Dear First-Time Doofers: Get Your Head Out Of The Festival Gutter
Warning: The word “doof” is mentioned a ridiculously high number of times in this article. Dear First-Time Doofers, I hear this is the year you’re ditching the pubs, clubs and inner-city one-day festival scene to get among the fairies, pixies, and other wild things. Perhaps you’re planning on abandoning your “old self” and reconnecting with […]
One Dead, 50+ Charged With Drug Offences At Lost Paradise Festival
A 22-year-old man has died, and two other young people are in hospital after consuming an “unknown substance” at Lost Paradise music festival yesterday. The Queensland man, who passed away shortly after arriving at hospital, suffered an adverse reaction to the substance at 8pm yesterday. Two other people – a man and a woman – […]
Wild Horses 2018: A Weekend Trip Covering All Basses
‘Are you going to Meredith?’ ‘Tickets for Meredith are almost half price, you should come!’ This was all I heard in the last month. When I mentioned my other plans in the opposite direction, ‘What’s Wild Horses?’ usually followed. It seemed as if the entire state of Victoria had planned to go or was planning […]
10 Errors of the Rookie Doofer
1. Comparing Doofs to Mainstream Festivals Comparing a doof to a mainstream festival like Splendour In The Grass or Future Music Festival is a big mistake. Rocking up to find people that respect the environment they are in, who want to make a difference in the world and who appreciate the time, effort and care that […]
4 “Celebrities” Explain What They Think Bush Doofs Are
From Friendly Jordies’ cheeky piss take to Spiro Boursine’s somewhat smug analysis, it seems like everyone has 2 cents to chuck in when it comes to our beloved bush doof culture… 1. Friendly Jordies: “Bush doofs are just hippie jackass aye” Friendly Jordies’ hilarious send-ups have become an institution for Aussie uni students in […]
Fence Jumper Caught With 3g of Coke “Couldn’t Afford Ticket”
Security guards at Ipswich’s Peace, Love & Cultural Wilderness Festival have caught an 18-year-old man trying to get into a festival for free, despite the fact he alleges he arrived with 3 grams of cocaine in his pocket. Ipswich local Dart McDurry came undone when security guard Staunch Stauncherson spotted the teenager perching atop the […]
Aussie Outdoor Music Festivals – Stuck and Stagnant or Moving Forward?
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nyone who has been a part of the electronic music scene in Australia for more than five years will likely be aware that it has changed a lot in the last decade. Although this can be said true for the culture since the beginning of its time, it is clear that social networking and media […]
5 Times it’s OK To Judge at a Bush Doof
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he magic of the bush doof lies not just in gathering with the tribe for a psychedelic boogie you won’t get anywhere else. It’s the freedom you discovered under a gum tree a million miles from the pesky world that makes doofing such a special experience! A doof is a place where, no longer bound […]
A Quickie with Bliss
[dropcap]I[/dropcap] appreciate nothing more than a true performance from an electronic music producer. It is a rare thing and definitely not the norm from DJ’s to actually perform during their set. A few arms movements and bobs doesn’t cut it for me. BLiSS performs! He not only creates amazing full on trance, but he entrances his […]
15 Doof Hacks
Make your doofing experience that much better with these nifty tricks up your sleeve. 1. Tweak your pluggers Urgh, your only pair of thongs and that stupid plug pulled through the hole and now every 20 steps it pops out! Solution: Use a bread clip over the plug to stop it pulling through. 2. […]