TODAY SHOWS BLUE SKIES FOR COOLY ROCKS ON
The skies cleared and there was a little ray of sunshine at Coolangatta this morning when Channel Nine's Today Show introduced Cooly Rocks On - Australia's hottest "new" Rock ‘N Roll Nostalgia Festival to the nation.
Cooly Rocks On will attract over 50,000 people into the Gold Coast-Tweed Heads region between June 3 and 13 next year for a week-long celebration of "Happy Days" culture - for a Festival that represents everything that was cool about the 1950s and ‘60s and everything that's hot about 2011.
Thanks to Gold Coast Tourism, Cooly Rocks On joined singing sensation Guy Sebastian on the same billing, as hundreds of locals took advantage of a morning break in the non-stop rain that has hit South East Queensland.
Today Show weather host Stevie Jacobs introduced the Cooly crew to Australia, with three of the Classic Cars to be featured in next year's Festival, front and centre including the famous Gold Coast surf Woody along with surfing legend Bob McTavish and the team from the Surf World Museum at Currumbin.
Cooly Rocks On Classic Cars and Hot Rod chairman Steve Bowman had two of his Cars on display - just a small sample of what visitors to next year's Festival can see.
They were joined by leading Queensland Rock ‘N Roll Band Shindig featuring Peter Brown on guitar and vocals; David Lee-Jay on drums and vocals and Rex Harris on base and vocals and Rock ‘N Roll dancers from the Gold Coast Rockers, Lynne and Dale Tomkins and Heather and Andy Brown who kicked up their heels.
Cooly Rocks On Operations Manager Bob Newman said it was a great way to showcase the new look Festival.
"What better way to showcase Cooly Rocks On than to be featured on National television - we wanted to let Australia know that Gold Coast-Tweed Heads will be the place to be next June," said Newman.
"We have spoken to Gold Coast Tourism about promoting the Festival not just in Australia but also to capture the overseas market as well. We hope to attract people from all over Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and California.
"June on the Gold Coast is a pretty nice time to come and let your hair down and we aim to give people a good time when they get here.
"To have the Today Show team at Coolangatta was a wonderful opportunity for us and the buzz around the town is absolutely fabulous.
"I just want to take this opportunity to thank Gold Coast Tourism and Today for what they have done to promote the Southern Gold Coast and a Festival which I know will be a lot of fun.
"The streets might be flooded with rain this week but come next June the place is going to rock and the streets will be packed with the best Rock ‘N Roll Nostalgia Festival you've ever seen."
- COOLY ROCKS ON is supported by funding from Connecting Southern Gold Coast.