Described as the largest Christian music event outside the U.S., people flocked to the Parachute Christian music festival that drew an approximate 30,000 attendances with 170 music bands participating in it.
Staged near Mystery Creek, in New Zealand, the festival marketing manager, Blair Dale, told the New Zealand-based publication stuff.co.nz that no major issues had arose and the vibe was great since the four-day festival started.
"The whole vibe this year has been great since day one. There have been no major issues and all the punters have been great,” he said. "All the feedback we have got back has reflected that, too."
A spokesman for the event, Gavin McCulloch, told OnewNews concert-goers were also doing their task in helping the world through the fund-raising of tens of thousands of dollars for aid projects in Rwanda. He continued, saying there was a lot going on beneath the surface where Christian fans understood the responsibility to assist those less fortunate.
The music concern started in 1989 and since its founding it has a strict rule of entry. Unlike other concerts, the rock-festival has a strict morale code which it rigorously enforced.
Mixed tenting is not permitted unless couples are married, and festival-goers are asked to dress modestly. Bikini tops and skimpy beachwear are deemed inappropriate - even on hot days, reported the New Zealand Herald.
Furthermore, the festival has an austere measure of prohibiting the use of drugs and alcohols in the vicinity. To Ray Malcomson, who has policed the event for six-years, he compared the event to society, where he stated the conduct of festival goers should be the same as they head back.
"This is how we would like society to be people looking out for each other and genuinely concerned for each other," he told OneNews.
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Christian-based Parachute event draws in around 30,000 people
Described as the largest Christian music event outside the U.S., people flocked to the Parachute Christian music festival that drew an approximate 30,000 attendances with 170 music bands participating in it.
By: Christian Today Australia
Posted: Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 8:58 (EST)
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