Stonefest soon to appear in our own backyard

Jacquelyn Curtis

24 October 2006: With only days to go before this year’s Stonefest kicks off – a week of events will preoccupy students from impending exams and assessments while they celebrate the foundation of the University.

The celebrations include free feeds on the Concourse, the fiercely contended Trivia night and Ressies T-Shirt competition, a Dodge-Ball match and the hotly anticipated Cowboys and Indians Bar night – with the festivities culminating in Stonefest 2006 on 27 and 28 October.

The very first Stonefest took place in 1971, when the University was still known as the Canberra Centre Advanced Education. Now, in its 35th year, the annual festival has grown into one of the longest running festivals in Australia and the premiere music event in Canberra.

To honour the unveiling of the foundation stone back in 1968, this year’s Stonefest offers the great rock gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh – in the form of headline acts Hoodoo Gurus, The Avalanches and Regurgitator.

"This year we've tried to make Stonefest as strong as possible," publicist Jem Natividad.

"With four international acts in the lineup - which has never happened before - we've really got the ball rolling to make it bigger and better than ever."

Also featured on this year’s bill is a number of International acts attributing to the growing status of Stonefest. From the USA - Drop The Lime, Kid 606 and Urge Overkill will bring their talents to the Stonefest Stage while UK offers up Scottish DJ Chris Lake.

Other crowd favourites are sure to be Aussie hip-hop act The Herd, the dynamic Sarah Blasko and progressive rockers Cog. Canberra bands Los Capitanes and Hancock Basement round out the line-up with a little local style.

Those inclined to dance the night away will find inspiration in the impressive DJ and electronic music line-up featuring Infusion, Kid Kenobi, Chris Fraser and Bass Kleph.