Preparations for the first rock concert on Cecil Peak are under way, with a resource consent application for a temporary helicopter site at Jacks Point received by Lakes Environmental.
Almost half of the 150 tickets available had sold by Friday, for the inaugural Over The Top Rock music festival this Saturday.
Arrowtown band the Lynch Mob will perform the entire classic Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon plus other Pink Floyd hits one mile above Lake Wakatipu.
Vocalist-guitarist Ben Lynch said the concept came from Over The Top - The Helicopter Company owner Louisa "Choppy" Patterson, after the band performed at the Michael Hill New Zealand Open, at The Hills, in late January.
"The idea is people come for brunch at Jacks Point, then are helicoptered up to Cecil Peak, which is about a 10-minute flight," Mr Lynch said.
"Jacks Point is doing a barbecue on top, we play Dark Side of the Moon from start to finish, then we fly back to Jacks Point for drinks afterwards."
Jacks Pt Ltd applied for resource consent to establish, operate and maintain a temporary helicopter take-off and landing area on the golf driving range beside the clubhouse on March 27, or March 28, in case of poor weather or unsuitable conditions.
The application was received on March 18.
A power generator, stage, PA equipment, barbecue facilities and toilets would all need to be helicoptered to Cecil Peak and back, Mr Lynch said.
The long-range weather forecast looked good, he said.
Tickets cost $495 per person.
That includes brunch, return helicopter transfers, barbecue lunch on the peak and the Lynch Mob's day-time concert.
The event is scheduled between 10am and 6pm.
