Nickelodeon's Slimefest.

On Saturday, the 15^th of September, I once again headed out to the Hordern Pavilion but this time for Nickelodeon’s first ever ‘Slimefest’. Slimefest is a ‘music festival for kids’ and featured many of Australia’s popular young talents.

Arriving at the venue, hyped up kids accompanied by their parents and crazy, screaming teenage girls is what you were greeted with.

First up were Justice Crew, who warmed up the crowd by performing their hit single ‘Boom Boom’. Nickelodeon stars Luke and Wyatt, the hosts for the night, graced the stage next, introducing what were to be the two ‘teams’ for the night, the Orange Allstars and the Wyatt Warriors. The two teams had to fight against one another, the winning team getting the slime.

Next was Jessica Mauboy, performing Inescapable and two songs from her new movie, The Sapphires. To the excitement of most of the teenage girls in the audience, Reece Mastin took the stage next, performing three songs, Shut Up and Kiss Me, Shout It Out and Good Night, sending the room into a fangirling frenzy.

Other acts that performed throughout the night included Johnny Ruffo, Christina Parie and special guest, Guy Sebastian.

In between all the performers, Luke and Wyatt reappeared, organising games for the two teams to battle it out in, in hope that they would be getting slimed. Stars including Reece Mastin, Charlotte Dawson, Tiffiny Hall and Rachel Finch were brought out onto stage, representing each team in the slime spinner battles. After about three or four of the games, the whole crowd was completely covered in green slime, confetti, feathers and glitter.

At the end of the night, the crowd left with slime covering practically every visible part of their body, had it dripping from their hair and clothes, along with little pieces of confetti mixed in there too, yet they still thought it was the best thing ever, and looked like they had thoroughly enjoyed their night at Slimefest. 

Simple Plan - June 1st. Concert Review.

Arriving at the Hordern Pavillion on the 1^st of June, I knew I was in for a fun night. Able to hear Simple Plan warming up in sound check gave me a taste of what I was in for later on. Even arriving a few hours before the doors were set to open; the line was already filled with fans, stretching far past the entrance.

After a few hours of waiting, the doors were opened, ‘synth power-pop’ act The Never Ever, taking the stage soon after. The young Sydney band played an energetic set, getting the crowd warmed up and ready for the main support act, We The Kings.

We The Kings played a fun, crowd involved set, impressing fans and even those who were previously unfamiliar with the band. The band finished their set by playing their hits ‘Say You Like Me’ and ‘Check Yes Juliet’, the obvious crowd favourites.

The moment which the crowd had been waiting for was next; Simple Plan graced the stage, opening with old favourite ‘Shut Up’. The Canadian pop-rockers played a variety of songs off all their albums, from 2002 debut ‘No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls’ to their most recent release ‘Get Your Heart On!’, even throwing in a Maroon 5/LMFAO cover.

Front man Pierre Bouvier kept the crowd entertained in between songs, flaunting his great stage presence as did guitarist, David Desrosiers.

Upbeat singles from ‘Get Your Heart On!’ such as ‘Summer Paradise’ and ‘You Suck At Love’ seemed to be favourites as well as ‘Jet Lag’ in which the boys were joined on stage by 16 year old X-Factor contestant Christina Parie, filling in on guest female vocals, who impressed the audience with confidence and a great voice, living up to the original, sung by Natasha Bedingfield.

Soon after leaving the stage, the band was back for their first encore, and was soon back again for their second encore. They finished the concert with an acoustic set consisting of songs ‘Crazy’ and ‘Perfect’.

Overall, the boys put on a great show, keeping the crowd constantly entertained, and definitely not wanting the set to end.