photo: AD Wright
The roots and rock stage kicked off mid-afternoon in Thistle Hall with the ghetto jazz of
Otautahi's Strip-side pranksters CBD Reality Testing Unit. After a such
a slow start it was a delight to see the cream of Pooneke's reggae,
dub, funk and head down four-to-the-floor rock talent including
Picture, Kamahi, Project, Weave, the Offbeats, Rainbow Country,Tommy
and a lovely jazzy closing set from Dirty Republic.
The punk and alternative stage started off strong in the
pleasant environs of sunny Kensington Gardens but just as Dead Viscious
were taking the stage, noise control warnings forced it move to the
'corridor from Aliens' atmosphere of the Underground Arts venue. A
glorious, maggot-ridden buffet of Wellington
munterdom (scroll down) including the Carrnys, School of Meat,
Backyard Burial, If I Had a Gun, Tried for Treason and many others.