Ava Nirui, Journalist
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Live Review: Kvelertak, Totally Unicorn
Kvelertak are a rock’n’roll lucky dip who, despite critiques of often sounding too accessible, put on a damn entertaining show.
Live Review: Lil B
As his set drew to an end, Lil B sent out messages of love and tolerance to the audience and the young Based God hung around taking selfies with fans till the AM - a rare and based sight.
Live Review: Future Classic Party
Although half the audience was left outside, unable to get into the studio much to their dismay, the packed crowd at the main stage compensated for this, violently convulsing their bodies to the airy remixes.
Live Review: XXYYXX, Polographia & Cosmos Midnight
As XXYYXX abruptly hit the stage, the poor sound quality was immediately apparent, which created an exceptionally awkward crowd dynamic.
Live Review: Rita Ora, The Faders & DJ Georgia
Though Ora has some potential to excel as a vocalist, her career will suffer until she can establish a true sense of ‘self’.
Live Review: Blink-182, The Vandals & Sharks
The band impressively affixed to their work from the early 2000s, even playing a very violent and heedless rendition of Carousel off their 1994 demo record, Buddha, which sent old-school fans into a frenzy.
Live Review: EL-P
El-P barely came up for air as he uninterruptedly spat his cold rhymes, igniting the crowd’s engrossment and passion towards the show.
Live Review: Crystal Castles & Gold Fields
Diving into crowd-pleaser, Alice Practice, a blonde Glass windmilled her arms while wrapping her mouth around the microphone and screeching her lungs out, scraping each crowd member’s cochlear.
Live Review: Big Day Out
The night was then closed with an incredible set by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. One of the world’s most celebrated rock bands, the group certainly lived up to their title as they faced a packed-out main arena.
Live Review: Childish Gambino & Miracle
Tracks such as Heartbeat and mixtape pick Unnecessary translated perfectly in a live setting due to the vitriol in the rhymes and the choral overture which encouraged crowd members to sing or rap along passionately.
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