Summer Festival Rock

Rip It Up, Issue 5, 1 October 1977, Page 2

Summer Festival Rock

What live music will the summer bring? With the exception of Fleetwood Mac in November, the identity of overseas acts appearing in New Zealand is a mystery. The live music event of the summer may not be an overseas act’s one night stand but the Nambassa Festival. This Festival of Music, Crafts and Alternatives, will take place January 28th to 30th at Golden Valley near Waihi. The Nambassa Trust, a non-profit organisation, staged the successful Waikino All Day Music Festival last summer. Their site this year is larger and near the coast. The organisers with the assistance of community

groups will provide facilities and food for a crowd far in excess of last year’s 3000.

The main stage will operate for 15 hours a day and seventy percent of the performers on this stage will be rock acts. Nambassa should be a big event not only for people who are into music but also for people into handcrafted goods and alternative living. The Festival’s top acts, local and overseas, will mainly appear at night when activity ceases in the handcrafts market and alternative living workshops. If you want to know more, read future Rip It Ups or write to Nambassa Festival P.O. Box 113, Waihi.