Australia Day at the Rev

Melbourne’s The Reverence Hotel will host an Australia Day weekend showcase in 2013, with a two day music event for charity.

Presented by Deathproof PR, the event raises money for The Refugee Council, Oxfam and The River Nile Project respectively.

First run of bands include:

HEADACHES | NUCLEAR SUMMER | THE GUN RUNNERS |MILESTONES |THE FEVERED | CAVALCADE | COLLAPSE |LINCOLN LE FEVRE | STOCKADES | EL ALAMEIN | DR PIFFLE AND THE BURLAP BAND

…with more to be announced.

“After seeing things like Cronulla riots happen and a general decline in positive activities surrounding Australia Day, it seemed like more people felt it was necessary to focus on being a drunken, racist asshole… My friends and I were discussing how there could be a way to counteract all this, raise a bit of money and generally have a bit of fun, and from there it grew into the very first Australia Day at The Tote,” Event organiser, Tom Jenkins said.

A limited amount of two-day passes are available at http://www.inkandlead.bigcartel.com for only $25.

Tickets on sale now.