Gigs & Tours Guide
Parklife 2009 Posted by Music 28 July, 2009 - 1:00 PM
Review
Sydney was threatened by two kinds of storms over the October long weekend. One took the NRL Premiership back to Melbourne. The other hung over Parklife but stopped short of drenching the massive crowd.
However, Parklife was nothing short of spectacular - Little Boots brought indie chic to the stage, Lady Sovereign brought dirty hip hop to the muddied punters, and the likes of MSTRKRFT, Crystal Castles and A-Trak got us into a dancy mood as night approached.
To round off the evening, the bright colours, amazing costumes and luscious beats from Empire of the Sun and La Roux ensured that Parklife 2009 was truly an unforgettable work of art.
Highlight
With their dancers sporting amazing costumes, for a moment we thought Lady Gaga was sharing the stage with Empire of the Sun's Luke Steele (as Nick Littlemore's replacement). Nonetheless Empire were the bright lights that shone bright on Parklife night.
Lowlight
The weather had trouble making up its own damn mind!
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Parklife Festival Details
Parklife is back this Sept/Oct bringing with it another shipment of exciting local and international dance heavyweights.
Hip hop heads and hipsters alike are in for a dangerously huge day with acts from Australia’s own psychedelic darlings, Empire Of The Sun to electro master Claude Von Stroke (“The Whistler”) to Canada’s very own MSTRKFRT, who, by the way, we are dancing to just thinking about.
Pint sized, foul mouthed and with attitude from here to Ol’ Blighty, Lady Sovereign is here all the way from North London and set to rock the stage in the wake of her latest album, Jigsaw. Listen out for The Cure’s sample in ‘So Human’, undoubtedly the best track off her album.
Others not to miss are Sydney’s own Art Vs Science, Tiga (Canada), The Cool Kids (USA), The Glimmers (Belgium), Little Boots (UK), Metric (Canada) and La Roux (UK) – the latter 3 playing their first ever Australian shows.
Tip: Leggings and tights aren’t pants and heart shaped sunnies shouldn’t be seen on anyone over 23, male or female.
Dates and Tickets
Brisbane - Riverstage
Saturday 26 Sept, 2009
Perth - Wellington Square
Sunday 27 Sept, 2009
Melbourne - Birrarung Marr
Saturday 3 Oct, 2009
Sydney - Kippax Lake
Sunday 4 Oct, 2009
Adelaide - Botanic Park
Monday 5 Oct, 2009
More Info: www.parklife.com.au
Leave your comment
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Kate Pendle says
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me and my mate the chance to win PARKLIFE 2009 tickets!!!!!! we are dying to go and both are struggling uni students with no money!!!! we really want to experience the great atmosphere of parklife as we have never been.... come on guys help out the studying students of today we would really appreciate it so very much!!!!!!! xoxo
Posted Tuesday 25 August, 2009 10:06 AM -
Will Carey says
Hey guys and girls,
if by any chance you are giving away tix to parklife brisbane, give them to me!!!! my gilfriend loves La Roux and i cant stand her whinging about not getting tix anymore... hahaha, cheers
Posted Thursday 27 August, 2009 2:25 PM -
Lauren Showell says
PLEASE! im begging you to find it in your hearts to give me and my friend free tix to parklife.. we are poor uni students who want the oppertunity to see the amazing line up at parklife.. we are new to adelaide and have not experienced the amazingness of it yet.
Posted Friday 28 August, 2009 2:42 PM
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Flo says
Tickets are SOLD OUT!!
Posted Saturday 29 August, 2009 8:53 PM
*cries*
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Emma says
OMG.. this is so important to me im a rev head.. please please if u are giving away tickets 4 adelaide parklife please can me n my m8 have free tickets..pls.. im poor cant afford them.. PLS i love u hamish n andy u rock..
Posted Tuesday 1 September, 2009 9:56 AM -
Suzanne Fearnley says
My birthday is on the 2 Oct and I go to parklife every year to celebrate. This year I have missed out on tickets and its my 30th!!! Noooooo!!!
Im gripping at anything here and asking please please if you are giving away tickets to brisbane please think of me - ill even buy them from you!!! :)
Posted Friday 4 September, 2009 9:18 AM -
Leigh Angus says
Hello .... Pretty please say we can win tickets.. Me and my mate saved for ages and just missed out the night B4 we brought em they sold out. Dam...... Hope you guys can help. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Posted Saturday 5 September, 2009 11:53 PM -
Dan says
wow, so many povo's want free tickets.
Posted Wednesday 16 September, 2009 9:09 PM -
Trudy says
I was SO looking forward to Lady Sov, at Brissy Parklife she was put on this pissy little stage, there crowd was so massive by the time we got there we were so far back we couldn't even hear her, very disappointed.......
Posted Sunday 11 October, 2009 9:27 PM
Empire and La Roux were awesome though!!!
