Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

Sign up is now CLOSED for this years Rock Lottery!!

Here's a short list of some of the bands our so far confirmed players are from.

C.R.O.W.N.
Redress
Teenage Wedding
Mr. Zoth and the Werespiders
Klubovader
Sealion
Spaceport Union
PIGS: Canada's Most Authentic Pink Floyd Tribute
Under Palms
Did You Die
Fall Fair Car
Altered Dead
Legit Heat
The Half Moon Shine
Bučan Bučan
Fantasy Creeps
Prince Shima
Rugged Uncle

What is Rock Lottery?

On the morning of August 4th at 11AM selected musicians gather at the fifty fifty arts collective's gallery (2516 Douglas St.) for bagels and coffee. At this time everyone's name is put into a hat. Team captains are selected, the names are drawn from a hat randomly and each person is assigned to their team aka new band!

Generally we put together 4 bands for the show but there have been 5 in the past. Depends on how many people sign up and are accepted.

After each team/band is created they then go off to their assigned jam spaces to come up with a 30min. set to practice and perform later that night at Logan's. The only rule is that there are no covers allowed. It must be original material and it must fit within a 30 min. set.

That's it! It's super fun. Over the years we've had 100's of local musicians participate and it's always a blast. The Rock Lottery helps us raise money for our music programming so we can continue bring interesting, avante garde and experimental music to Victoria.

We are always looking for more sponsors!
please email thefiftyfifty@gmail.com if you'd like to assist us this year with prizes and/or if you have any questions about this event.