Music Festival

I went to the Northcote Music Festival on Sunday. Apparently the festival has been going on for the last 5 years and this is the first time I've ever been there just to check out what they have.

They had to close up High Street from Clarke Street right up till Separation Street. The festival was expected to be held between 10 am till 10 pm filled with musics of all types and from all corners of the world.

I got there quite early, around 11.30 am when the street was still quiet and vendors were just setting up their stalls. Did you know that it is illegal to drink alcohol in public places except for the pubs and restaurants?

It was a mild morning when I got there but the weather soon changed and we had a cold front coming through bringing heavy downpours of rain with gusty cold air. It was freezing after that but that didn't stop people from coming out after the rain eased and the party continued.

There were a lot of venues where you can watch live bands and performers but you can also see them performing in the street like this group here which I never knew who they were or what they were performing. I was just there to see the camel toes!

This bohemian drum band performed really nice drum music from Africa. All venues along High Street were free but you were supposed to make a gold coin or fold donation to keep the festival running in the years to come because money from the government is never enough for events like this.

I went into the town hall to see the opening ceremony and also because it was warmer and dryer inside! When I got there this band was playing, they're the Velika Buka, I think they're greek but I could be wrong but they played nice music but in a different language which I did not know.

Then came the opening ceremony with the usual speeches by the politicians which I'm not going to bore you with but during the ceremony they had this group of Aborigines women who came all the way from the outskirts of Alice Spring to perform their Walpiri Dances. Guys, please don't get too sexcited because of the NNTTL! If you don't know what NNTTL is, ask 5xmom. Enjoy their dance below;