Live Review: Tuka, Ecca Vandal, Alphamama

Catapulting on stage with the vigorous commanding energy and charisma of ten Beyoncés rolled into one, Alphamama covered Say My Name and R Kelly's Ignition with a soulful, well rounded voice almost larger than life. Her presence on stage was magnetic and electrifying, pausing in between tracks to reveal, "Most of my songs are about female oppression... I run an organisation called God Queen and mentor young women to reach their full potential," before inviting two of her mentees up on stage to join her.

Melbourne's Ecca Vandal followed through with her exceptionally-hard-to-pin-down blend of alt/punk/rock/grunge, seriously channeling the spunk and vitality of M.I.A. with her unique, blazing vocals. Towards the end of her set she sung crowd favourite White Flag, complete with her wild-spirited enthusiasm and raw, unapologetic attitude.

By the time Tuka ran on stage, the venue had filled to near capacity. With Alphamama on keyboard and back-up vocals, he delivered a performance that was insanely fast-paced and high energy. About halfway through, he jumped into the audience to crowdsurf and eventually landed on his feet, talking to individual fans and calling them his "super friends", asking us all to "turn around, make a friend and give them a hug". He sang My Star, off his latest album Life Death Time Eternal, a catchy, feelgood tribute song to his future child, following through with Right By You.

"Let's give a shout out to the stars and all the other beautiful hidden shit," he yelled cheekily before asking the crowd "Can I play some Thundamentals? I wanna see some smiles first." He grinned from ear and ear, inspiring the crowd to do the same, then performed Smiles Don't Lie. Calling on mega-babe Thelma Plum to join him on stage, they sung their stunning Like A Version cover of Angus & Julia Stone's Big Jet Plane, before ending with Die A Happy Man.