8 Ball Aitken coming to town!

 

DON’T FORGET FOLKS THE AMAZING “8 BALL AITKEN” PLAYING LIVE THIS FRIDAY 6^TH JULY - 7PM Come and join in the great atmosphere at the best pub on Cape York!!!!!

JUNE LONG WEEKEND 2012

WHAT AN AMAZING WEEKEND!!!
Dave Steel & the Welcome Wagon, The Montgomery Brothers, Johno's Blues Band,
The Roadtrippers , The Hillbilly Goats and Lani Brouwer-Hughes made this
year Lions Den June Long Weekend one of the biggest and best ever! Clear
blue skies and stunning music saw a huge and happy crowd gather at the Den
for two days of camping and live music. Aussie music icon Dave Steel treated
the crowd to an exhilarating show on Saturday night along with his Welcome
Wagon compatriots Sandy Brady (on bass) and John "JP" Parry (on drums)
before treating the crowd to a personalised performance on Sunday afternoon.
Cairns legend Johno along with Ric Montgomery and Damien and Ryo Montgomery
joined up to revive the legendary Johno's Blues Band that wowed the crowd.
The Montgomery Brothers used their incredible music and percussion skills to
perform a vibrant display on floors, tables, cans and trees on Sunday arvo
before taking to the stage with Gav from the Roadtrippers for another great
jam session. The Roadtrippers and special guests from the Hillbilly Goats
teamed up to play a number of insane sets on Saturday night with screamer
winning the wild dancing competition! Special thanks also to the Hillbilly
Goats who again supplied ongoing entertainment through the whole weekend
with their exciting, toe tappin' tunes.

Big thank you to all the bands and especially Dave Steel, Sandy and JP for
making the trip all the way from Victoria just to perform at the Lions Den
Hotel - we appreciate it so much! THANKS EVERYONE!!! Cheers Max & Faith
Check out more pictures of the June Long Weekend in our gallery or on
facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-the-Lions-Den-Hotel

SATELLITE PHONES - NOW HIRING

 

 

Satellite Phone Hire

Heading up to the Cape?

Spending some time in a remote fishing location?

Don’t compromise your safety; hire a Satellite phone for peace of mind that you’re in contact with everyone in the outside world 24 / 7.

Hire the IsatPhone Pro from the Lions Den Hotel

Reliable network connection: Purpose-built for the most reliable satellite communications network in the world, it delivers the clearest voice quality and un-paralleled signal strength.

The essential services: satellite telephony, text and email messaging, GPS location data

Long battery life: up to 8 hours talk time and up to 100 hours standby time

Easy to use: intuitive GSM-style interface; high-visibility colour screen; large keypad for easy dialling.

Flexible Hire Rate options (Base Rate = $20 / day.  Discounts apply for extended periods and accommodation packages at Lions Den)

Lowest Sat. phone call rates: $1 / minute talk, $0.50c SMS

 

Call Max @ Lions Den Hotel on 4060 3911 to discuss options and rates

 

Cape York Roads are OPEN

Hi all,

Cape York’s Peninsula Development Road to Bamaga is now OPEN with a 5 tonne weight limit.

Battle Camp Road is now OPEN to traffic with a 5 tonne legal load limit.

Lakefield National Park and road to Cape Melville is due to open in 1 JUNE 2012.  The gate at the Kalpowar Crossing will be opened on this date (weather permitting).

Bloomfield Track is OPEN

Creb Track remains CLOSED

Road works have now begun across the shire so take care in these areas and SLOW DOWN

 

ANZAC DAY

“Lest we forget”  

It was impossible to forget anything on Anzac Day after a sensational performance by our favourite goats and a bunch of happy go-lucky revellers happy to enjoy the sunshine and the good cheer! The Hillbilly Goats along with up and coming singer songwriter Lani Brouwer-Hughes kept the crowd entertained from early arvo right through until dinner time. A bit of bush poetry from Marty and Jack and then a  guest appearance by publican/guitar bluesman Max and a stunner drums performance by usual front man Gav Dear, meant the day was an outstanding celebration of good music and good company. Well done everyone who played and sang and can’t wait till the big June Long weekend gig that is not far away! Just as a reminder Aussie legend Dave Steel is playing along with the famous Johno’s Blues Band, the Montgomery Brothers, the Roadtrippers and more……..

 

A beautiful Easter!

The sun shone and as promised the Easter bunny left sweet delights for the cheery travellers who made their way to the Lions Den for another gorgeous Easter weekend. We were definitely blessed with stunning weather and a smash hit performance by the Roadtrippers to a very loud and enthusiastic crowd. Sunday saw a record turnout for the kiddies Easter egg hunt and the local Rossville Fire Brigade put on a BBQ to keep the masses fed.

 

This weekend also saw the unveiling of the Lions Den Hotel’s new bands backdrop which has been lovingly painted by local artist Bob Baker. Featuring a stunning array of colours this amazing lion will take pride of place overlooking the Lions Den’s visitors on special nights from now on. Big thank you to Bob for undertaking such a huge project and we all agree it is magnificent. Cheers all and HAPPY EASTER!

 

Inbred Hillbilly Night- New Years Eve 2011

What a fantastic night it was for New Years Eve!!! Our inbred Hillbilly theme night brought all the “special” people out of the wood work,  and man was it a hoot! Big thanks to all those rednecks and toothless inbreds who made it an awesome way to bring in the New Year….yeee Haaa Thanks Hillbilly Goats.

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Bill Chambers Live @ the Lions Den!

Fresh from performances at this year’s Tamworth Country Music Festival, Gympie Muster, a live tour with daughter Kasey Chambers and both a new album and DVD launched this year Bill Chambers is set to hit the stage at the Lions Den Hotel at the start of December!!!!

Bill Chambers will be supported by  far north favorites The Hillbilly Goats and musical icon Kirk Steel. There's much more to Bill Chambers than just being Kasey's dad and the patriarch of the Chambers Clan is considered by some to be Australia's premier alternative-country guitarist. He can be a master of delicate picking on Dobro or Lap Steel and a demon on Slide. We can’t wait to see this country music legend on stage at our little pub....so get down here and support this huge event! ......SATURDAY 3^rd DECEMBER 7PM

Music, Music, Music

Sometimes I feel like we are the luckiest little hotel in the world and certainly the luckiest people in the world, to share our guitars, our time, our funny furniture, our beer, local characters and hospitality with the talented mob of musos, that keep turning up each week to play some cool tunes, blow the froth off a cold one and kick back with nothin’ much else to do but remember to keep time....and that’s just the ones that live here. Thanks Johnny Green for sharing some of your awesome friends.....hope they like the way we do things up here!

 

Faith Nulley

 

LIONS DEN HOTEL

 

Ph:   (07) 4060 3911

Fax: (07) 40603958

www.lionsdenhotel.com.au

 

A GREAT WEEKEND!

This year’s June long weekend included one of the best music line ups at the Lions Den Hotel, yet seen! Music talent from as far south as NSW  gathered together to put on a fabulous weekend of music which included the mesmerising skill of the Derringers , the jaw dropping Hank Green and his Blues Band, Johnny thunderbolt Gray as well as crowd favourites the Roadtrippers and the Hillbilly Goats.

 

Those lucky enough to be here on Friday night enjoyed the rare opportunity to see talented musicians unplugged and unguarded in a ‘no rules’ jam session that put some of Australia’s most talented musicians side by side under the veranda of the Den. Saturday visitors were entertained by Jim’s wild and amazing snakes and were able to get up close and personal with the more friendly ones, while kids got their faces painted, got tattooed and generally revelled in the play equipment.

Cairns music talent Rio led the fabulous Derringer boys on Saturday arvo with cool jazz sounds and blistering guitar that made the group impossible to ignore and impossible to forget. Saturday night saw the introduction of far north Queensland’s favourite band the Roadtrippers, who got the place rocking for the much anticipated Hank Green’s Blues Band. Showcasing some of Australia’s best blues musicians this band included Johnny Green and Grunter from the Blues Cowboys, Johnny Thunderbolt Gray and of course the 14 year old blues prodigy Hank Green himself who just brought the place alive!

Joined later on stage by the Derringers rising star Rio, the two boys carved a place in Lions Den history with their spine tingling guitar talents. Saturday night continued with the Roadtrippers and Hank Green’s Blues band sharing the spotlight to bring the crowd a constant stream of mind blowing and memorable music.

On Sunday the fantastic weather continued and at lunchtime the famous ‘Goats’ of the north the Hillbilly Goats showed why they are one of the best performers in the country, entertaining the crowd throughout the afternoon. Sunday arvo featured the famous Cane Toad races and a massive prize pool of $270 going to Gav with his toad “Fat Bastard”. Thanks to all who came to share this great weekend with the staff and locals of the Lions Den Hotel and of course all the wonderful musicians who made this weekend possible.... we look forward to sharing another great one with you next year!!!!