Live Review: FOMO Festival

As Maribelle started off the day with her soulful pop tunes, many punters loitered around the Parramatta Park grounds; only a few keen crowd members — who really got into her groove — got up close and personal to the stage. The juxtaposition between her electronic backing and earthy tones made Maribelle's Shout especially ear-catching.

The festival consisted of one huge main stage, so the transitions between sets had to be exceptionally fast. Feki graced the stage next with his pop-filled set. His remixes of bangers like Beyonce's End Of Time and Estelle's American Boy (feat Kanye) got the crowd bouncing and moving closer. George Maple pranced onto the stage wearing an eye-catching, sparkly jacket that totally dazzled the crowd from first glance. During Buried, Maple unearthed a really haunting and eerie tone in her vocal.

Hannah Wants really got the crowd running, from all directions, to get to the pit. She opened with Rhymes, altering the drops in the track to fit the setting. Wants cemented herself as the first act of the day to totally please the crowd as her electronic house hits really got us on our feet and basking in the intense heat waiting for her huge drops. Desiigner bounced onto our scene with his huge hit Panda. His set was short and sweet and he also played his other hit Tiimmy Turner, which is just as catchy.

Australian duo Slumberjack started off strong, their electronic sounds different from what we'd heard up until this point. Their paired dynamic and attention to detail, even down to the smallest intricacies, as well as their ability to mix and match different genres made them something spectacular. Although they experienced technical difficulties they managed to pull through to the point that the mishap was forgotten. Songstress Vera Blue got up on stage with them for an unreleased collaboration track called Fracture. Judging from this live performance the track will be yet another banger.

Peking Duk were so explosive that they would have been better suited to a later (or even a headline) slot. They began with a more chilled-out version of their chart-topping hit High followed by Say My Name. Pyrotechnics exploded as the duo's onstage energy skyrocketed. The audience was stoked from the very beginning; hands thrown up in the air, completely synchronised with the beats. Peking Duk then brought the energy up even further with Ivan Ooze, who brought "the fucking fire" with his song Fire. They played many remixes of Aussie festival classics and the crowd went wild.

Empire Of The Sun were visually and melodically stunning. Their visual concept was spiritually relaxing. Ride really brought the vibes. The interludes between the tunes were a little long and draining for a festival, although they would probably be fine for a headline show. The four dancers on stage really illuminated the already bright stage with their staggered moves and unusual costumes. They finished with Walking On A Dream, which encouraged a crowd singalong. To end the set, Luke Steele smashed his guitar, which was a very rockstar move to conclude such a mellow electronic composition. The band then reappeared to play Alive, which surprised us all. And then Steele smashed another guitar? He must buy in bulk.

To end, Flosstradamus brought their military-inspired set to Parramatta Park. Their music was significantly more intense then anything else we had experienced throughout the day. They wore military fatigues with a stage set to match. One half of Flosstradamus acted as hypeman. Their hit track Mosh Pit was a recurring motif throughout the whole set. To end, a moshpit was actually formed, much to the disappointment of security.