The very first Groovin' the Moo was held on the Sunday 24 April 2005 and attracted over 2,200 people to the picturesque Gloucester Showground. The first band kicked off proceedings at 12:30pm and the musical extravaganza finished at a little after 11pm. Tickets were $66 including GST.

The lineup started with local band HALO, followed by Newcastle acts The Common Code, Solver, Dirty Pink Jeans, Retro Rockets and Supersonic. Bendigo band Sender then took the stage followed by headliners Evermore, Killing Heidi and finally the evergreen Screaming Jets.

The presenters, EAO (Eastern Acoustics Organisation) and Cattleyard Promotions, would like to thank our sponsors for helping make this event possible, including Max FM, NX FM, Kooee, Coca-Cola, The Drum Shop, The Newcastle Herald, Garner's Supermarket, The Roundabout Inn, The Avon Valley Hotel, Perenti Fine Food and Daryl's Butcher.

We have started collecting photos of the day which you can see below. This list will grow, so keep checking in. This first set of photographs was taken by Naomi Craike and you can contact Naomi via email by clicking here.

To view a larger version of each photo, simply click any image and watch the Groovin the Moo slide show.