March 2005 poster |
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Location(s) | Joondalup, Western Australia |
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Years active | 1999 - 2009 |
Date(s) | March & October |
Genre | Rock music & Alternative rock |
Website | Official website |
Rock-It is an Australian music festival held at the Arena Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The festival was first held in 1999, and mainly features modern rock music. Along with the nationally-touring Big Day Out, Rock-It is one the major rock concerts held regularly in Perth.
At the March 2009 event Western Australian Police trialled the use of drug amnesty bins for the first time at a rock concert.[1] The police restrictions resulted in long queues on entry and due to their public visibility little use by concert goers.[2][3]
Silverchair, Powderfinger, Beaverloop, John Butler Trio, Killing Heidi, Jebediah, Test Eagles, Auto Pilot, DJ Kingsize, Kenny Bartley, DJ Betamax, DJ Dr Love, Fourstroke
Green Day, Powderfinger, Grinspoon, 28 Days, Shihad, John Butler Trio, Weta
Grinspoon, John Butler Trio, Shihad (as Pacifier), Machine Gun Fellatio, Motorace, Bodyjar, Superheist, The Fergusons, Spencer Tracy
Jack Johnson, Powderfinger, The Living End, John Butler Trio, Magic Dirt, Gyroscope, Downsyde
Grinspoon, Shihad (as Pacifier), Resin Dogs, Bodyjar, The Butterfly Effect, Brand New, After the Fall, The Flairz
Blink-182 was scheduled, but cancelled due to drummer Travis Barker breaking an ankle.
This festival, featuring an all-Australian line up, was the first Rock-It to sell out. The Living End, Jet, Spiderbait, Hilltop Hoods, Jebediah, 28 Days, Rocket Science, The Casanovas, Dallas Crane, Cooker and Love, Ground Components
Green Day, Grinspoon, Simple Plan, Shihad, Frenzal Rhomb, End of Fashion, Little Birdy, Scribe, The Spazzys, The Flairz, Faker, Day of the Dead, Mr Sandman, The Fuzz
Foo Fighters, Oasis, Spiderbait, Wolfmother, Kaiser Chiefs, Gyroscope, Karnivool, The Pictures[4]
Silverchair, Grinspoon, Shihad, Cog, Butterfingers, Faker, After the Fall, The Hot Lies, Snowman, Katalyst, Koolism, Fdel, Ru.C.L., Nathan J
Arena Joondalup, was unable to host the April 2007 event, so the festival was held at the Claremont Showgrounds. The event was renamed Blackjack 2007 and featured The Pixies, The Living End, Eskimo Joe, Gnarls Barkley, The Vines, Birds of Tokyo and Children Collide.[6]
Kings of Leon, The Fratellis, The Music, Birds of Tokyo, Faker, The Stills, Sparkadia, Sugar Army[7][8], Bob Log III, The Devil and Abbe May