Hardstyle festival Defqon1 happened in Sydney and unfortunately, due to apparent drug overdoses, a young woman and man lost their lives. NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced, “I never want to see this event held in Sydney or New South Wales ever again – we will do everything we can to shut this down.” In response to people raising pill-testing as a potential for saving lives, Berejiklian claimed, “Anyone who advocates pill-testing is giving the green light to drugs. There is no such thing as a safe drug.” A hardly surprising reaction from a conservative government, but still incredibly disappointing. Anyone with half a brain can see that a zero-tolerance approach doesn’t work, and while everyone is responsible for their own bodies and their own choices, the regressive policies of idiotic politicians are in no way helping to save lives. And that’s absolute bullshit.
Another incredible festival lineup has surfaced, this time for New Year’s Day festival Let Them Eat Cake, which goes down in the serene parklands surrounding Werribee mansion. The lineup includes Belfast duo Bicep, who’ve had an incredible run over the last couple of years – their debut self-titled album topped many best of the year lists in 2017 with its lead single ‘Glue’. Joining them is Peggy Gou, DJ Tennis, DJ Boring, Ama Lou, CC:DISCO!, Chaos In The CBD, DJ BORING, Esther Silex, Flava D, Joe Kay, Motor City Drum Ensemble and many more. The second artist announcement is still to come and in the past have been quite large. Tickets are on sale now, get in quick.
This Friday September 21, CC:DISCO! will be jumping off a plane from Europe and heading to Hugs&Kisses for the finale of her “Club Coco” residency. To close it out she’s invited her favourite DJ from Sydney, Mike Who. “I am totally in awe of his knowledge and understanding across so many different genres and eras. His smile and positive energy is like no other and technically, he is a world class act.” Opening up the night will be Lori. Kicks off 10pm.
