Cockatoo Island at night.

Cockatoo Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia. The island was originally used as a prison and later developed as a shipyard. Many naval ships were built and maintained at Cockatoo Island Dockyard. The shipyard was closed during the 1980s. In late March 2005 the island was re-opened to the public for the Cockatoo Island Festival, after two and a half years of planning. Image File history File linksMetadata Cockatoo_Island. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Cockatoo_Island. ... Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia, also known as Sydney Harbour and is the largest natural harbour in the world. ... Sydney, the Emerald City or the Harbour City, is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of New South Wales, as well as Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cockatoo Island Festival

The audience (during The Waifs' live set) in the Turbine Hall, one of the many buildings converted into stages during the festival.

From March 25 to March 27, 2005, a music and arts festival was held on the refurbished island, utilising abandoned buildings and warehouses as exhibition rooms, concert halls and shopping/food venues. The festival was headlined by local and international musical groups and artists, including: Image File history File linksMetadata Cockatoo_Island_Festival_audience. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Cockatoo_Island_Festival_audience. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Art Of Fighting
• Decoder Ring
• Eskimo Joe
• Gomez
• Machine Gun Fellatio
• Pete Murray
• The Wailers
• The Waifs
• Youth Group

The festival drew over 20,000 people and featured over 120 musical acts as well as stand-up comedians, performance artists and more. A dedicated ferry service ran day and night to take ticket holders to and from the island. Decoder Ring is an experimental electronic-rock crossover group from Sydney, Australia, formed in 2001 by Matt Fitzgerald and members of The Jackson Code, Sea Life Park and El Mopa. ... Eskimo Joe - from left to right, Stu MacLeod, Kav Temperly, and Joel Quartermain Eskimo Joe is an Australian pop-rock band whose debut album Girl went gold in 2001. ... Gomez is a British band from Southport. ... Machine Gun Fellatio are an alternative Australian band, recording and playing music of large range of styles. ... Pete Murray is an Australian singer-songwriter whose second album Feeler released on 21 July 2003 went to number one on the Australian charts on 29 March 2004 and has so far achieved six time platinum status. ... The Wailers (Tacoma, Washington) ; were an American rock band, often considered the first garage rock group. ... From left: Vikki Simpson, Josh Cunningham, and Donna Simpson The Waifs are a folk-rock band from Western Australia. ... Youth Group is a Sydney based pop rock band from Australia. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ...

External links

• Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Sites - Cockatoo Island
• Cockatoo Island Festival 2005 official website

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street maps from Street Directory or Whereis or MSN Maps.
  • Satellite photos from Google Maps and Terraserver.