Perth Music

The University of Western Australia is set to explode into life on Friday 29th February as over 4000 students flock to O’Day for the biggest campus event of the year. O’Day is an orientation festival for UWA students and the general public alike, showcasing the university’s many clubs and societies and culminating with an outdoor concert on the Oak Lawn.

The day kicks off on James Oval, where festival-goers can immerse themselves amongst the hundreds of market stalls, club and society stalls, exhibitions, performances and activities. Cultural societies serve up fresh international delicacies and many clubs offer good old sausage sizzles, while local and international sponsors deliver up plenty of freebies (think Red Bull, Lipton Ice Tea and Brumbys, to name a few!) The day is also crammed full of raffles and competitions: last year saw many giveaways including a laptop, mobile phone, iPod and helicopter ride and this year is set to be even bigger.

The main event of the day is the Oak Lawn concert, free for Gold Guild members ($20 for everyone else), which this year features Aussie rockers Karnivool and Bluejuice as headliners. Returning to Perth after a US tour as well as playing the Big Day Out across Australia, Karnivool were recently featured in the Triple J Hottest 100 for their cover of “The Only Way”. They cleaned up the WAMi Awards last year with prizes for “Most Popular Act”, “Most Popular Live Act”, “Best Male Vocalist” amongst others, solidifying their reputation as Australia’s most avant-garde heavy rock outfit.

Joining Karnivool will be Sydney band Bluejuice, whose hit single “Vitriol” was voted in at #11 in the Hottest 100 this year, as well as being the most reported alternative song on national radio.

Also appearing at O’Day are UWA’s very own Black Market Babies, who took out 3rd place at last year’s National Campus Band Competition State Final. The Babies have been ripping up the local music scene, playing with the likes of Sugar Army, Streetlight and Harlequin League - and now return to home turf for the O’Day concert.

O’Day is presented in partnership with Telstra, Jim Beam, Basement and The Deen. More information on O’Day is available at http://www.guild.uwa.edu.au/home/activities/orientation_day

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