
REPORT: MARK JOHN / PHOTOS: GERARD O’BRIEN

A colourful crowd enjoys the music.

Ad Pugh, a.k.a. "Captain Chainsaw", of Little Tree Garden Craft, shapes a piece of wood.
About 50 different bands performed on three different stages at the all-ages gig, blending multiple genres of music including punk, reggae, electronic and folk.

Children paint Waitati resident Therese Hailes' Mitsubishi Gallant at the festival. It was Ms Hailes’ second time getting her car painted at the festival. The first car she had painted had recently died and she needed its replacement done up. She said it made it easier to spot her car in the supermarket.