LISTEN UP, LOOSEN UP, Relax and get your groove on… REGGAETOWN World Music festival is gearing up for 2011.
Winners of TimeOUT (The Cairns Post) ‘Best Festival’ award in 2010, the funky event in idyllic tropical CAIRNS, featured a sizzling line up and the 2011 event will deliver an impressive follow up on September 10th.
Held in lush gardens at the base of Bundanna (Water Fairy) Mountain, nestled on the coast of Far North Queensland. Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park (the festival site) sits idyllically between the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea and the lush rolling downs of the Atherton Tablelands.
REGGAETOWN offers a journey into deluxe music, delicious surroundings and delightful treats – your total pleasure package. It is the perfect get away for national and international travellers and music lovers. Three stages of Music will ignite, including; world, roots, reggae, hip hop, R&B, Funk, Soul, Jazz and Dub. Both traditional and contemporary forms will feature, from Islands and Nations Across the globe.
Cultural and musical workshops, exhibits and displays will promote a hands on experience for the festival goer. Bellies can be filled with scrumptious delicacies at the food stalls and there is something for everyone, from Nana to the cool kids, at the variety of market stalls.
Cairns offers visitors fabulous accommodation choices, everything from five star resorts to backpacker accommodation or campgrounds – something to suite every budget.
A diverse community of people from all corners of the world, Cairns is renowned for its tourism attractions like the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics World Heritage rainforest. There is something here for every visitor to enjoy… the world first in environmental tourism – Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, adrenaline-charged adventures like diving, white water rafting and bungy jumping or more gentle pursuits like bird watching, snorkeling, hiking, dining at gourmet restaurants or just sitting under a palm tree sipping a cocktail.
With the beautiful temperate tropical weather of September, sunny skies and sea breezes, where else can you enjoy international bands one day and total isolation on a tropical island the next?
Get the family or a group of friends together and make REGGAETOWN Festival 2011, the best music festival getaway of the year!
The first bands to be announced for ReggaeTown World Music Festival are:
THIRD WORLD
OSHEN
TIKI TAANE
THE BLACK SEEDS
KING KAPISI
JAH MASON
NICKY BOMBA
BONJAH
MICROWAVE JENNY
TAYLOR & THE MAKERS
TONY Q
PACIFICALAND
REGGAE BLISS
JAH BOY & JAGARIZZAR
THIRD WORLD, OSHEN, TIKI TAANE, THE BLACK SEEDS, KING KAPISI, JAH MASON, NICKY BOMBA, BONJAH, MICROWAVE, JENNY TAYLOR & THE MAKERS, TONY Q, PACIFICALAND, REGGAE BLISS, JAH BOY & JAGARIZZAR and MANY MORE.
Gates Open 12pm Saturday. Headliner artists on stage as early as 2pm. 11pm Close.
Adult & Concession tickets NOTE : CONCESSION tickets purchased online will be required to show proof on entry to event.
ENTRY CONDITIONS
Strict Minors Policy will apply. Under 18s’ must be accompanied by a Responsible Adult. BYO
