Three weeks to go until RAGGAMUFFIN 09!

Press Release - 14 January 2009

Three weeks to go until RAGGAMUFFIN 09!

It's happening again this Waitangi weekend on Saturday 7th February at
Rotorua International Stadium! A brand new RAGGAMUFFIN Festival featuring
reggae legends ZIGGY MARLEY, EDDY GRANT, ALI CAMPBELL SHAGGY, ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENT, INNER CIRCLE, KORA, UNITY PACIFIC and THREE HOUSES DOWN.

RAGGAMUFFIN is back, and is bigger and better in 09 with nine great bands
and over ten hours of music, as well as a huge new café/bar, kid's zone
and village market area with trees to picnic under and plenty of free
activities offering loads more family fun. Tickets are still available
from Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.co.nz
, ph 0800 111 999 - and as well as group
and family discounts deals, corporate tickets are now available.

Here are some pointers for the big day: -

What to bring: Sunscreen, sun-hat, blanket, ID for those over 18, smiles
and good vibes!

What not to bring: Glass, cans, alcohol, chilly bins, umbrellas, deck
chairs, professional cameras, weapons or anything that could be used as
such, illegal substances, gang patches or colours. Please note that there
will be bag searches before entering the stadium. No pass-outs will be
issued and no smoking is allowed in the seated areas or grandstand.

Food and drinks: A whole range of tasty foods will be available to
purchase on the day. Small quantities of unopened/sealed drinks and
non-commercial food such as sandwiches and fruit will be allowed into the
stadium and there will be free water top-ups, so bring an empty water
bottle or purchase a bottle of eco friendly Good Water.

Bars: The venue caterers - http://www.compass-group.co.nz/ - are in
charge of the bars and food outlets and are required to wristband anyone
over 18 years of age wishing to purchase alcohol or enter the bar area.
Wristbands will be available outside the venue before the gates open and
also at six convenient ID outlets inside the venue. The bars will operate
with vouchers only - no cash. Water and other non-alcoholic drinks will
be available at other outlets around the venue for cash. The bar will
only serve up to 4 drinks per transaction. Vouchers will cost $5 each and
can be purchased separately or in books of 4 ($20 value). They can only be
used at the bar not at the food outlets. The vouchers are non-redeemable
after the bar closes and the bar will close at the start of the evening's
final act.

Children: must be accompanied by a parent or care-giver at all times.
There will be a fun kid's zone complete with a face painter, a bouncy
castle and other fun activities, for children to hang out and go crazy in
until 5pm. Whilst there will be security in this area we cannot accept
responsibility for unaccompanied children. If you do get separated from
your child there will be a lost children and items area in the media tower
on the main field… which is also where the police will be based.

Approx show running times:
The Raggamuffin Village area will open at 10am and can be accessed from
the main gate and gate 3 only. The gates into the stadium and the bars
open at 11 am with the first band starting at 12 noon and the official
finish is at 10.45 pm. The (subject to change) running order for bands
will be emailed to our Raggamuffin Subscribers (to join please see
www.raggamuffin.co.nz) the week of the show and will appear on the website
the day before the show.

Talent:
In the breaks between bands DJ Dubhead - www.myspace.com/djdubhead - will
work his magic on the turntables alongside radio Mai FM MCs Brent Mio and
Sonny Kahika. Strutting their stuff will be buskers performing in the
village and market area by the bar - (program still TBA - see
www.raggamuffin.co.nz for more details).

Accommodation:
For accommodation options please contact Tourism Rotorua -
tourism.counter@rdc.govt.nz
Transport and Gate Entry:
Free buses will be operating for ticket holders - see
www.raggamuffin.co.nz for information on bus routes. The free bus stops
directly outside the main gate, which is a ticket holder's entrance. If
tickets haven't sold out prior to show day there will be ticket sales at
gate 2 and 3.

Public Parking: The venue has organized parking which will be available
at Westbrook Rugby Fields Car-parks for $10 via Malfroy St & Devon St.
There will also be a $5 Park and Ride option at Ngongataha Domain with
regular bus shuttles to the venue.

Ticket Prices: From 9am on show day the ticket boxes at gate 2 and gate 3
will be open for door sales - unless tickets sell out beforehand! Buy
tickets before show day and save. Prices up until 7th February are:- $109
GA (or group deals* - buy 10 and get $10 per ticket discount!) / $135
reserved seating / $250 Family tickets (2 adults and 2 children) / *$25
extra child ticket (3 - 15 years) Corporate Lounge tickets are also
available - contact Raggamuffinamp@hotmail.com for more information.

Door prices on show day will be -
$120 GA/ $150 reserved seating/ $280 Family/ $30 extra child ticket (3 -
15 years). *Please note that group deals are not available on show day
and extra child tickets must be purchased with a family ticket. Venue
pick-ups will be from the Fenton Street Convention Centre in Rotorua's
city centre.

Tickets are still available from: Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.co.nz
, ph 0800 111 999. For more info on
Raggamuffin, see - www.raggamuffin.co.nz

Stay tuned for more updates….

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