Red Cross Benefit Set to Rock Townsville

Words by Anna-Marie Harding

A benefit concert will be held this Saturday, 10 April, at the Aitkenvale PCYC. The event will host many local, and even some out-of-town bands, in an effort to raise money to help the victims of the recent earthquake tragedy in Haiti.

Some of the bands set to play include: The Short List, Shiftlock, Ghosts Over Japan, Joshboycott, 20 Ounces From Freedom, The Popli Kids, Al Goregasm, Jobstopper, Two Steps From Home, Why Wait and Exiled On Armstrong.

The concert offers music for a wide range of musical tastes, with genres ranging from punk and indie rock to electronic, and is set to kick off at 4pm and run well into the night.

Tickets are $10 and will be available for purchase at the door.

The event is strictly alcohol-free and there will be food and non-alcoholic drinks available inside.

All proceeds of the event will go to the Red Cross Foundation's efforts in helping the victims in Haiti, as well as an extra 20% of The Short List's merchandise sales that will be donated to the cause.

This is a one-night only event and is set to raise some money for a worthwhile cause while offering high-class entertainment at a low cost - something no Townsville music-lover or humanitarian should risk missing!