Parachute Music Festival 2011
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Date: 28th January - 31st January 2011
Location: Mystery Creek Events Centre, Mystery Creek Rd, Hamilton.
Cost: Adult $164 , Child $78, Family $406. Day/Evening passes are also availabe. Price includes camping.
Tickets: online at iTicket.co.nz
Latest Update:
Want to come to Parachute 2011 but can't make the whole thing? Don't worry! You can buy Day Passes, which get you in on the day of your choice from 8am until midnight.
Get a Saturday Day Pass and come watch the Parachute's Got Talent finals, sweat it out at the Barn Dance, and see Brian 'Head' Welch, Stan Walker, Skillet and Rapture Ruckus all performing on Mainstage.
Or, come along on Sunday and be a part of The Weet-Bix Big Breakfast, The Great Up & Go Volleyball Blast, the hardcore showcase, and our very special night of Mainstage worship featuring Henry Seeley, Brenton Brown, Parachute Band's worldwide album release, and 'Indescribable' presented by Chris Tomlin and Louie Giglio.
To check out the full line-up for each day click here. And make sure you get sorted and purchase your Day Passes right here.
Special Group Offer: Don't forget that if there are 10 or more of you who want to come down for Sunday night to experience the Indescribable Worship Event with Louie Giglio and Chris Tomlin you can take advantage of our Special Group Offer and get your tickets for only $40 - that's half the normal price for a day ticket. For more information on this special offer click here or click here to register your group.
General intro:
When you step out of your cities, your towns, and your houses on the hillside and jump into your cars with your mates, your tents, and your smiles; you set foot on the soil of another world. For four days and three nights you will be in another time, another place, and another galaxy...You will be part of a bubble in time that will become much more than a memory. It will be a defining moment of your life.
You will hear music blasting across six stages that will delight and motivate you, you will hear messages that will challenge and inspire you, and you will meet others that will tell you their story. And this could quite possibly change your life. You will be part of a community that welcomes you, that loves you and that cares for you. You will be one amongst the thousands, yet you'll be treasured as a unique and wonderful part of the Parachute family. You are what makes Parachute the happiest little festival on earth; welcome to Parachute 2011.
Line-up: Chris Tomlin, Skillet, Stan Walker,
Elemeno P, Brian ‘Head’ Welch, New World Son,
Seabird, Parachute Band, Brenton Brown, Manafest, Brenton Brown, The Jury & The SaintsLisa Crawley,
Tokyo Keys, The Black Dahlias,
The LadsHenry Seele
Late 80s Mercedes, Magnify, Ruby Frost, New Empire, Luke Thompson, Kingston, Juliagrace, All Left Out, The Art of Sleeping, Primalband, The Ember Days, Stu Larsen
Ascend The Hill, The Frisk, Trigger Theory, Edwin Derricutt, Prestige Dance Crew, Zero T, Lauren Thomson and Tami Neilson, Lt Funk, The Glory Sea, Plus heaps more.
Facilities: Tenting onsite is the most common and fun way to experience Festival- it is covered in your ticket price. Special tenting sites are reserved for Supporters, families and large groups. There is a limited amount of powered sites available for campervans/caravan, at $150 to book for the entire weekend. Non-powered sites are also available to book for $35. Toilet and shower facilities are provided throughout the Mystery Creek grounds. Wheelchair friendly showers and toilets are also provided. The Parachute Village is packed with food and clothing stalls, and has facilities for cell phone charging. There's also massive cafe in the middle, which is the ideal spot to meet up with friends and make new ones. The Festival boasts a heap of amusement rides, a waterslide and high quality, safe programmes for kids and pre-teens. There is onsite medical team to help with any problems. And if you need to talk to someone about life, love or God, there's 'The Lounge'. Water stations are also located around site to re-hydrate and cool yourself down.
Environment: Held over Auckland anniversary weekend, the Parachute Festival features the heavyweights of Christian music across six stages. Over 100 local and international bands fill Hamilton's Mystery Creek Events Centre with everything from hardcore to hip hop, electronica to alt-country, and plenty in between. The drug and alcohol free four-day event offers a wide range of entertainment alongside the rock n' roll - including amusement rides, seminars- encouraging food for thought, water slide, skate park, and shopping. Since its inception in 1991, Parachute Festival has become an icon of the Kiwi summer. Drawing crowds of 25,000, it attracts mainstream interest but has stayed true to its focus - to connect people to Jesus through music. Parachute Festival is a Christian Festival and as such there are a few rules are in place. The basics are: keep drug and alcohol free (policed 24/7), don't tent with the opposite gender (unless you're married), and dress with modesty. Parachute Festival is a safe environment for families, and has plenty of space for the whole family to enjoy top-notch Christian artists and speakers. Festival has a reserved Family tenting area with noise restrictions in place from 11pm each night, for those who prefer some quiet.
