Guitar hero Joe Satriani will head an all-star lineup in the six-day celebration of all genres of guitar playing that will include workshops, forums, concerts, and jam sessions that everyday New Zealanders can take part in.
The event will also showcase other legendary axemen including Glenn Hughes, former frontman of Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Uli Jon Roth, Guns and Roses' Gilby Clarke, Tim Donahue, and the Alex Skolnick Trio.
Aimed at providing a learning experience like no other, G-TARanaki will move beyond concert venues and out into local schools for Sky Academy workshops in Opunake, Inglewood, and Waitara.
"G-TARanaki will be unlike any concert or series of concerts ever seen in New Zealand. This will not be a case of the artists coming in, playing a concert, and leaving again," says Venture Taranaki Events Manager Garry Sharpe-Young.
"A key objective of the Festival is to give every guitarist in New Zealand the opportunity to learn from, and be inspired by, guitar legends like Joe Satriani, Gilby Clarke, or Glenn Hughes."
For six days New Plymouth will become New Zealand's guitar capital, offering something for all guitar players and fans across a variety of musical styles.
"In the last few months Taranaki has hosted concerts by Sir Elton John, Jack Johnson, the Beach Boys, and the huge WOMAD festival. The addition of G-TARanaki is an opportunity to put on a major event that will build the reputation that New Plymouth really is, according to TVOne 'New Zealand's event capital.'"
G-TARanaki
New Plymouth, 14-19 July 2008
More information: www.gtaranaki.co.nz
Contact: Garry Sharpe-Young, Venture Taranaki, 027 636 1725
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