According to organisers, “It pays homage to the fact that Melbourne prides itself as one of the music and sporting capitals of the world. The town’s devotion to football is of religious proportions, and the Reclink Community Cup is as much loved by sports loving fans, as it is by fun loving and music loving patrons alike. It has been proudly grass roots from its very inception twenty one years ago, annually promoting an all inclusive fun day out regardless if you are one devoted to the mighty Sherrin or not.”
The clash between the Rockdogs and Triple R 102.7FM/PBS 106.7FM Megahertz will be fought out at Elsternwick Park on Sunday June 21.
Also announced this morning is that Adalita and her band will be performing. She last played at the Cup in 2004 with Paul Kelly and TISM. More acts for the 2015 event will be unveiled over the next few weeks.
From what started out 21 years ago as a football match amongst the Melbourne music fraternity, it now draws 10,000. Last year it raised $100,000 for Reclink Australia, who use sport and the arts to enhance the lives of people around Australia experiencing disadvantage and targets some of the community’s most vulnerable and isolated people – those experiencing mental illness, disability, homelessness, substance abuse, addiction, and social and economic hardship.
