msfest 2010 highlights video
With the dust barely settled from msfest 2010, here at HQ we are already well on the way to gearing up to go bigger and harder in 2011 and rest assured we've still got plenty up our sleeves. But just to keep you guys keen we've cut a belter of a video recapping just a few of the awesome highlights of 2010.
Can you find yourself going mad in the main stage mosh pit? Rippin' it up in the Ministry of Sound Clubber's Guide stage to some of the hottest DJs around? Perhaps paying a visit to the MS Society information tent? If the answer is yes, well played! If the answer is no, then go harder next year!
If there's something that you think just NEEDS to be at msfest, send us a message and we'll see what we can do! Keep checking in at www.msfest.com and you might just get a sneak preview of what's to come!
Thanks again to everyone for helping us raise over $140,000 for people living with MS. See ya in 2011.
The Best of msfest 2010
As work crews buzzed about Inveresk park Sunday morning, disassembling stages, marquees and fences and getting stuck into the general clean up, many festival goers would still be tucked away in bed after dancing and partying their way through the epic 13 hour event. One thing's for sure, msfest 2010 will definitely be a day remembered fondly by the 13000 strong, sellout crowd, who were treated to one of the most comprehensive music lineups to ever play on Tassie soil. Not to mention, msfest revelers, as a team, were able to raise over $150,000 to aid people living with Multiple Sclerosis and The MS Society of Tasmania. Now that's a result worth remembering!
Despite a stormy lead up to the event Tassie proved the old saying, "if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes" , and turned it on for the tourists, with clouds clearing to deliver a picture perfect 24C day.
The energy of the crowd was palpable as they spilled into the main arena and punters were well and truly fired up by 1.40p.m when ARIA Award winning, Jessica Mauboy, hit the stage. It was abundantly clear that this was who many of the younger fans had come to see. But as the sultry soulstress launched into the chart- buster, 'Dressed for Success', many an older punter was lured into singing along.
Short Stack were out to prove that first impressions last as they exploded onto the msfest main stage for their first visit to Tasmania. The boys were met by a barrage of screaming girls as they launched into their hit single, 'Shimmy A Go Go', but quick thinking security managed to keep them from boiling over with the aid of expertly wielded garden hoses.
In front of the main stage was no place for the faint hearted as Parkway Drive got hardcore and heavy, causing a frenzy of fist pumping and head banging with pockets of energetic slam dancing forming in the mosh pit. Front man, Winston McCall, commanded the stage with his intimidating vocals, channeling a voice from a much scarier place.
Kate Miller Heidke was nothing less than perfect as she took the crowd on a journey with her hooky, experimental style. The quirky, but unashamedly pop performance interspersed with spine tingling operatic vocals brought a whole new dimension to the stage that left the punters wondering what could possibly be next.
Members of the VIP Red Diamond Lounge were coaxed from their comfy seats to line the fence and join in the spirited singalong sparked by the unmistakable “Hey Boys And Girls” being belted out by Evermore.
As the sun began to set, heavy rock favourites, Karnivool, kept temperatures high as they tested the fortitude of audio equipment and front row punters alike amping things up to a whole new level. Punters were hoisted shoulder high and bounced in unison as intense bass man, Jono was true to his word “turning it up” and “playing it loud”.
Well before they exploded onto the main stage, scorching-hot, hip-hop act Bliss N Eso were already out mixing it up with the fans signing autographs with a seemingly endless line of punters. And the fans were not left disappointed as the boys took the stage and delivered an exhilarating performance which was beamed out across the park on the massive, high definition LED screens.
As the festival hit fever pitch, and the clear night's sky was filled with the pastel colours of glow sticks in the thousands, punters were spoilt for choice, with massive rock act Eskimo Joe wrapping up what was a day to top all days, on the main stage, while funky trio, Sneaky Sound System, whipped the Ministry of Sound Dance Stage into a final frenzy.
And as the final performers left the stage and the speakers fell silent for the first time in 13 hours, 13000 elated, but visibly exhausted festival goers extinguished their light sabers and obligingly made their way home.
But rest assured, even as the last of festival goers passed back through the gates, festival organisers, band mangers and agents were already in busy discussions, collaborating on what hot acts to bring down to Tassie next year to make Tasmania's biggest, most epic, one day music festival even bigger. So sleep tight and bring on msfest 2011.
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msfest 2010 highlights video
Posted 02 May 2010
With the dust barely settled from msfest 2010, here at HQ we are already well on the way to gearing up to go bigger and harder in 2011 and rest assured we've still got plenty up our sleeves. But just to keep you guys keen we've cut a belter of a video recapping just a few of the awesome highlights of 2010.
msfest Tickets SOLD OUT!
Posted 04 February 2010
We are happy to announce that msfest 2010 tickets have officially SOLD OUT! For those who missed out and are desperate for a tickets, UTAS Red Doorman will be giving out 6 free tickets at the front entrance 11am Saturday morning. First in best dressed!
