Welcome to July RDUnited members

RDU has plenty of reasons to stay indoors in July while we wait for the snow glorious snow.

While the ice blasts through , RDUnited members can huddle together by winning some great stuff...

Lucky RDUnited members are eligible to win tickets to the Telecom 31st Christchurch International Film Festival. Listen to Kate Gorgeous in the Morning from 3 August to 19 August and you could win a double ticket every day. For info on the Telecom 31st Christchurch International Film Festival 2007 go to www.nzff.co.nz

RDU98.5FM and Plus1presents are pleased to bring to you Steve Kilbey,  the legendary lead singer and songwriter from The Church. Steve Kilby  plays an intimate acoustic concert Friday the 27th of June at Al's Bar and the first 25 tickets purchased from Real Groovy  before Sunday July the 8th by RDUnited members receive $10 off the ticket price. For those who struggle with maths, thats $29.90 instead of $39.90.....

And it doesnt stop there....heard of The Shins?

The Shins Short Story Competition.
Indie pop favourites, The Shins are coming to Christchurch and RDU is giving you and four friends the chance to go. To win, all you need to do is submit a short story featuring the words "RDU, The Shins, and one of the following two lyrics either 'The gutter may profess its love, Then follow it with hesitation', or 'So keep your wick in the air and your feet in the fetters'.

The story has to be a maximum of 200 words and the winner will and have their short story semi professionally produced in the RDU studio.
Submit your short stories by email to hat@rdu.org.nz or drop them off at the RDU office. Entries close July 4th and the winner will be announced during RDU mornings on the July 6th. And if you dont win, venture down to Ticketek or Real Groovy right now.

Also, watch out for first anniversary party for the Ya Ya Teahouse in Poplar Lane at the end of July.

And to wrap the month up nicely, Earlybird Tickets for the biggest show of Summer go on sale July 2nd From Ticketek.  Southern amp2 will have over 12 hours of live music and more than 35 bands and djs performing on 3 stages. See Shihad, Concord Dawn & MC Tiki, The Black Seeds, and Ladi 6 and to see more local flavour, visit the Christchurch Industry stage sponsored by RDU98.5FM. Goto  www.southernamp.co.nz  for details.

If you are feeling very cold, stop in and visit us at the newly renovated RDU offices. We are very proud. Now,  BRING ON THE SNOW!!!!