HOODOO GURUS and IAN MOSS to Rock Sucrogen Townsville 400

LegendaryAustralian rockers the HOODOO GURUSand IAN MOSS will headline the offtrack entertainment at this year’s Sucrogen Townsville 400.

AmongstAustralia’s greatest ever artists, the HOODOO GURUS and IAN MOSS willprovide an incredible spectacle for race fans as they perform some of theirgreatest hits.

IAN MOSS is best known as amember of the iconic Australian rock band Cold Chisel and evolved into a soloartist of the same calibre with his debut single ‘Tucker’s Daughter’ written incollaboration with Don Walker, charting at number one on the Australia’s charts.

Equally iconic Australian rock band the HOODOO GURUS have produced many charttoppers in their 30 years with instantly identifiable tracks such as “What’s MyScene?”, “I Want You Back”, “Miss Freelove ’69” and many more.

The buzz of all the on track action over the three day racing event willbe complemented by these Aussie rock legends on Saturday night of the event.

V8 Supercars directorof promoted events Mark Perry said the format of the Sucrogen Townsville 400,which includes a top entertainment offering, has proven highly popular withevent goers in the past.

“We are excited toannounce the rock and race format will continue in 2013, with two iconicAustralian rock icons, the HOODOO GURUSand IAN MOSS,” said Perry.

“The SucrogenTownsville 400 is one of the most successful new events V8 Supercars hasintroduced and with the support of the North Queensland community continues toget better every year.”

Sucrogen ExecutiveGeneral Manager Garry Mulvay said bringing top acts to North Queensland was amassive draw card for the event and the region.

“It is fantastic tobe a part of North Queensland’s largest sporting event, and with big nameAustralian rock legends lining up beside all the excitement of the V8 Supercarsgives the event its ‘X’ factor,” Mr Mulvay said.

Queensland Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Businessand the Commonwealth Games, Jann Stuckey, said the entertainmentline-up would add to the excitement of the Sucrogen Townsville 400.

“It is with great excitement we welcome Australian rocklegends, Ian Moss and the Hoodoo Gurus, to Townsville in July for thefirst instalment of a three-part V8 Supercarseries in Queensland,” said Minister Stuckey.

“The Sucrogen Townsville 400 provides visitors to theregion with an additional incentive to escape the winter chill of thesouthern states with a visit to northern Queensland.

“Supporting major events in Townsville is part of the NewmanGovernment’s commitment to foster a thriving tourism industry, working towardour target to increase the state’s annual overnight visitor expenditure to $30billion by 2020.”

The Sucrogen Townsville 400 is supported by the Queensland Governmentthrough Tourism and Events Queensland as part of a growing calendarof sporting, cultural and regional events throughout the state.

Rock’n’Raceweekend passes start at $97. Ticket prices for the racing start at $25, and areavailable through www.ticketek.com.au. For more information about the SucrogenTownsville 400 Event visit www.v8supercars.com.au.