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The Rock2Wgtn Fesival is a two day music festival. It is the second major music festival to be held in New Zealand, the first being the Big Day Out, but Rock2Wgtn is the first purely metal/rock festival. It is also the first two-day festival, as the Big Day Out is held over a single day. It was held at the Westpac Stadium, informally known as the The Cake Tin. It is called this due to the shape of the building.
[edit] Rock2Wgtn 2008
The Rock2Wgtn Festival was held Easter 2008. The headliners were Kiss[1] and Ozzy Osbourne. The other bands to play were Whitesnake[2], Lordi, Alice Cooper[3], and Poison[4].
New Zealand bands The Valves, Sonic Altar, and The Symphony of Screams played support over the 2 nights.
The special effects were supplied by Weta Workshop who have previously supplied effects for movies such as The Lord of The Rings[5][6].
Attendance over the 2 days was around 50,000.[7]
[edit] Band Line Ups (as of show):
| Lordi |
| Mr. Lordi - vocals |
| Amen - guitar |
| OX - bass |
| Kita - drums, vocals |
| Awa - keyboards, vocals |
| Alice Cooper |
| Alice Cooper - vocals |
| Brent Fitz - drums |
| Keri Kelli - guitar |
| Chuck Garric - bass |
| Jason Hook - guitar |
| Kiss |
| Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, lead vocals |
| Gene Simmons - bass guitar, lead vocals |
| Tommy Thayer - lead guitar |
| Eric Singer - drums, vocals |
| Poison |
| Bret Michaels - vocals, guitar, harmonica |
| C. C. DeVille - guitar, vocals |
| Bobby Dall - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals |
| Rikki Rockett - drums, percussion, vocals |
| Whitesnake |
| David Coverdale - vocals |
| Doug Aldrich - guitar |
| Reb Beach - guitar |
| Uriah Duffy - bass |
| Timothy Drury - keyboards |
| Chris Frazier - drums |
| Ozzy Osbourne |
| Ozzy Osbourne - vocals |
| Zakk Wylde - guitar |
| Rob "Blasko" Nicholson - bass |
| Mike Bordin - drums |
| John Sinclair - keyboards |
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