Rock It is an Australian music festival held at the Arena Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The festival was first held in 1999, and mainly features modern rock music. Along with the nationally-touring Big Day Out, Rock It was one of the major rock concerts held regularly in Perth.
| Rock It | |
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 March 2005 poster | |
| Genre | Rock music & Alternative rock |
| Dates | Various |
| Location(s) |  Arena Joondalup, Perth, Western Australia |
| Years active | 1999 - 2000 2002 - 2006 2009 2012 |
| Organised by | Heatseeker |
| Website | Official website |
At the March 2009 event Western Australian Police trialled the use of drug amnesty bins for the first time at a rock concert.[1] The police restrictions resulted in long queues on entry and due to their public visibility little use by concert goers.[2][3]
Artist lineups by year
edit1999
edit5 December 1999
- Silverchair
- Powderfinger
- Beaverloop
- John Butler Trio
- Killing Heidi
- Jebediah
- Test Eagles
- Auto Pilot
- DJ Kingsize
- Kenny Bartley
- DJ Betamax
- DJ Dr Love
- Fourstroke
2000
edit22 October 2000
2002
edit13 October 2002
- Grinspoon
- John Butler Trio
- Pacifier
- Machine Gun Fellatio
- Motorace
- Bodyjar
- Superheist
- The Fergusons
- Spencer Tracy
2003
edit23 November 2003
2004
edit|
14 March 2004 Blink-182 was scheduled, but cancelled due to drummer Travis Barker breaking an ankle. |
24 October 2004
This festival, featuring an all-Australian line up, was the first Rock It to sell out. |
2005
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13 March 2005
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4 December 2005[4]
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2006
edit- Silverchair
- Grinspoon
- Shihad
- Cog
- Butterfingers
- Faker
- After the Fall
- The Hot Lies
- Snowman
- Katalyst
- Koolism
- Fdel
- Ru.C.L.
- Nathan J
2009
edit- Kings of Leon
- The Fratellis
- The Music
- Birds of Tokyo
- Faker
- The Stills
- Sparkadia
- Sugar Army
- Bob Log III
- The Devil
- Abbe May
2012
edit- The Black Keys
- John Butler Trio
- Birds of Tokyo
- The Panics
- Lanie Lane
- Last Dinosaurs
- San Cisco
- The Kill Devil Hills
- Abbe May
- Royal Headache
- Graveyard Train
- Brothers Grim
- The Toot Toot Toots
- Emperors
Spin-off events
editBlackjack 2007
editThe 2007 event renamed Blackjack 2007 as Arena Joondalup was unable to host the event, so the festival was held at the Claremont Showground on 5 April 2007.[10]
On the Bright Side festival
editOn the Bright Side is an annual Australian music festival held in Perth. Inaugurated in 2010, the event is the result of collaboration between the promoters of Splendour in the Grass, held in Woodford, Queensland, and Rock It.[11] In 2012, the festival was cancelled due to "conflicting artist schedules".[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Guest, Debbie (7 February 2007). "Amnesty drug bins will be provided at music festivals in West Australia, following the death of Gemma Thoms". The Australian. News Ltd. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Drug amnesty bins left empty". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Drug bin use questioned". Eastern reporter. Community Newspaper Group. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ a b Sutton, Claire (23 March 2006). "Rock It Concerts in Perth, Western Australia". This Perth Life. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Rock-It : End of Summer Edition 2006". Heatseeker.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "Rock-It - Kings of Leon - 8 March 2008". Enjoy Perth. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "Rock-It 2009". Heatseeker.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "Rock-It 2012". Heatseeker.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "JBT to play 'ROCK IT number 11′ festival, Western Australia — John Butler Trio - Official Home". johnbutlertrio.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
- ^ "No Rock-It but there is BlackJack". Perth Music. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Indie Initiative – Independent Bands, Music News and Resources Australia".
External links
edit- Rock It - Official website