Text Review - BIGSOUND 2016

BIGSOUND FESTIVAL 2016

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane (7-9 September 2016)

Reviewed through the wonders of text messaging

by Matthew Bond and Jo Michelmore

Here it is, that time of year yet again, when music, people with lanyards and people without, people making poor fashion choices and people making excellent life choices converge in one small suburb in the middle of Brisbane, wandering the streets looking for spaces without tall people in front of them and stages where they will find their new favourite rapper/singer/band/drummer/roadie/floppy hair-ed obsession. Yet again, we took to those filthy fabulous streets to see it all, hear it all and feel it all, elbow in face and all, for what has become some of our favourite nights of the year, at BIGSOUND. And now you get to relive it all through the eyes of us and our phones and no where near enough emoji. We must have been distracted by all the good music. Ladies and gentlemen, BIGSOUND via text, 2016...

Wednesday, 7th September

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A little discussion, a beverage, some reminiscing about BIGSOUND of the past, BIGSOUNDof the present, BIGSOUND of the future (once we get our country/hip hop/rock band together, we'll be obviously be appearing 2018, 2019, 2020...), some random chats to some random valley-goers and we realise it's actually our fifth year at the glory of all BIGSOUND has to offer, so let's edit the shit out of that text message and start this again. 

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Oh Black Bear! Oh Pep! Oh tall people! 

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Tkayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!

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BIGSOUND Live 2015 - Text Review

BIGSOUND Live 2015 

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane (9-10 September 2015)
Reviewed through the wonders of text messaging
by Matthew Bond and Jo Michelmore

It's almost impossible to believe one of our favourite music events is done for another year. Over 150 bands and musicians playing across fifteen venues in the Valley, it really is an amazing couple of nights for music lovers! Over the years we've witnessed some incredible acts; Thelma Plum, Holy Holy, Tkay Maidza, Adalita, Little May, KINGSWOOD, Airling...the names are endless, but probably the best part about BIGSOUND is discovering artists we didn't previously know; Kira Puru, Jones Jnr, Willow Beats, BAD//DREEMS...the list of awesome goes on and on. This year, it was just Matt and Jo tackling the mean streets of the Valley, determined to see as much as possible, all the while texting (sometimes while standing next to each other). Welcome kids, to the BIGSOUND 2015 addition of what has become legend in some parts of the world (mostly just our houses and a couple of our friends like it too)....the text review.

*No apologies given for spelling, grammar or other errors within texts. It was dark, late and tiring. And we loved it all.

Wednesday, 9th September

 
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Tempura Nights

 

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