HORSHAM is set for rocking weekend of music as the 60 Years of Wimmera Rock festival comes to town.
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More than 50 bands and musicians will perform at four venues across Horsham from February 7 to 9 - the Horsham Town Hall, Horsham Town Hall's Heritage Hall, Maydale Pavilion at the Horsham Showgrounds and Horsham Soundshell at Sawyer Park.
Bands performing at the festival include Shades of Troopers Creek, RIFT, Second Thought/Circus Animals, All the Kings Men and Acoustics Stomp.
The event comes more than a decade after 50 Years of Wimmera Rock, which saw 45 bands play around Horsham as part of the 2009 Kannamaroo Festival.
Event committee member Dave McMaster said many bands had reunited for this year's special anniversary event.
"There is so much choice - everything from folk to heavy metal, we've got it all covered," he said.
"The 50 Years of Wimmera Rock was a huge success 10 years ago. It was a big event for the whole community of Horsham and a big reunion of old bandmates getting together.
"We hope this year's will be bigger and better than that one."
Mr McMaster's own band RIFT will perform from 10pm on Saturday in Horsham Town Hall's Heritage Hall.
Horsham Town Hall marketing officer Charee Smith said performances would span six decades and many different of genres of music.
"Many musicians are returning to Horsham since the redeveloped Horsham Town Hall has opened, all with fond memories of performing on the Heritage Hall and the many pubs and clubs around the region," she said.
"The city's vibrancy will have an incredible soundtrack as many bands have been booked by hotels such as Bull 'n' Mouth, Exchange Hotel, the RSL and Westside Cabaret."
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Horsham Riverside Caravan Park co-manager Sue Jones said sites and cabins at the park were almost sold out for this weekend.
"We've had a lot of interest from people who are coming for the festival. We're not completely sold out yet, but I think a lot of people will be leaving their bookings to the last minute," she said.
"We're in a really good location for the festival being right next to the soundshell; I think it will be a great event for the town and hope it's a great success."
Visit www.60yearsofwimmerarock.com.au for the full program of performances.
Performances at the Horsham Town Hall and Maydale Pavilion cost $10 per day, while events at Sawyer Park are free. Children under 18 can attend all performances free of charge.
Festival passes can be pre-purchased from the Horsham Town Hall or on the day. They can also be purchased from the Horsham Town Hall's website www.horshamtownhall.com.au.
See the full program below
Set times of the event's key acts:
Friday
- Johnny Thunder and the Lightnings at Sawyer Park from 7pm.
- Grey Nurse at Horsham Town Hall heritage hall from 7pm.
- Likely Ones at Horsham Town Hall theatre from 7pm.
- Sonomatics at Horsham Town Hall theatre from 9pm.
- Shades of Troopers Creek at the Maydale Pavillion from 9.30pm.
- Blackboard Jungle at Sawyer Park from 11pm.
- Goofinger at Horsham Town Hall heritage hall from midnight.
Saturday
- Black Market at HTH heritage hall from 4.30pm.
- No Plans at HTH theatre from 5pm.
- Sans Nom at the Maydale Pavillion from 7pm.
- U-Jorgan at HTH heritage hall from 8.30pm.
- All the Kings Men at Sawyer Park from 9pm.
- Fyerfly at HTH theatre from 9pm.
- Doin' Time at the Maydale Pavillion from 10pm.
- Rift at HTH heritage hall from 10pm.
- Travalley at Sawyer Park from 11pm.
- Loungeroon Lizards at at HTH theatre from 11pm.
- Second Thoughts/Circus Animals at HTH heritage hall from 11.30pm.
- Hard Face Nanna at HTH theatre from midnight.
Sunday
- FRAYDKNOT at HTH theatre from 12pm.
- Craig Sayer & John Cosgrove at HTH theatre from 1.30pm.
- Acousticus Stomp at HTH heritage hall from 2.30pm.
- Rick Stephens Music at HTH theatre from 2.30pm.
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