By KANE YOUNG, themercury.news.com.au
SOME of the biggest names in Australian music will perform at a huge concert in Launceston next month _ and it's all for a good cause.
The inaugural MS Fest, to be held at Launceston's Royal Park Regatta Grounds on Saturday March 11, will feature performances from some of the country's most popular rock, hip-hop and dance acts.
It is shaping to be the state's second-biggest music event of the year, trailing only the Falls Festival.
Grinspoon, Shihad, Rogue Traders, The Herd, COG, Fast Crew, Bliss n Eso, True Live, Behind Crimson Eyes, Stand Defiant, Durbeyfield, the Dead Abigails, The Embers and Ten Bears will perform on the main stage, with dance acts Poxy Music, NuBreed, Ajax, Goodwill, John Course, Gillie and Boogs behind the decks in the Ministry Of Sound Clubbers Guide Arena.
Skateboarding fans will also be treated to an exhibition by current Australian champion and ex-pat Tasmanian George Newsholme and members of the Red Herring Skate Team including Brendon Hill and Laif Johannesen.
The MS Society of Tasmania has organised the event as part of its 50th birthday celebrations, with all profits raised from the concert going towards further research into the disease and provision of support services to Tasmanians with multiple sclerosis.
The concert is already proving to be extremely popular, with 1500 discounted early-bird tickets having already sold out.
Tickets are now $60 each and are available from nine outlets around the state, including RuffCut Records and Ellison Hawker Newsagency in Hobart.
MS Fest will run from 11am to midnight.
Discount travel packages (including bus and concert tickets and accommodation) for patrons travelling to Launceston for the event are available from the Launceston Travel and Information Centre (1800651827).
Bus services will also be available for return travel on the day.
For more information on the bands, venue and tickets go to www.msfest.com
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