Splore 08
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Date: 8-10 Feb 08 (3 days and 2 nights)
Location: Tapapakanga Regional Park (one hour south of Auckland CBD) Cost: Currently $160
Facilities: General camping, themed camping, family camping, campervans and mobile homes welcome, markets and organic food stalls, three bars, swimming in the sea and fresh water lagoon
Music and: performance, burlesque and cabaret, art and sculpture, film screenings, workshops, Kids zone and more
Music Lineup: Pharoahe Monch, Shapeshifter, Kora, Freddie Cruger aka Red Astaire, Mo Horizons, Overproof Soundsystem, Tiki, Epsilon Blue feat. Sandy Mills, Tyra and The Tornadoes, Radioclit, Wellington Ukulele Orchestra, Surf City, Three Houses Down, Benji B & Steve Spacek, J - Star, Module, Prophets of Organised Rhyme, The Aviators, Antix, DJ Audit, Mark Pickering, Ray Castles, Phillipa, Dylan C, DJ Rasa, DJ Junior, Mikki Dee, Bobby Brazuka, Auckland Jugglin Crew, DJ Spanky, Turnaround Djs (Cian, Submariner & Manuel Bundy), Dan Sperber Complex, Paddy Free (Pitch Black), Laretta Suede & the Motel Six, Te Aratoi, Ishle Park, Rock 101
Environment: "Splore 08 is a biennial outdoor festival devoted to art, culture and community.
Staged at the stunning Tapapakanga Regional Park, the venue offers safe swimming on a pohutukawa fringed coast line, with fresh water lagoons, stunning vistas over to the Coromandel Peninsula and a general idyllic place to chill and party. With main stage located right on the beach, festival attendees can dance or float to a plethora of world class local and international music. Splore creates the ultimate festival experience catering to a wide range of styles and tastes with a well designed festival programme. Splore offers its audience the opportunity to chill and relax or party all night, whatever you seek at Splore you're bound to find it.
Splore is a truly multi-layered arts festival, successfully integrating music, arts and performance.
Splore reflects its definition as defined in the dictionary: Merry making festivities, carousing and frolicking OR a good going session."
Other Info: Recycle all your rubbish, car pooling encouraged, no vehicles in camping area, no fires or glass on site, eftpos and cash out facilities.
