The school of rock was certainly in session at the Windsor Park Community Precinct on Sunday, as the West Tamar Youth Advisory Council and local band Animals with Big Heads hosted Outta the Garage.
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The aim of the gig was to encourage those dipping their toes in the band business to show their musical talent.
Animals with Big Heads bassist and event organiser Kade Renshaw said the day went very well despite the weather.
"We were going to hold it in the Soundshell originally, but Tasmanian weather is so unpredictable especially today," he said.
"We came here and it was overcast, the next hour it was raining and the hour after that it was overcast again."
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The idea came to Renshaw after his band had recently played a gig.
"It came literally just after I had the gig, I thought 'I don't want to wait half a year before I do another gig, I'll do another gig right now'," he said.
"So with the Youth Advisory Council, who has been such a great help, we organised a gig for the local Tasmanians.
"What this gig has been about is giving people opportunities when they have that [musical] product, when they get to that stage you really want to show what these bands have on offer."
West Tamar Council youth development officer Andy Beeston said that it was important for the Youth Advisory Council to support Outta the Garage and any event promoting youth creativity.
"For us we really want to support Kade and others from the West Tamar, giving them a platform to perform and showcase their music," he said.
"We look forward to future events where we can have hundreds of people they can play in front of.
"There is some real talent here which we are excited for but also some resilience because they've had to battle with the weather and unpredictable circumstances and they've come out, had a lot of fun and have got a lot of support."
Renshaw hoped to host another Outta the Garage gig in the future to encourage more young bands to come forward.
"Hopefully if we get to do this again there'll be more Northern Tasmanian bands," he said.
"Sure social media and Soundcloud are good but this gets back down the performing part of music, seeing them outside of the garage."
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Harry Murtough
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
