- Rock-It
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 modernrock music . Along with the nationally-touringBig Day Out , Rock-It is one of only two major rock concerts held regularly in Perth.Artist lineups by year (incomplete)
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5 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;
22 October 2000 Green Day ,Powderfinger ,Grinspoon ,28 Days ,Shihad ,John Butler Trio , Weta;
13 October 2002 Grinspoon ,John Butler Trio ,Shihad (as Pacifier),Machine Gun Fellatio ,Motorace ,Bodyjar ,Superheist ,The Fergusons ,Spencer Tracy ;
23 November 2003
Jack Johnson,Powderfinger ,The Living End ,John Butler Trio ,Magic Dirt , Gyroscope,Downsyde ;14 March 2004 Grinspoon ,Shihad (as Pacifier),Resin Dogs ,Bodyjar , The Butterfly Effect,Brand New , After the Fall,The Flairz Blink-182 was scheduled, but cancelled due to drummerTravis Barker breaking an ankle.;
24 October 2004 This festival, featuring an all-Australian line up, was the first Rock-It to sell out.The Living End , Jet,Spiderbait ,Hilltop Hoods ,Jebediah ,28 Days , Rocket Science,The Casanovas ,Dallas Crane ,Cooker and Love ,Ground Components ;
13 March 2005 Green Day ,Grinspoon ,Simple Plan ,Shihad ,Frenzal Rhomb ,End of Fashion ,Little Birdy , Scribe,The Spazzys ,The Flairz , Faker,Day of the Dead , Mr Sandman,The Fuzz ;5 December 2005 Foo Fighters , Oasis,Spiderbait ,Wolfmother ,Kaiser Chiefs , Gyroscope,Karnivool ,The Pictures ;
19 March 2006 Silverchair ,Grinspoon ,Shihad , Cog,Butterfingers ,Faker ,After the Fall ,The Hot Lies , Snowman, Katalyst,Koolism ,Fdel ,Ru.C.L. ,Nathan J ;
5 April 2007 Arena Joondalup, was unable to host the April 2007 event, so the festival was held at theClaremont Showgrounds . The event was renamed Blackjack 2007 and featuredThe Pixies ,The Living End ,Eskimo Joe ,Gnarls Barkley ,The Vines ,Birds of Tokyo andChildren Collide .References
External links
* [http://www.heatseeker.com.au/rockit/ Rock-It] - Official website
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