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Otago Daily Times
06-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Dead Rockers Ball to help playground
Bulletproof Convertible present The Dead Rockers Ball at Waitati next week as a fundraiser for the Blueskin Library playground. Photo: Star files Swamp rock trio Bulletproof Convertible return to Waitati next weekend, bringing another Dead Rockers Ball fundraiser — this time in support of the Blueskin Library playground. The event will be held next Saturday, August 16, at Waitati Hall, with doors opening at 7.30pm. Band members Silas Waring (guitar/vocals), Alex Ramsay (drums) and Paul Southworth (double bass/vocals) are "stoked" to be part of such a great community cause as raising funds for the library. The fundraising Dead Rockers Ball was the brainchild of parents with young children living in the Blueskin Bay area, who were keen to raise funds to install play equipment for toddlers at the library garden. The area has recently undergone maintenance work but there is no play equipment. With a "blank canvas" to work with, the community is discussing options for the space, including swings, climbing equipment and sensory panels. The Dead Rockers Ball will feature a night of danceable music, prizes for best dressed, raffles, plants and hampers to win, and a mystery bottle auction. Snack food and supper is included in ticket price. There is an on-site bar (no BYO). Pre-sale tickets available through the Waitati Merchant or online at
Otago Daily Times
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Rockers ready to have a ball for fundraiser
Bulletproof Convertible present a fundraising Dead Rockers Ball this Saturday at Wingatui Hall. Photo: Star files Dedicated rockers Bulletproof Convertible are pulling out all the stops for this weekend's Dead Rockers Ball at Wingatui, a fundraiser for the Dunedin Fire Brigade Restoration Society. The event will be held this Saturday from 7.30pm at Wingatui Hall, 270 Gladstone Rd North. Audience members can dress up in their favourite style, or come along as a dead rocker, and dance the night away to the music of the three-piece "swamp rock" outfit. The trio of Silas Waring (guitar), Alex Ramsay (drums) and Paul Southworth (double bass) play a high-energy, 1950s' influenced style of music that features original songs. Along with the music, there will be raffles, an auction, food and snacks. Funds raised will go towards the work of the Dunedin Fire Brigade Restoration Society, founded in 1971, which is dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of Dunedin Fire brigades' history. The group has a collection of 18 fire engines, equipment, uniforms and historical records.
