BUILDING upon the success of the hugely popular Beerwah and Celebrate Glasshouse Country Street parties from previous years, HinterWonderLand Street Party Beerwah promises to push it up a notch and deliver an even more impressive community focussed festival of fun on Saturday November 12.
Beerwah will be bustling with a phenomenal live music and entertainment program, artisan markets and street stalls centred around Simpson Street, Beerwah Marketplace and Village and surrounding areas. Hosted by the Glasshouse Country Chamber of Commerce and local organisers Jack Rabbit Events the party kicks off at 1pm with four jam-packed entertainment stages, the involvement of over fifty community organisations and businesses, rides, workshops, laser light show and heaps more. In an exciting coup for the event, former pop prince, the chart-topping X factor winner Reece Mastin will making sure the party finale finishes with a bang as he and his band headline the main stage from 9pm. With two platinum #1 albums, three consecutive chart-topping singles and his latest song going straight to number one on the iTunes Rock charts, over the last 10 years Reece has matured from teenage pop idol to a ‘nu school rock n roll’ young gun that can still wow the crowds with a mix of catchy sing along pop classics and feel good factor rock.
Speaking with GC&M News, Reece (main image) said he was looking forward to performing at what will be one of the first festivals he’s played at since Covid and although he was keen to explore a more rock driven sound, he said he still enjoyed playing the pop hits that fans love.
“Although my production and sound is moving towards a more rock direction, at our shows hits like ‘Shut up and kiss me’ and ‘Good night’ are the songs everyone knows and what makes people happy – so my hope is we can amalgamate my past with what we are going to do in the future and have something a bit down the middle. I can still be the X Factor kid who can also now play some solid rock songs!” laughed Reece.
“If I can make people have fun for an hour and they can get to sing along with songs from their childhood and teenage years that’s great. The cool thing I noticed over the last few years is that people are also now singing along to newer songs, so they are obviously enjoying the new sound too!” said Reece.
Shelly Le Vesconte from Jack Rabbit Events said she was feeling “pumped and positive” about organising this years’ street party and she looked forward to bringing her passion, extensive event management experience and industry knowledge to lift the profile and energy of the much-loved community celebration. Shelly said she was keen to build upon the ethos and community good will of the previous street parties, and by combining her professional skillset with local knowledge she hoped to deliver an even better experience for the community to enjoy.
“I’ve been blown away by the community and business support for this event. The generosity and good will of our local businesses and community groups to help make this event a success has been fantastic. We’ll have something to appeal to everyone from United Pro wrestling on the Collison stage, to our incredible line up of talented local musos, dancers and entertainers, Skyfall light show, incredible street food and local stallholders,” said Shelly.
President of the Glasshouse Country Chamber of Commerce, Jenny Broderick said it was an absolute privilege to be able to host this awesome event that was all about bringing community together.
“I’m really excited and looking forward to the way this great family friendly event showcases our local businesses and organisations to both the local and wider community,” said Jenny.
Organisers are urging attendees to register online via OzTix. The event is free; however, a prize pass can be purchased for $5 in advance ($10 on the day) that includes general admission plus a ticket in mega $1000+ prize draw and a ride pass.
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