Newtown Festival 2019 Focus: SCABZ

Answered by: Siobhan Poynton - vocals and guitar

Presumably you’ve been to the Newtown Festival before, what’s your favourite memory? The year Gay Paris played, I was wearing a sailor hat for some reason and it was being passed around the crowd while we watched them.

Lots of suburbs put on festivals, but Newtown Festival is always particularly huge - why do you think that is? I think because most people who live in or around Sydney have some sort of connection to Newtown, like seeing their first band at a pub, or fave band at the Enmore.

Favourite spot at the festival to chill and watch the world go by? The Carly.

What would be your entry into the dog show? My dog Gary looks a lot like our bass player Lozzy so the look-alike contest would be the winner I reckon.

This year's musical line-up is entirely from the Inner West - what is it about the area that inspires so much creativity? I mean it helps that every weirdo from NSW moves here and actively tries to get weirder. There's so many separate little scenes, especially for young people, to latch onto and explore.

What's your go-to food stall at the festival and why? Gozleme forever.

Will you extend your Newtown Festival celebrations into the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre Festival Series in the weeks leading up to the big day? We'll be on tour leading up to the fezzy, but I get the feeling we'll be at the Newtown Hotel after-party.

When and where are you performing on the day? Essential Stage, 1.15pm.