Yes, its the Auckland 2010 Armageddon expo, our largest event EVER!
Taking the entire ASB Showground’s in Greenlane, the event will cover all six halls, the Logan Campbell centre and a huge outside area, with wall to wall events, entertainment, activities and fun from 9am to 6pm all three days of Labour weekend (October 23-25th).
ALL NEW events for this year’s expo include – Paintball Arena, National Skateboarding championships, LAN event, Larger Amusement rides, the Armageddon Burning Man and Fireworks display, more stands and exhibitors than ever before and much more!
Make sure you check out the various contests and activities around the event including (to name a few) the incredible Playstation area, Live wrestling, Music performances, animation screenings, Eating contests, Chocolate Hunt, Trading Card tournaments, Animation stars signing FREE, Comics and Collectibles stores, Giveaways and gaming, celebrity panels, Cosplay costume events and more!
Make sure you check out the international celebrities attending the event including Michael Shanks (Stargate SG1), Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens), Ben Browder (Farscape & Stargate SG1), Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann (Doctor Who) and many others, all signing autographs (fee applies) and attending main stage panels.
Animation guests include Super star John DiMaggio, the voice of Bender in Futurama, Vic Mignogna, the voice of Edward Elric in Full Metal Alchemist, Bill Farmer, the voice of Goofy and Pluto and many others, all signing free at the event for you and the kids.
This will be the ULTIMATE Armageddon event and THE Entertainment event of 2010, make sure you don’t miss out!
Tickets are available at the door or pre-purchase them NOW at www.iticket.co.nz and avoid the ques.
MUSIC PERFORMANCE - YEBIISU
Check out thundering tribal drums, growly bass riffs and majestic horns lines NOON each day of the expo next to the wrestling area.
Having shared the stage with many top local bands including Che Fu, Unity Pacific, Roy G & the Bivinators, Roofdog, Unknown Peace, The Managers and Atsushi & the Moisties, this group of dub-hoppers are an elemental force to be reckoned with. Combining reggae, funk, ska, rock, and dub influences and bringing some of Auckland’s most promising young jazz-school graduates together onstage has seen the band pack out shows at local venues in the last 12 months.
Now, in 2010 this 8 piece band are taking their music to the world, starting with their first release, West Coast. The song was mixed by Stu Bainbridge and mastered by Chris Chetland from Kog. The music reflects upon the lives, experiences and dreams of the band members and their home, the beautiful Waitakere Ranges of West Auckland. Yebiisu’s debut EP Piha was recently featured on radio stations like Base FM, George FM, Kiwi FM, (CD of the Week, and Top 10 Hit Pick, as well as in-studio live performance), Auckland’s 95bFM, and Dunedin’s Radio One 91FM.
Yebiisu’s mild-mannered frontman Jayme Wallace is often compared to some of reggae’s greatest voices, and is equally splendid on soulful ballads as he is belting out James Brown’s ‘I Feel Good!’, while chief songwriters Sims Ross and James Bristow have a list of influences as long as their fanbase. Probably the most exciting thing about witnessing Yebiisu live is the diverse multi-instrumentation involved – Brazilian native Herb de Souza regularly adds an array of ethnic percussion layers over the top, whilst trombonist Jonothan Tan will frequently pull out a conch shell mid-set to blow an eerie refrain unlike anything you’ve heard before. Then there’s the squelching, dramatic basslines and synthesized delay phrases typical of the dub genre, and delicate melodica lines peppering the songs, to add a little something different.
The outlook for the next few months sees the band head back into the studio to record an album, as well as a busy schedule of live shows such the outdoor Waitakere Sounds festival in February, the Raglan Yot Club in early October, and various other club and festival dates (check the MySpace for more details!)
Jayme – Vocals
John - Keyboard & Backing Vocals
Jamo - Guitar
Sims – Bass & Backing Vocals
Jared – Drums
Herb – Percussion
SJ - Trumpet & Flugel Horn
Jono - Trombone & Shells
Piha EP now available at Real Groovy Records and many other music stores.
