Parachute 2010 Mainstage in the late afternoon before headliners at night
Background information
Origin
1992 - 1994: El Rancho Christian Camp, Waikanae, New Zealand.
1995 - 2003: Totara Springs Camp, Matamata, New Zealand.
2004 - 2014: Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Years active
1992-2014
Labels
Parachute Music
Musical artist
Parachute Music Festival was a Christian music festival held annually in New Zealand between 1992 - 2014. Originally starting in Waikanae, the event moved to Matamata in 1995, and then finally to Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand where it was held from 2004 - 2014. The three-day festival was run by Parachute Music, and ran annually in late January, on the weekend before Auckland Anniversary Day,.[1] The event was one of the largest Christian music festivals outside of the United States and it was one of the largest multi-day festivals in the Southern Hemisphere.[2][3] As well as musicians, it also featured guest speakers.
^[1] Archived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^"Parachute lends a hand to NZ Women's Refuge". Infonews.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^"Inspirational rock spirit | Stuff.co.nz". Archived from the original on 23 February 2013.
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