Flipping Out

Text: Gabriel Knowles


Festivals shouldn’t be about 40 minute queues for flat drinks, over-zealous security guards and only liking half the acts. The crew at Flip Out know that all too well so they came up with a blueprint for a boutique punk rock festival to cut through to grime. With the Flip Out hitting Sydney for the first time this year we caught up with Chris Shortt from local lads Royal Headache to find out why the festival is so special and how they managed to snare the headline spot in Melbourne.

In my opinion most of the Australian bands are some of the best in the country. I could watch every one of the bands on the line up but it’s a long day so I don’t know if I will!

I find myself more behind a lot of Australian bands at the moment because I think knowing who they are and where they’re coming and that they’re good honest people goes a long way. I’ve also realised recently that there are so many Australian bands form the past that are great. I think a lot of young Australians get brainwashed into liking American bands or whatever, I think I was.

I’m not sure if we’re headlining or just closing the show but it’s pretty weird considering we have no releases out!

Flip Out festival is on at Manning Bar, Sydney Uni from 2pm and features Zond, Naked On The Vague, The Stabs, Pink Reason and Eddy Current Suppression Ring.

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