brian has no voice left.

Faith no More, Skid Row and Thin Lizzy aren't bands any more, And I'd rather see Megadeth then Metallica again.


Though Id rather see one strong line up for a day event with a flat entrance fee then have it extended over 2 days with crap bands.

[Trudes]

Well it's not as large scale as Rock to Wellington, but I'm still looking forward to it!! Homegrown (http://www.homegrown.net.nz/page/5-Home)

[Conquiztador]

Judas Priest claimed in an interview on the Axe attack they were heading our way. Time will tell.

Did see JP years ago. That concert (and Scorpions) have to be the two on top of my "best concert ever" lists.

Yep, how bout a 6 band list like:

Day one:
Apocalyptica
Scorpions
Disturbed

Day 2:
SixxAM
Y&T
Judas Priest

Nice mix, something for everyone.

[Mom]

Well it's not as large scale as Rock to Wellington, but I'm still looking forward to it!!

Sigh.... Have a smallish boogie for me would you please, my feet are still sore :baby: from Easter....LOL