Providing a unique, fun and safe environment, The Dead Of Winter crew and the Jube rolled out a showcase of multi-faceted live music with many genres represented.

Colouring the day with a visual feast, the strong underground community came out to play as the tattooed, pierced, dredded and mohawked studded stompers embraced the one-stop shop for all things punk, metal and hardcore rock. A great brand, The D.O.W. team kept the momentum up all day, the five stages ensuring no down time or room for boredom as an abundance of local and national talent played from the collective pool of passion and heart.

Brissie favs, Flangipanis blasted their high spirited and playful punk style, while accomplished Sydney three-piece Dead Love infected their bass driven grooves deep into my muscle tissue. Theatrical pirate rockers Lagerstein delivered a novel and engaging set. While I totally enjoyed Adelaide's smash punks Hightime, with Lynchmada and D9 both solid and impressive. But stealing the early evening was Melbourne‘s four man ska punks The Bennies with their non-vocalised "we are all family" vibe and great energy sending the hyperactive horde skanking and bouncing around the dancefloor. Accompanied by some really classy and sexy burlesque, professional zombie and ghoulish face art, old school moshing and the long haired swirling headband, and The Dead Of Winter was quite the party.

Well worth the ticket price, this event was a massive winner!

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