custaro (#1520)
Contributor; worldpop.com: 2001
Convenor, steady hand and guiding light; Beatsville mkI, II & III: 2002-2006
Moderator of Brisbane forum; inthemix.com.au: 2003 - 2007
Event promoter; Inflight, Departure Lounge and inthemix crews: 2003-2005
Queensland state editor, writer & photographer; inthemix.com.au: 2003-2005
DJ Pistola - Sunday Skool, Liquidbass, Phunk This Phunk That, Family, Passion NYD river cruise, Inflight, Departure Lounge, The Goodness, Melt, The Sunday Roast, Infusion @ Redtronic, No. 12: 2003-present
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Pete's top festival moments of the last decade:
A very young Grinspoon & Regurgitator @ Homebake '96, Byron Bay, NSW
Devo @ Livid '97, Brisbane, QLD
Custard, Sidewinder and You Am I @ Homebake '98, Gold Coast, QLD
Pulp @ Livid '98, Brisbane, QLD
Blondie @ Falls Festival '99, Lorne, VIC
Resin Dogs @ Homebake '99, Gold Coast, QLD
Mercury Rev, Suede @ Livid '99, Brisbane, QLD
Avalanches @ Falls Festival '00, Lorne VIC
Lou Reed @ Livid '00, Brisbane, QLD
Basement Jaxx, Chemical Brothers & Primal Scream @ Big Day Out '00, Melbourne, VIC
At The Drive In, Carl Cox @ Big Day Out '01, Melbourne, VIC
Oasis @ Livid '02, Brisbane, QLD
Jurassic 5 @ Big Day Out '02, Gold Coast, QLD
Lamb @ Livid '03, Brisbane, QLD
Timo Maas @ Summafieldayze '03, Gold Coast, QLD
Doves @ Splendour In The Grass '03, Byron Bay, NSW
Kraftwerk, Underworld @ Big Day Out '03, Gold Coast, QLD
Sander Kleinenberg @ Two Tribes '03, Melbourne, VIC
Flaming Lips @ Big Day Out '04, Gold Coast, QLD
Franz Ferdinand, Presets @ Splendour In The Grass '04, Byron Bay, NSW
Vitalic @ Two Tribes '04, Melbourne, VIC
Gilles Peterson, Tom Middleton @ Good Vibrations '04, Brisbane, QLD
Bloc Party, Futureheads @ Splendour In The Grass '05, Byron Bay, NSW
Jacques le Cont @ Good Vibrations '05, Brisbane, QLD
The Prodigy @ Two Tribes '05, Melbourne, VIC
The Music @ Big Day Out '05, Gold Coast, QLD
Misjah @ Earthcore '05, Sunshine Coast, QLD
James Murphy @ Big Day Out '06, Gold Coast, QLD
Datarock, Shaun Ryder @ Good Vibrations '06, Brisbane, QLD
Tiefschwarz @ Summafieldayze '06, Gold Coast, QLD
Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp @ Wireless Festival '06, London, UK
Massive Attack @ Wireless Festival '06, London, UK
Coldcut, Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Lovebox '06, London, UK
Pet Shop Boys, Lily Allen @ Bestival '06, Isle of Wight, UK
The Herd @ Big Day Out '07, Gold Coast, QLD
Daft Punk, CSS @ Wireless Festival '07, London, UK
John Fogerty, !!!, The Who @ Glastonbury '07, UK
Hot Chip, Francois K @ Wild In The Country '07, Knebworth, UK
Little Red, Dan Deacon @ St. Jerome's Laneway Festival '08, Brisbane, QLD
Vampire Weekend, The Presets @ Splendour In The Grass '08, Byron Bay, NSW
Dukes of Windsor, Spiderbait @ Sounds of Spring '08, Brisbane, QLD
Midnight Juggernauts, White Lies, Friendly Fires @ Splendour In The Grass '09, Byron Bay, NSW
Junior Boys @ Parklife '09, Brisbane, QLD
Pete's top 12 non-festival moments of the last decade:
Blur @ Festival Hall, Brisbane - 26 Oct 1997
Radiohead @ Festival Hall, Brisbane - 6 Feb 1998
Gomez @ The Zoo, Brisbane - 1999?
Roni Size & Reprazent @ The Palais, Melbourne - 29 Jan 2001
The Strokes (supporting You Am I) @ The Arena, Brisbane - 12 Jul 2001
The Chemical Brothers @ Festival Hall, Brisbane - 4 Mar 2002
David Bowie @ BEC, Brisbane - 17 Feb 2004
Cody Chesnutt @ The Zoo, Brisbane - 13 Apr 2004
Groove Armada @ The Arena, Brisbane - 2 Nov 2004
Maximo Park @ The Zoo, Brisbane - 29 Sep 2005
Paul Weller @ Stadtpark, Hamburg - 1 Jun 2006
The Pipettes @ The Roundhouse, London - 23 Dec 2006
Good Vibrations @ Riverstage, Brisbane (11/02/06)
In this, the third year of Good Vibrations, Jam Entertainment once again delivered a fresh and diverse range of music for the masses. [more]
Big Day Out @ Gold Coast Parklands (22/01/06)
You know, for the last few years, when I got home from the Big Day Out all I could think was "that was great... but never again". Yet every October, when the next Big Day Out line-up is released and tickets start selling out, the decision is always made to go back for one more round... [more]
The Passion River Cruise makes its inevitable return
After the roaring success of the inaugral Passion River NYD cruise this year, it's somewhat inevitable that the Passion lads are donning the lifejackets and bringing it back for another round! [more]
BBQ Breaks: Set times here!
With a little over a week left to go until the BBQ Breaks New Years Day extravaganza, the set times have been released to let you start planning your day. [more]
Electronik Vampires - A very special xxxmas party at The Rev!
The Rev and inthemix.com.au are proud to present something a little bit different on the 24th on December - the Elektronik Vampires XXXmas party! Combining a vampire/gothic theme, a fundraiser benefit and a DJ lineup as voted by members of the Brisbane inthemix forum... [more]