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US band Health plays Orientation this year.
The line-up for OUSA Orientation 2010 was released this
week, with American band Health topping a reasonably solid
bill.
This year, the Otago University Students Association welcomes
back events manager Vanessa Reddy, who has been in the United
States for a year studying the effects of alcohol in the
events industry.
This will be her sixth Orientation and she is glad to be
coming back to the city.
"Yes, that was always the plan."
Following an edict from the university's vice-chancellor this
Orientation is the first not carrying an alcohol company's
sponsorship, which ties in with Reddy's American research.
"If we are going to change the harm-related drinking culture
at Otago then it needs to be a holistic approach.
"The whole community has to be involved ... it is possible to
put on concerts and not serve alcohol at them."
Reddy says she is looking forward to seeing a couple of items
on the programme. "I am interested in seeing what Mistress is
like and I always love the outdoor movie with free
candyfloss."
While in the States, Reddy saw a band or two that she thought
might do well in Dunedin.
"I got to dance on stage behind Girl Talk, which was a
fantastic night.
"I tried to get him for Orientation but the timing didn't
work out, but I will keep in touch with his manager."
Plans for Orientation 2010 were well under way by the time
she arrived back in the country, and she's thankful to her
team for a good effort.
• If you can't wait to get your groove on, there's an
invitation to Sex With Bowie at Port Chalmers.
That's the name of Chris Keogh's newish band, which Keogh
says came about for reasonably simple reasons: "We just
really, really like David Bowie."
Keogh says the band is a three-piece.
"Myself and Rich Valentine write and record all the songs.
"We have a bass player, Bugs Miller of The Something Quartet,
who performs with us live and records some of the bass on the
records."
See them
- Sex With Bowie and The Twitch (Auckland) play at Chicks
Hotel Port Chalmers, on Wednesday February 10.
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