Past Events


Feelgood Festival

saturday 29 decEMBER
de la soul, the beautiful girls, angus & julia stone
buck 65, kid confucius, custom kings, whitley
and DEAD LETTER CHORUS
Presented by lps, DRUM MEDIA and 2SER

This December sees the return of the Feelgood Festival to The Big Top at Luna Park. Featuring an amazing all star cast that includes America’s finest hip-hop clan; De La Soul, and Australian favourites The Beautiful Girls, Angus & Julia Stone, Kid Confucius plus Canada’s own Buck 65 along with Custom Kings, Whitley and Dead Letter Chorus. This years event will deliver good time vibes unlike any other and with the date now moved forward a few days to Saturday 29th December, Feelgood is the perfect warm up to New Years Eve and what better way to spend a lazy Saturday than listening to world class rhythm, roots and blues…and maybe sneaking in a free ride or two?!?

 

Always pushing the envelope with their cheeky lyrics and innovative sampling, Grammy Award winning collective; De La Soul have been at the forefront of hip hop music since the late 80’s. With smash hits ‘Me, Myself & I’ and ‘Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)’ demonstrating their gentler more eclectic take on hip hop, they continue to rock dance floors almost 20 years on.

 

With their third album ‘Ziggurats’ released earlier this year to rave reviews, The Beautiful Girls are taking the world by storm. Currently on tour in the US to promote this release, these boys are moving away from the surf rock sound they were originally known for and are carving out a sophisticated sound all of their own. With gorgeous melodic vocals, rootsy, dub basslines and an unexpected rock twist, this Sydney band is not to be missed.

 

Angus & Julia Stone; the brother and sister duo from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, have gone from strength to strength since the release of their debut EP ‘Chocolate and Cigarettes’ in 2006. Having released their first full length album; ‘A Book Like This’ earlier this year to critical acclaim, this folk rock phenomenon are now bringing their sweet, honest music to Feelgood this December.

 

Never one to be pigeonholed into a particular genre; Canada’s Buck 65 continually keeps his audience guessing. Originally pinned as a hip hop artist, Buck’s current sound encompasses blues, rock, folk, country and even some avant garde genres. His signature rhyme-phrasing and artistic sampling, combined with the abstract hip hop beats he is known for, make this artist a must-see at this year’s Feelgood.

 

Kid Confucius have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with over the last few years. Having played countless live shows across Australia and with the successful release of their debut self titled album in 2005, this 8-piece Sydney band have continually kept toes tappin and heads boppin with their mix of old school soul and modern hip hop.

 

Melbourne’s Custom Kings are not the type of band to follow fashion and fads. Instead, they create music that will challenge and captivate their audience whilst keeping your toes tapping and your head bopping and with the successful release of their debut album; ‘At Sea’; and hits including ‘Up Late’ and ‘Swimming in the Darkness’, they are clearly onto a good thing. With influences spanning from roots, hip hop, reggae and folk to straight up pop music, the Kings will have you jumping out of the hammock and onto the dance floor in no time.

 

Whimsical tales of love and loss is how Whitley’s debut album ‘The Submarine’ has been described. His delicate sound flirts the line between alt-country and indie-folk and with bittersweet symphonies such as ‘Lost in Time’ and ‘I Remember’; it’s hard to believe he was once a hardcore punk rocker. It’s not his musical transformation however that captivates his audiences but his stories of life and love that seem far beyond his years and his ability to move between the emotionally deep and the highly comical all in one show.

 

Dead Letter Chorus are relatively new to the Australian music scene, however their live shows and debut EP ‘Listen Carefully (We Shall Say This Only Once)’ are already making a big splash. At their first festival appearance as the headline act at the recent Newtown Festival, they received rave reviews for their dramatic & energetic performance. With the combination of Gabrielle’s angelic and haunting voice, Cameron’s raw vocal tones and the wistful dreamy melodies they sing along to; this Sydney 6-piece are certainly on the way to becoming the next big thing.
 
Over 18's Only. General Admission Standing