THE Mid-North Coast's summer music festival season will be extended into autumn.
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Port Macquarie's brand new Magic Castle Festival is set to explode at the Black Duck Brewery on Saturday, April 11.
The Magic Castle Festival will transform the brewery into one tasty, musical adventure when it comes alive with eight bands, two DJs and tasty nosh offerings from XS and Fish Face Taco.
Host Phil Jamieson of legendary Australian band Grinspoon said the event will kick off at 1 pm and will offer a "powerful mix of musical genres, a potent dynamic brew (excuse the pun) of folk, blues, rock, indie and hiphop throughout the afternoon".
Magic Castle is a philanthropic project for Jamieson who aims to raise funds for a good friend who was injured in a motorcycle accident in January this year.
Port Macquarie legend Lucas "Fruge" Farrugia sustained serious head injuries in an accident on the Oxley Highway. Air lifted to John Hunter Hospital, the subsequent road to recovery has been a marathon which requires ongoing treatment into the unforeseeable future.
"To know Fruge is to love him," said Jamieson, "a generous soul with a raucous sense of humour, complete with many unforgivable tattoos. This accident put his loved ones in deep shock, and we just want to alleviate the financial burden of recovery so he can concentrate on the physical challenges."
Headlining Magic Castle will be three-piece garage band Royal Chant. The band are currently working on a new album "The War Cry of Failure" following a string of successful tour dates along the East Coast. Self described as fast and fuzzed, slanted and slurred, the festival will be the band's first show in Port Macquarie this year.
Magic Castle will also feature live performances from Pelican Itch, Roy Rose, Korzdahavoc, Whores 4 Pinot, Lords of Pinball, Aubergine and Quantum Soul. and special guest DJ's.
Tickets for the boutique music festival are strictly limited, so pre-purchase is essential from OzTix.