"... Their set acted as a reminder for just how many top quality tunes these guys have managed to pump out during their short career."
No limbs went unused during alternative electro-pop act Dave Crowe's opening set.
Playing under the Resin Moon moniker, Crowe commanded the keys and drum pads simultaneously, all the while crooning dreamy melodies and jumping into the air emphatically. It's a hearty effort from the Alice Springs musician, topped off with a funky cover of Daft Punk's Harder Better Faster Stronger, and followed up by his own track Feels.
Turquoise Prince's magnetic personality then helped bring in punters from the outer rim of the venue and closer to the stage with his banger anthems - one of which was even called Bangers 'N' Mash. The confident Canberra rapper, and captivating singer, bolstered up his audacious performance with charisma, loud enthusiasm and super-hot talent, getting to the point where he needed a towel from the bar just to cool off. Fans got hot and bothered too when the artist, formerly known as LTC, dropped his new pop track Like Your Friends to a now more sizeable audience, as the venue began to reach max capacity for tonight's headliner.
Boo Seeka had every intention of keeping this energy going, quickly getting into crowd favourites Fool and Deception Bay after jogging up on stage. It had the desired effect as their sold-out audience immediately let loose with dancing. Another oldie, Kingdom Leader, helped spark a resounding singalong before the Sydney-Newcastle duo delved into newer material from their debut album Never Too Soon.
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Singer and guitarist Ben Gumbleton was electric on stage, working attendees into a frenzy with sporadic shouts to balance out his otherwise soothing, soulful vocals. Sam Croft was similarly intense but more focused on nailing densely layered, pulsating synths to flesh out the rest of their indie-electronic sound.
The latter end of their set acted as a reminder for just how many top quality tunes these guys have managed to pump out during their short career. The sparse and moody Turn Up Your Light had hands raised and waving in the air while show closer Does This Last took this one step further and had punters on top of each other's shoulders. The glass of red wine was made redundant as Gumbleton opted for taking swigs straight from the bottle, giving an emotionally charged speech of gratitude before stepping off stage and making himself immediately available for any fan to talk to.