The Pub with No Beer Festival



2005 Male Vocalist of the Year Adam Harvey Highlights The Pub With No Beer Festival 2005 'Male Vocalist of the Year', ADAM HARVEY named The Pub With No Beer Festival as one of his highlight events this year. Speaking after The Golden Guitar Awards where Harvey had just won his sixth Golden Guitar, including the coveted Male Vocalist of the Year for the second consecutive year, Harvey will be joined on stage by a swag of Australia's top country music stars, including JOHN WILLIAMSON, LEE KERNAGHAN and BECCY COLE. International artists FRED EAGLESMITH and CORB LUND BAND will also perform and will travel from Canada for the event. THE PUB WITH NO BEER FESTIVAL will be staged on Easter Sunday, 27 March at the legendary pub at Taylors Arm in the picturesque Nambucca Valley. "It's the perfect setting for a Festival" said Marius Els, Event Co-ordinator and Managing Director Allied Artists.” The atmosphere and history of The Pub With No Beer adds a unique dynamic to the event and the calibre and diversity of entertainment places this Festival among the top national country music events." Plans are well underway for the Festival with strong support from the local community. "The Lions Club is proud to support the organisers of the Festival and is extremely grateful for their generous donation towards the Lions Club's fund raising activities. While the Festival showcases the beautiful Nambucca Valley to locals and visitors alike, it also presents greater opportunity for Lions Club to raise much needed funds for many ongoing community and charity projects ". Brian Liddell, President, Macksville Lions Club. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketek or The Pub With No Beer with Early Bird discounts available until 31 January . About The Pub With No Beer The Pub With No Beer is just twenty minutes off the Pacific Highway at Macksville on the North Coast of NSW - but a hundred years back in time. The Pub started life as a boarding house in 1896 but fulfilled its true destiny and became a licensed hotel in 1903. The Pub was immortalised in the 1950's when Gordon Parsons, a talented songwriter and timber cutter working in the area, wrote about a true story of the Pub running out of beer. The piece was recorded by Slim Dusty and became one of Australia's most famous songs. Today, The Pub With no Beer stands just the way it's always been - a classic, timber Australian bush pub. There's plenty of history on the walls and tall tales at the bar. There's comfortable overnight accommodation as well as camping areas. The Pub With No Beer is a great place to take a break and enjoy Australian country hospitality in the peace of the Australian bush. www.pubwithnobeer.com.au E: marketing@alliedartists.com.au
The Pub With No Beer Festival returns * Easter Sunday, 27 March 2005. LEGENDARY VENUE, LEGENDARY LINE-UP! Lee Kernaghan and John Williamson will headline more than 10 hours of live, outdoor country music at The Pub With No Beer Festival, being held at Taylors Arm on the NSW North Coast on
Easter Sunday, 27 March 2005.
They will be joined on stage by some of Australia's top country music stars, including Beccy Cole and Adam Harvey, as well as international acts Fred Eaglesmith and Corb Lund Band. Special Guests include Jim Haynes, Jake Nickolai and more! Running Times 1pm : Doors Open 11:30pm : Finish (Approx) Please Note: Running times are approximate and may be subject to change.
TICKETS ON SALE - WEDNESDAY 24 NOVEMBER Tickets available at Ticketek ph: 131 931 or visit www.ticketek.com.au
The Pub With No Beer Festival was a regular event on the country music calendar in the early 1980's. It was attended by thousands of country music fans, both locals and tourists who enjoyed the music and the community atmosphere, as well as the experience of visiting the authentic bush pub. Easter 2005 represents the first time the Festival has returned to Taylors Arm in almost 20 years. "We intend to put The Pub With No Beer Festival back on the calendar as an annual Easter event," said Marius Els, Event Co-ordinator and Managing Director of Allied Artists. "It's the ideal location for a festival." The Pub was built shortly after the turn of the century but became embedded in Australian history forever when it literally ran dry! A couple of the thirsty timber cutters, Gordon Parsons and Joe Cooper, proved to be talented songwriters and immortalized their frustration in what has become Australia's most famous song, 'The Pub With No Beer'. It was recorded by Slim Dusty making the Pub at Taylors Arm the most famous in Australia. John Williamson, who performed at many of The Pub With No Beer Festivals in the 1980's fondly recalls being on stage at Taylors Arm all those years ago. "Taylors Arm is one of those special pockets of our country and has managed to retain all its magic. It'll be fantastic to be part of the whole community spirit and perform in that environment again. "There are a couple of generations that might have missed the full experience of an outdoor Festival so this'll be the start of something new for them" said Williamson.
The Pub With No Beer Festival will get underway from 1pm on Easter Sunday, 27 March 2005. A variety of foodstalls will offer plenty of food options throughout the event, while the Pub itself will ensure there's ample liquid refreshments to quench people's thirsts. Free camping is available at the Festival. The Pub With No Beer Festival is proudly sponsored by Country Music Channel, NBN, Country Power and Tooheys TICKETS ON SALE - Wednesday 24 November TICKETEK Phone: 131 931 or www.ticketek.com.au or The Pub With No Beer, Taylors Arm, NSW North Coast
www.pubwithnobeer.com.au

About The Pub With No Beer
The Pub With No Beer is just twenty minutes off the Pacific Highway at Macksville on the North Coast of NSW - but a hundred years back in time. The Pub started life as a boarding house in 1896 but fulfilled its true destiny and became a licensed hotel in 1903. The Pub was immortalised in the 1950's when Gordon Parsons, a talented songwriter and timber cutter working in the area, wrote about a true story of the Pub running out of beer. The piece was recorded by Slim Dusty and became one of Australia's most famous songs.

Today, The Pub With no Beer stands just the way it's always been - a classic, timber Australian bush pub. There's plenty of history on the walls and tall tales at the bar. There's comfortable overnight accommodation as well as camping areas. The Pub With No Beer is a great place to take a break and enjoy Australian country hospitality in the peace of the Australian bush.
www.pubwithnobeer.com.au