As a young gun myself, I had the pleasure (and luck of getting tickets) to attend the Brisbane show last Friday night, and, lets just say, it's the closest I'll get to feeling high for another few years.
By midday you'll catch students running out of class to their lockers, grabbing their friends hands, and they're gone, with the epidemic sweeping through schools and stealing more students than even a scorcher or a flood. The teachers grumble and any pupil left behind wishes they could sneak in the boot of a mates car. That was the effect I saw.
It was clear when reaching the venue, being the Royal Brisbane Showgrounds or Ekka showgrounds, as the place was swarmed with short shorts, Stussy shirts, and tie dye as far back as two blocks, but the real eye grabber was the queue line to get in, but it was abrupt and totally worth the 45 minute wait as ears were hit with a wave of bass and eyes stunned by LEDs.
The beginning of the night was far more relaxed with most people getting settled, or easing into the mood, as well as the feeling of being pressed against individuals on all sides.
The effort gone in to moulding the venue was very impressive, as everything was easy to locate, even more so with the countless maps and even a Goodlife app. Lockers were onsite that could be purchased online along with tickets, which served as a real hand for me and my mates, even though they took a few minutes to work out. The night went on with no sign of the raving stopping, with acts pilling up from the 4 stages being the Main stage, Lucky Arena, Foam Pit, and House Party. Tyde gave us some modern bangers, and Dj Horizon specialised in hip hop throwbacks, Deorro did a spin on a Gorillaz favourite, Joel Fletchers set up was almost seizure triggering it was that full out, and lets not forget A$AP's madness telling a crowd member to "Stop throwing shit" and going overtime by a song, which no one was mad about.
It was a night of crazy shenanigans, everyone shoulder to shoulder, and if you looked at the person beside you for a brief second, they'd smile back through the jumping. Strangers kissed and randoms threw some mad dance moves (The Superman, anyone?). I even witnessed some couples slow dancing through DVBBS. How does one slow dance to edm music????For a first year at Goodlife, I was far from stumped, and anyone under the age of 17 who attended that one night will agree with me.
