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Nile Rodgers of Chic

Nile Rodgers of Chic

Playground Weekender Back On At Various Locations

by Paul Cashmere on March 2, 2012

in Live,News

Playground Weekender promoters have salvaged the flooded festival and the show will go on across various venues in Sydney this weekend.

Nile Rodgers of Chic

Nile Rodgers of Chic

The Metro Theatre, Bondi’s Beach Road Hotel and The Roundhouse will now stage the various events.

In a statement, promoter Andy Rigby said, “With the event being cancelled less than 36 hours before it was due to start, we wanted to ensure all those who had spent a year looking forward to the best weekend of the year, could still enjoy some of the exciting entertainment planned. The artists are here, the people are here, so the idea was to put on the best party humanly possible within the incredibly short time frame. We tried to get an outdoor space but the weather just kept on getting worse so we’ve had to go indoors. We were absolutely overwhelmed by the support of our loyal following who return each year because of the award-winning crowd and atmosphere and venues in the city who rallied together to help us through what has been an extremely tough time. The show must go on!”

Ticketholders can now see the following acts in the following venues:

Full entertainment schedule below:
Nile Rodgers will perform with Chic on Monday night at The Metro. A ballot system will apply. Ticket holders can email [email protected] with their ticket number and name by 2pm Monday to enter.

Other gigs are
SATURDAY – PLAYGROUND BEACHENDER

ROOM 1: NEON INDIAN
BLACK LIPS
LANIE LANE
SEEKAE
FAIT ACCOMPLI

ROOM 2: GREG WILSON
KIRK DEGIORGIO
ALEX PATTERSON (THE ORB)
+ SUPPORTING ARTISTS FROM CLUB TROPICANA

The Beach Road Hotel, Bondi
1pm – 12am
Tickets: free with Playground Weekender tickets or $50 on the door

SATURDAY – REBEL RAVERS OF THE LAST ARK
REBEL RAVE presents

DAMIAN LAZARUS
LEE BURRIDGE
ART DEPARTMENT
DANNY DAZE
AMIRALI (LIVE)
RUSS YALLOP
BROHN

Metro Theatre, George Street, Sydney
9pm – 3am
Tickets: free with Playground Weekender tickets or $50 on the door

SUNDAY – ALL ABOARD

ROOTS MANUVA
BONOBO
SHAPESHIFTER
JAMES LAVELLE (UNKLE SOUNDS)
GREG WILSON
CUBAN BROTHERS
DANNY LA RU(E)
+ SUPPORTING ARTISTS FROM CLUB TROPICANA

Roundhouse, University of New South Wales, Anzac Parade, Kensington
2pm – 11pm
Tickets: free with Playground Weekender tickets or $60 on the door

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