On The Barrier | Gig Reviews

Southbound 2011 leaves its mark.

Nikkita Dixon — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:23:58 +1100

Southbound 2011 began with all the usual signs of a festival.

Parklife 2010 kicks off the summer festival season

Nikkita Dixon — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:06:00 +1100

Perth punters are all washing the sweat from their clothing and feeling the aches and pains in their muscles after the Parklife 2010 festival made its whirlwind appearance.

Xiu Xiu delightfully shock crowds at Capitol.

Nikkita Dixon — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:44:19 +1000

For the purpose of pure experimentation, I recently purchased a concert ticket for a friend to see a band she was not familiar with. The idea being to gauge her reaction to completely foreign and confronting musical material as it happens.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club a mediocre event at Metropolis.

Nikkita Dixon — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:43:19 +1000

Anachronism and modernity are strange bed fellows.

Groovin The Moo Festival hits all the right notes.

Nikkita Dixon — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:29:28 +1000

Twenty six awesome bands, thousands of people, rides, greasy food, drinks, and a good excuse to rough it in a tent for the weekend...what could be better? With such a tasty recipe for goo

Creamfields misses the mark in Perth

Nikkita Dixon — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:41:07 +1000

For such an iconic event in Europe, my first impression of Creamfields was a slight let down in Perth.

West Coast Blues and Roots Festival 2010.

Nikkita Dixon — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:23:22 +1100

An awesomely sunny day and the chance to wear a pair of seriously comfy harem pants while on the job was a great start to the all day West Coast Blues and Roots Festival.

Chasing The Ninth

Nikkita Dixon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:34:02 +1100

It was one of those nights where expectations were high, and the likeliness of being disappointed: even higher.

Soundwave 2010

Nikkita Dixon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:26:11 +1100

It never ceases to amaze how fast music festivals seem to develop in Australia.

Big Day Out 2010

Nikkita Dixon — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:27:03 +1100

Being stuck in immense amounts of traffic, finding a parking spot you're not entirely sure is legal to park in and pounding the pavement in a big way is your usual start to a summer festival, and Big Day Out 2010 was no exception.

Blues and Roots Festival hits the West Coast

Nikkita Dixon — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:07:31 +1000

As dark clouds, lightning and rain struck the southern suburbs of Perth, punters still braced the elements to attend the 2009 West Coast Blues and Roots Festival in cosy harbour side Fremantle.

Kings Of Leon rock out at Rock-It 09

Default admin account — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:42:47 +1100

More than 26,000 people descended on Arena Joondalup for the 2009 Rock-It Festival.

Nine Inch Nails dominate Soundwave 09

Nikkita Dixon — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:52:11 +1100

Soundwave 09 was a feast for metal heads and punk rockers around WA with Nine Inch Nails standing at the helm.

Coldplay Perth Gig Review

Default admin account — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:15:33 +1100

After much anticipation Coldplay kicked off their Viva la Vida tour of Australia at Perth Burswood Dome on Friday 27th Feb and I was one of the estimated 17,000 at the show.

Southbound a hit with festival goers

Nikkita Dixon — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:30:15 +1100

What's the most Australian way you can recover from New Years? A day at the beach? A day at the cricket? A BBQ by the pool?

Wrong, wrong and wrong.

2009 demanded more from West Australians to prove their worth after the festive season.