Live Review: Karnevil

Last Saturday night the Big Top was transformed into the eeriest haunted house on the harbour, for the biggest Halloween party of the year. The night was filled with thrills and chills, as the crowd donned their most formidably frightening Halloween fancy dress and invaded Luna Park for an evening of great music accompanied by an army of circus freaks.

The gorgeous Perth brothers of Bombs Away, who brought the house down with a killer set, headlined the event. Coming off the back of consecutive number one singles in the ARIA charts, they brought with them a killer energy that had a sea of ghouls, superheroes, witches and vampires going crazy in the crowd. Highlights of their set were Party Bass, Get Stoopid and of course, Big Booty Bitches. These guys were hands down the stand-out performance of the night, and this reviewer personally can't wait to see them in live again.

The sinister soundscape also included triple j's House Party goddess, Nina Las Vegas, who kept the beats going and the energy up with the same raw energy that has slain countless dancefloors around the country.

Also taking the stage were What So Not bringing the beats that have been seen at almost every major festival around the world and Ego with a spine-tingling dual audiovisual experience, especially mixed for the Karnevil stage.

Also on display were an army of circus freaks, performing jaw dropping thrills and visual horrors, including contortionists and a legion of the weird and wonderful.There were prizes for the best dressed and most terrifying costumes on the night, with some truly spectacular outfits on display, including a girl with her face ripped open, a terrifyingly convincing Freddy Kruger, Batman and an array of cowboys, Indians, witches and dead brides. Karnevil was a spectacular night of macabre thrills and epic beats, sure to become one of Sydney's most loved inaugural events.