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SALMONELLA Dub’s Tiki Taane almost didn’t make his Surfers Paradise beachfront gig on Sunday night. The Festival 2018 headliner, chilling down Cavill Mall afterwards, told ATG: “My flight got cancelled. I had to fly to Brisbane and drive — by the time I got here I had 10 minutes before I was on stage. But the ocean was right there, it was beautiful. I loved it.” Taane, whose hits include

For the Love of It and Always on my Mind, added: “1000 or so people, it was good vibes, great production and I’m just so stoked to be invited to come and play the Magnifika Pacifica night and be part of some indigenous music celebrations.” His wife and two kids now join him for a few days and he hoped to go see some Games sports.