Live Review: You Am I, Kevin Mitchell, Killing Heidi, Myf & Zan, Darren Cross

The month of June has been a non-stop '90s marathon on triple j's 'older sister' station, Double J. We've been treated to countdowns, marathons and specials and it was all to be topped off with a '90s party at the newly renovated Lansdowne Hotel.

The event seemed to be set-up as a themed event, but as people started trickling in at 7pm, it was obvious that besides the odd flanny, '90s band tee and Doc Marten-ed feet, people didn't get that tip. Siblings, Ella and Jesse Hooper were first up on the decks, spinning classic '90s tunes like Ammonia and The Breeders before Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe (who also team up for a cracking new podcast, Bang On) took on the wheels of steel, playing tracks ranging from Young MC's Bust A Move to Blur classics.

Killing Heidi, with the aforementioned Hoopers and bassist James Gilligan, jumped on stage for an acoustic set including a couple of hand-picked covers. Ella's renditions of Deadstar and Frente! '90s hits were chosen purposely delivered faithfully. "The '90s were a bit of a cock forest," she declares before we were treated to Weir and Mascara with Ella's trademark stage presence and joy spreading into the growing crowd.

It wasn't long before You Am I returned to the Lansdowne. Tim Rogers, adorned in a mask for reasons unknown, is not the sort of guy to stand on ceremony. They start the set with a very un-'90s track, Frightfully Moderne from 2008's Dilettantes followed by an even newer track, Buzz The Boss with guitarist Davey Lane taking the lead. It wasn't until midway through the set, when Jebediah's frontman Kevin Mitchell takes the stage, that the touch on anything '90s related.

Mitchell smashes through a ripping cover of Regurgitator's I Sucked A Lot Of Cock Too Get Where I Am and Tumbleweed's Sundial. The rapport between Rogers and Mitchell is great to watch and the crowd is really starting to warm up. The second half of the set sees more recognisable hits; Get Up, Friends Like You, Who Put The Devil In You and finally a '90s track! From Hi Fi Way, we get Cathy's Clown and How Much Is Enough. Having recently been selected as the top Australian '90s track, we knew what would be the finale, but the song rouses sadness for Rogers as he mentions that it always reminds him of the passing of close friend and Box The Jesuit's frontman, Stephen Gray. In what could be seen as a way to sidestep the bad memories, Kevin Mitchell returns to the stage to sing Berlin Chair and absolutely nails it in front of an adoring packed room.

To the strains of Gerling's Death To The Apple Gerls, delivered by none other than their singer Darren Cross on the decks, we danced into the wee hours. Yes, Double J, the '90s were the best decade for music.