New post: New Years Day and the Perth Cup 2008 

Old 2007 post:

As I understand it, the Perth Cup is a horse race, but at the same time it’s a big social event like the Melbourne Cup. There are several marquees (tentLand) on the Ascot Race Course terrain, and in these you can socialise, eat, drink, watch a fashion parade, and maybe watch the Perth Cup as well (this doesn’t seem the main purpose of TentLand!).

For the first time this year, a rock concert is also part of the happenings, Side Track’d, which I wrote about here. It is a seperate event which needs a seperate ticket, but there is a ticket that will allow you to get into the concert AND a marquee, The Lounge Room.

The marquees in Tent Land are as follows, follow the links for more info:

Ace Vending’s Hollywood Marquee

Las Vegas Tent

Liquid Marquee

Smirnoff Experience Marquee

SPACE 2007 Marquee (pdf file)

The Loungeroom (this is the one to go to if you also want access to the great bands on the Side Track’d line-up)

MRQ

Tickets to most tents are around $250….!! But that does usually include drinks for a few hours, food and some form of entertainment.

Apparently in previous years there was TentLand and Riverland, and there were about 18.000 people combined! This year there is only TentLand, and only about 14.000 tickets to be sold.

Perth Racing has the following to say:

One acre of lush paddock transformed into a party-zone. 14,000 of Perth’s social scene. A cocktail of glamour, sex, style and beat. Check your resolutions at the entrance – you won’t need them here. The party of the year.

General admission into Ascot for the Perth Cup (so not TentLand) is $30.

Tags: ascot-racecourse, australia, perth, wa

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