TOURING

This is where you'll find everything about our latest Tours!

2015

DEVELOPING LIVE MUSIC QUEENSLAND TOUR

Celebrating the Queensland Regional Song Contest, fRETfEST is going on tour, starting May 31st in EMERALD, MACKAY, AYR (Home Hill), TOWNSVILLE, ROCKHAMPTON, MILES, ROMA, CHINCHILLA with auditions in every town - this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

EMERALD

Sunday 31^st May

The Irish Village

63 Clermont St EMERALD

AUDITION - Free to enter

For local musicians - 11am till 12:30pm. This will be a chance to meet the man who discovered Pete Murray and Tom Busby. It will also be a chance to get up on stage! The audition will be held at the concert venue - between 11am till 12:30pm. Musicians who are under 18 will be required to bring their parent or guardian.

STAGECRAFT WORKSHOP - $5.00

For musicians who pass the audition - 1pm till 3pm. Pass the audition and you will join Harry Marshall on stage, for a song or two. The workshop costs $5 which includes free entry into the concert. Learn stagecraft techniques, gain confidence performing your own songs and learn how to relate to your audience!

CONCERT - $10 Entry*

Featuring the 2014 Winner of Queensland Regional Song Contest, 17yo Harry Marshall, from Springsure. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate Harry's win and sample the very best young singer-songwriters from across the Central Highlands District! 4:30pm Sunday 31st May

*Teens $5 * U13yrs Free!

MACKAY

Police Citizen's Youth Club - PCYC

Wednesday 3rd June

Audition - 12noon - Free

Workshop - 1:30pm - $5

AYR - Home Hill

Cutter's Cafe MALPASS HOTEL - Home Hill

Thursday 4th June

Auditon 4pm - Free

Workshop 5:30pm - $5

Concert 7:30pm - Free

TOWNSVILLE

Palm Creek Folk Festival

Saturday 6th, Sunday 7th & Monday 8th June

See www.palmcreek.com.au for festival cost and entry details

Al Buchan will be giving a stagecraft workshop 3:15pm Saturday - at The Fountain Pen (venue)

Also doing a professionalism workshop 11:30am Sunday - at the Fountain Pen

The festival features some blackboard opportunities and fRETfEST will be hosting one from 9am Monday - so don't miss this!

ROCKHAMPTON

Police Citizen's Youth Club - PCYC

Wednesday 10th June

Audition - 11:30am - Free

Workshop - 1pm - $5

Concert - 7pm - $10 Entry*

* Teenagers $5 & Kids U13 Free!

LATE AUDITION by appointment only - call 0438-386-237.

ROMA

More details coming soon

MILES

More details coming soon

CHINCHILLA

More details coming soon

WIN THIS GUITAR !!!!

With thanks to Guitar Brothers www.guitarbrothers.com.au, one lucky auditioner will take home this amazing Martinez Hybrid acoustic! Audition for fRETfEST during our 2015 Developing Live Music Queensland tour - pass the audition with an original song and perform it on stage at any of the fRETfEST 2015 tour concerts ...and this incredible guitar could be YOURS! See tour details above.

Spread the word - fRETfEST is coming to a town near you SOON!

Enquiries info@fretfest.com - Enquire today!

2014

HARRY MARSHALL ON TOUR

Sensational 17yo singer songwriter, Harry Marshall, from the Central Highlands of Queensland, is touring the Gold Coast and you can catch Harry performing his own songs, live, at the following venues:

Wed 10^th Dec, 9pm at THE LOFT, Chevron Island

Thu 11^th Dec 8:30 at TOWN & COUNTRY, Nerang

Fri 12^th Dec 3pm at BROADBEACH MALL STAGE

Sat 13^th Dec 1pm at SOUTHPORT BROADWATER

Contact the venues for location details. All events are free to the public.

ROB LONGSTAFF ON TOUR

Jan 2014. Uber Hippy, Activist, Singer Songwriter and Ultra Environmentalist, ROB LONGSTAFF, rocked across the USA, east to west, selling the benefits of sustainable travel and accompanied by his beat-up acoustic guitar and a pannier full of folk, soul & blues.

Hook up with him at www.facebook.com/roblongstaffmusic/events and watch him performing live on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N7C_hGkKIQ now!

2013

Congratulations to the BON JOVI ticket winners – Kelvin & Barbara KLEIN of Currumbin – and thanks to everyone who took part and supported the bands on the START ME UP TOUR which concluded on Saturday night at Albany Creek Tavern with our biggest audience – it was a terrific night!

HOME GROWN ROCK – Start Me Up Tour

Proudly supporting Original Rock in Brisbane!

CANDYRAT RECORDS (USA) and fRETfEST (AUST)

CANDYRAT GUITAR NIGHT

Featuring MANELI JAMAL & OWEN VAN LARKINS > EAST COAST AUSTRALIA TOUR

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Covering MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, BYRON BAY, GOLD COAST, BRISBANE, IPSWICH, and THE SUNSHINE COAST. This tour was a triumph, including Queensland's Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and STUDIO 188 (Ipswich) - pictured.

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