Ben E Webbs, Journalist

"Buzzing with beer, adrenalin, sweat and who knows what else, the punters could barely wait for Dalfen’s signal, and when it finally came, bedlam ensued."

"It’s a minimalist backdrop for a maximalist show."

"Few in the audience would know (or care) about Boney M’s patchy, fabricated and litigious history, and those who do aren’t letting it get in the way of a damn good party."

"Washington lead his virtuoso group through modern-jazz workouts that stretched like taffy but snapped back into position just when it seemed they would collapse in a saxophonic heap."

"Forty years from now, today's Laneway crowd will be on cruise liners, and DeMarco will be playing in the lounge bar."

"Nobody could have left disappointed."

"The Adelaide crowd were clearly on board with opportunities like these to relive the stinking, sweaty moshpits of their collective youth."

"It’s admirable that no attempt was made to gloss over his time-ravaged pipes with auto-tune or backing tapes."