Gundagai's Criterion Hotel and Gundagai Services Club will provide the stage for local and regional bands on the October long weekend, following the cancellation of Rock the Bidgee at the Gundagai Racecourse.

Loosely dubbed the 'Cozzie Livs Rock the Bidgee', a light hearted play on the current cost of living situation, this year's free event will be staged on the grassed area behind the Criterion Hotel on Saturday 5 October, with a similar set up to last year's Snake Gully Cup Saturday event. Entertainment will commence at 4pm with three specific time brackets, and conclude at 10pm.

Entertainment will include a range of local and regional acts catering to a broad range of musical tastes and all with a family friendly feel. Food and beverages will be available for purchase on the grassed area as well as the main food and bar areas of the Criterion.

For those wanting to make a weekend of great music, the Gundagai Services Cub will kick things off on Friday night, 4 October with an acoustic line-up.

For more details visit the Rock the Bidgee Facebook Page