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Extra Fee for Under 40s to Rock

Announcement posted by Not too old to Dance 27 Aug 2014

Townsville Rock Fest lets Younguns in

Good news for young lovers of classic rock who want to attend this year's Townsville Rock Fest, with organisers allowing entry to Under 40s as long as they pay a 'Youngun's Fee' to enter the Festival, headlined by Baby Animals and Pseudo Echo.

The Townsville Rock Fest - formerly Not too Old to Dance - started in 2012 as an exclusively Over 40s event, but with music lovers just shy of the age line disappointed at missing out and Over 40s keen to see age restrictions stay, organisers have decided the only fair compromise is to charge Under 40s a little extra to attend.

Event promoter Margie Ryder said the move would help separate the true rock lovers from those who were just out to party and make a nuisance of themselves.

"The Townsville Rock Fest was created to give older music lovers a great day out, set to the hits of their generation. The goal was to build an event for the mature crowd to get together and have a boogie without being judged for their wrinkles and wobbly bits," said Mrs Ryder.

"However, we do realise that some keen punters fall just on the wrong side of 40 and want to be able to welcome them to the Townsville Rock Fest without opening the floodgates to hoardes of young people who could spoil the vibe for everyone else.

"The decision to allow younger ones in for a slightly higher ticket price was made after a lot of community consultation and has so far been well received. The Youngun's Fee reminds event-goers that the day is designed especially for 'the oldies' and requires younger ones to prove their love of old rock by going a little further to get in the gate," Mrs Ryder said.

Under 40s wishing to attend the Townsville Rock Fest will be charged an extra $5, which will buy them a Fake ID for the event. The Youngun's Fee will be donated to Connecting Rainbows - a local charity supporting and encouraging grassroots volunteers.

The Townsville Rock Fest will be held on Saturday, 13 September, 2014. For more information and tickets, go to www.not2old2dance.com.

About the Townsville Rock Fest

The first Townsville Rock Fest, originally known as the Not too Old to Dance concert, was held in October 2012 in a bid to give us oldies a great night out with the music WE love – not that doof-doof garbage the youngin’s listen to.

 

In 2014, Not too Old to Dance will span all of Townsville!

This year’s concert will give rockers even more chances to prove they’re not too old to dance at exciting locations all over Townsville before the main event, featuring Baby Animals and Pseudo Echo at Tony Ireland Stadium on Saturday, September 13, 2014.

 

The legendary double-bill will be supported by local bands Supersonic Sex Machine, GodFathers of Funk, The Blessed Outlaws, Euphoria, and Inertia.