Save Happy Valley Wellingtons fundraisin’g gig on Saturday night went off. We had around 70 people show up which means we made roughly $600 in profit. First up Jessie Moss, from Harriet and Matches got the gig going with her smooth solo acoustic sounds, followed by slightly louder and more frantic Mr Sterile Assembly who led-up to a fever pitch performance by punk-rock Anaesthesia Associates. Olmecha Supreme headlined the gig and got everyone out of their seats and on to the dance floor with their wicked performance. Gareth got up and said a few words about the campaign and our activities and invited everyone to get down to the Valley this summer. By all measures the gig was a total success and big thanks has to go to Happy for hosting the event, the bands for donating their time, and a special thanks to Rusty for organising the event.

Keep an eye out for our next fundraising gig – A Leonard Cohen tribute concert at the Paramount and our Global Day of Action on Climate Change event – body-painted people and fun kite flying to highlight the destruction wrought by Solid Energy on the Coast and also wind energy as a positive solution to coal burning for electricity production - November 4 at Parliament.

# posted by gareth @ 2:26 PM