Greenlee is an online retailer and The Coro Classic is the first music festival she’s had a stall at – it won’t be her last.
Greenlee studied politics but now makes a living selling online.
“At the moment, the big thing for festivals is scarves – people wear them as bandanas, to add a bit of interest, or wrapped around themselves.
“I think it started in Australia from all the dust, and it’s become a trend.”
Genuine tattoos were also booked out by those choosing to permanently ink themselves at The Coro Classic.
The DJ stage kicked off with DJ Sunray, Lucy, and progressed to blistering sets on sundown by Camrin Watson, Ross From Friends and Disrupta, before Issey Cross sang live to a tent too packed to move.
Designer thrift scarves were selling out at Anissa Greenlee’s stall. Photo / Alison Smith
New this year was the Kitchen Disco stage, serving up house and pop (the musical kind) with a happy, smaller crowd vibe.
Three stages in total featured artists from New Zealand, Australia, the UK and elsewhere.
They included main stage acts Scribe, The Black Seeds, No Cigar and UK garage collective Kurupt FM – who may have started out in a UK mockumentary but take their fame and fan base seriously at festivals.
After delivering a set that at one point got the entire audience to crouch down or show they were racist, Kurupt FM came out to greet and offer selfies with fans.
New this year at the Coro Classic was the Kitchen Disco stage, serving up house and pop. Photo / Alison Smith
Allan ‘Seapa’ Mustafa dutifully autographed one woman, who had scrounged around and offered him a coloured pencil and bottle of tabasco sauce with which to sign her skin.
Co-organiser Kurt Barker, of Nexgen Touring, confirmed one medical response that involved a rescue helicopter, and thanked the on-site medical and emergency services teams for their support.
“Attendee safety is always our top priority and we’re pleased with how all safety procedures worked.
“Overall, we’re very happy with how it went and before increasing numbers, there are a few site and infrastructure improvements we’ll fine-tune to ensure the safety and experience remain as we expect.”
Alison Smith is a former editor of the Hauraki-Coromandel Post. She is also a Thames-Coromandel District councillor.