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Wake up! Rise up! Get it up! Green up! Stand up! Shake it Up! Big up! Clean it up!
Listen up! Surf’s up! Pump it up! Roll it up! Light it up! Drink up!
Eat up! Dress up! Rip it up! Heat up! Live up! Be Up!
The Frontier Touring Company are very excited to present The Up! Festival.
Up! Festival is a new music, art and media festival that makes its international debut in Australia this September. The festival, founded by Spearhead frontman Michael Franti, endeavors to inspire people to integrate creativity, media, environmental impact, activism and humanity through self expression, music and art.
Franti states, "My goal is to put on a kick-ass f*cking show! When people leave the festival, I want them to feel inspired and motivated. We are living in an era of cynicism. One thing that kills cynicism for me is a healthy dose of fun."
As the festival's headline act, Michael Franti and Spearhead definitely rise up to the occasion. Franti is undoubtedly one of the most prolific artists of our time; musician, filmmaker, human rights worker, book publisher and now the curator of a provocative new Spearhead festival experience in Australia! Attendees will be encouraged to bring cameras and recorders of all kinds to record their experiences and "put them Up!" on MySpace, YouTube or indeed anywhere on the world wide web!
"I want to encourage people to have their voices heard and get used to that. One way of giving back to the community is allowing everyone to record, videotape, upload, download, blog any way they can and share it. All cameras, phones, audio recorders are legal! Everything’s legal at the Up! Festival," Michael Franti explains.
In the spirit of keeping it clean, Michael Franti has confirmed the festival will partner up with environmental groups to recycle, offset energy used with carbon neutralizing and wind farms.
"No concert is going to fix the world, but what it can do is put the issue on the everyday agenda. It’s about making it cool to care, to make a difference, to get up and do something about it."
Alongside Michael Franti the Up! Festival boasts a formidable lineup which includes our very own, and much loved troubadour, Ben Lee. Off the back of his hugely successful fifth studio album - 'Awake Is The New Sleep' (which earned him 4 ARIA awards in 2005, including best song for the infectious pop classic 'Catch My Disease'), Lee has been busily working away on the much anticipated follow up, 'Ripe' – set for release September 15. The debut single from 'Ripe', 'Love Me Like The World Is Ending' (out August 4) hit radio last week and was the 2nd most added song to Australian radio according to The Music Network.
In addition to the already impressive lineup, Up! Festival brings you the sensational Soul-Roots group, Blue King Brown, fresh off their recent Live Earth performance. After the successful launch of their first album 'Stand Up' and countless sold out shows across the country this band has definitely proven that they’re worth the hype!
“It was almost as if the whole building itself was grooving to their entrancing beats and inspiring lyrics. Blue King Brown provided what they do best, transporting listeners into another world…” – Fasterlouder.com
Rounding off the bill is the much talked about, buzz act Old Man River - ensuring the festival will definitely be an experience to remember.
However, the entertainment doesn't stop there…Attendees will be able to amuse, entertain and inspire themselves at the various interactive Up! Action Areas created by the organizers to integrate the people with the festival. Get them involved as participants rather than just viewers.
Michael Franti and Spearhead will also be releasing a new album, Yell Fire! Live! (Liberator music), capturing on CD the best recording yet of a live Spearhead show. A special 'double disk' edition of the studio recording of Yell Fire! and the new live album will be available for a limited time in stores and on tour only.
Get Up! and get down to the Up! Festival this September.
Hey Up, Up & Away!! - Terry here from Tuesday Spoils. We've been at work for the last couple of months recording some new tunes. They're finally up so if you get a chance swing by and check ‘em out!
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I just had a look at the Frontier Touring Company website. See below for the text about the cancellation of the Up!Fest.
(from Frontier Touring Co. website) "Due to unforeseen circumstances Frontier Touring regrets to inform that it has become necessary to reschedule the Up! Festival Tour for this September. All tickets are refundable at the original point of purchase. Michael Franti and Spearhead very much look forward to returning to Australia in 2008. News regarding upcoming Ben Lee headline tour dates will be announced shortly. Thanks to everyone who has dedicated their time to this exciting idea."
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They figured the best way to get started was to give away a bunch a free g.i.f.t. c.a.r.ds. Youll kill yourself if you miss this I already upgraded my wardrobe.
can't believe it canceled. Anyone got any ideas why? Seems odd they haven't put anything up on this web page or sent out a bulletin. Personally shattered!!!
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yes yes yes. see you at challenger section 118. Been a few years since I've seen spearhead play, it won't be Reggae on the river but im sure it'll be a great show
I am so looking forward to this mini-festival, when I read about it in the paper I jumped with joy. Even more excited about the ability for all of us create and share media. Bring on Sept 22 at the riverstage!
