Ready, get-set, go!!! February 2012, the last February you will ever witness according to the Mayan’s will play host to Peking Duk’s national tour, hitting up Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Wollongong, South Korea (slight detour) as well as their hometown Canberra (Sorry Perth).
If you’re not too hung-over from Australia Day Eve celebrations and want to continue celebrating Australia Day 2012, here is a short rundown of what will be happening in your neck of the woods. We’ve taken the trouble of going through events and finding you the hottest parties to get blind to - and trust us, there’s a lot!
For your very own taste of what is the biggest party on planet earth, without having to head to the streets of Rio Di Janeiro, then you best head to The Ivy Sunday, February 19th, 2012 as most prestigious venue in Sydney parties Brazilian Style!!!! Partido!!!!
I’m sure you’ve heard that Auckland’s BDO has been sentenced to RIP after this year. And I’m fairly certain New Zealanders would be pretty dev after finding out headliner, (and lets be honest here) source of 90% of the 2012 line-up appeal, Kanye West, decided to lash before the Kiwi party had even started. They are probably also disappointed
If you couldn’t afford the squillion dollars it costs to go to Future Music Festival then dry your eyes as coming this March 2012 you can still get in on the action with two of the headliners Tinie Tempah and Chase and Status performing shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane along with NZ born radio DJ Zane Lowe.
This Australia Day Sydney’s revamped Star Casino is incorporating into their celebrations everything us Aussie’s hold dear: snags on the barbie, cheap drinks, sports and Aussie music legend Ian Moss. Come 26th of January, the Star will be hold their patriotic festivities at not one, but three of their entertainment venues, which
Coogee Bay Hotel will be celebrating Australia Day in style with an 80’s theme Aussie barbeque. Inspired by Mr Sam Kekovich, the Coogee Bay Hotel will be decked out in an 80’s look and feel, and from noon in The Beer Garden Australia’s classic BBQ will be cooking up lamb rolls and mini lamb burger alongside other food and beers.
After a massive year for the Distortion, things are about to be taken to the next level with their inaugural boat cruise on the majestic harbour of Sydney. Headlining the 8 hour cruise are Dubstep icons Tek-One (UK) and Optimus Gryme (NZ) throwing down the phattest and heaviest beats possible.
The best pieces of ass in the whole damn city are set to gather at venues all over Australia early this March when Mr Right himself returns for his latest tour of Down Under. The latest HI – 5 tour will make this Avalon’s fifth consecutive visit to Australia where he will be supported by Aussie own Kid Mac.
After a banging performance at Supafest, Game (who we all know as The Game) is making his way around Australia with shows in most major capital cities February 2012, performing the hits we all know and love, as well as new stuff from his latest album R.E.D.