BW Summer Festival Gisborne 2014
GISBORNE’S new year festivities began with a bang, with two nights at the BW Summer Festival done and dusted. Ten thousand people flooded into the Gisborne “Soundshell” on Saturday, and 12,000 joined in the party last night. BW event manager Toby Burrows said both nights ran smoothly, and bad behaviour at the campgrounds and concerts was dealt with quickly.
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“We have reduced our tolerance to bad behaviour in the camps, so we are evicting more people than we usually do — around 40 so far,” he says. “We also give what we call a ‘yellow card’ to those who commit moderate to small offences and make them join our enviro clean-up crews for a few hours as punishment. They learn their lesson and it’s proving an incredibly effective tool to help with behaviour management.” The first night saw Australian band Sticky Fingers take the stage. A selfdescribed melting pot of psych, rock, reggae and bourbon, their chilled-out vibe fitted into the beachfront venue and got the party started. They were followed by BW and Rhythm and Vines mainstays Shapeshifter, who played old favourites as well as new tracks from their recent EP. “There is a lot of excitement in the crew because we’ve got some new numbers,” said vocalist P-Digsss before the set. “It’s exciting to play them — it’s going to be electric. We’ll be on fire.” The band first performed at R&V in 2005 and say the festival’s huge numbers keep them coming back. Australian electronic music duo Peking Duk took the stage as the early hours of the morning rolled through. The duo reached gold in New Zealand with their hit single High.
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