Rock It (music festival)

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
March 2005 poster
GenreRock music & Alternative rock
DatesVarious
Location(s)Australia Arena Joondalup, Perth, Western Australia
Years active1999 - 2000
2002 - 2006
2009
2012
Organised byHeatseeker
WebsiteOfficial 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

1999

5 December 1999

2000

22 October 2000

2002

13 October 2002

2003

23 November 2003

2004

2005

2006

19 March 2006[4][5]

2009

8 March 2009[6][7]

2012

28 October 2012[8][9]

Spin-off events

Blackjack 2007

The 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
Main article: On the Bright Side Festival

On The Bright Side is an annual Australian music festival held in Perth, Western Australia. Starting in 2010, the event is the result of collaboration between the promoters of Splendour in the Grass Festival held in Woodford, Queensland and Rock-It held in Joondalup, Western Australia.[11] In 2012, the festival was cancelled due to "conflicting artist schedules".

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Drug amnesty bins left empty". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  3. "Drug bin use questioned". Eastern reporter. Community Newspaper Group. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  4. Sutton, Claire (23 March 2006). "Rock It Concerts in Perth, Western Australia". This Perth Life. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  5. "Rock-It : End of Summer Edition 2006". Heatseeker.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  6. "Rock-It - Kings of Leon - 8 March 2008". Enjoy Perth. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  7. "Rock-It 2009". Heatseeker.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  8. "Rock-It 2012". Heatseeker.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  9. "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.
  10. "No Rock-It but there is BlackJack". Perth Music. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  11. "Indie Initiative - Independent Bands, Music News and Resources Australia".
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