Your Paradise

The tropical music festival returns to Fiji for the end of the year – plan your trip now. By Jordan Kretchmer

After a successful inaugural festival last year Your Paradise is returning November 17-23 for six nights and seven days of electronic beats. Plantation Island in Fiji will play host, offering punters crystal clear waters and white sand beaches to relax on and in between festival shenanigans, with surfing, snorkelling and diving.

The line-up includes the likes of local electronic boys Carmada, trap maestro What So Not, Bostonian DJ duo Soul Clap, house producer Motez, Melburnian bass boss Benson, Channel V presenter and DJ Generik and Sydney’s muchloved Touch Sensitive. They will be joined by AC Slater, Amtrac, Colour Vision, Craze, Cut Snake, Elk Road, Ganz, Habstrakt, Jam Xpress, Just a Gent, Justin Martin, Klingande, Nora En Pure, Proxy, ShockOne, StéLouse, Surfisco, Tensnake, Terace and Yolanda Be Cool.

Packages include flights with Virgin, accommodation – which ranges from luxe beachside villas for six to basic individual packages – and of course, your festival ticket. You also get complimentary activities, beach sports and uniquely Fijian cultural experiences. Food, drinks and travel insurance are not included.

You can pay by installment if money’s tight. For more details on prices and packages, head to the Your Paradise website.

Plantation Island Resort Malolo Lailai Island, Fiji. yourparadise.com. $1,799$2,399. Nov 17-23. Make Her Majesty proud and party like it's your birthday at warehouse raves, basement discos and label showcases

SILENT DISCO

01 Central Park hosts a silent disco every weekend throughout Vivid Sydney. Grab your friends, grab your headphones and hit the dancefloor. 28 Broadway, Chippendale 2008. www.vividsydney.com. Fri-Sat 5.30-9.30pm. Free. Jun 5- 6.

FREDA’S WORLD TOUR

02 Transport yourself to Africa with a night of beats, food and drink, hosted by Freda's in partnership with Yevu. 109 Regent St, Chippendale 2008. www.vividsydney.com. 6pm-midnight. Free. Sat Jun 6.

ETC ETC PRESENTS

03 Local record label Etc Etc will be hosting an evening of percussive, subtropical electronica at the Basement. The night will be headlined by Sydney-based producer Kilter and Paces. 29 Reiby Pl, Sydney 2000. 02 9251 2797. www.etcetc.tv. 8pm. $29.20. Sun Jun 7.

A KOOKY MOTORIK PELVIS PARTY

04 For Vivid, Modulations will be bringing together three of Sydney's favourite party purveyors. Carriageworks will be taken over by the legends from Motorik, Kooky and Pelvis – with Trevor Jackson and Daniel Wang set to headline the big bash. 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh 2015. 02 8571 9099. www.vividsydney.com. 2-10pm. $70. Sun Jun 7.

LANCELOT

05 Local rising house star Lancelot started out at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, but these days you'll be more likely to find him playing a warehouse. The Sydney producer plays in support of his new single ‘Connection'. Civic Underground, 388 Pitt St, Sydney 2000. 02 8080 7000. www.moshtix. com.au. 10pm. $22.60. Sun Jun 7.

HEAPS GAY

06 It's time for a super-sized version of the colourful monthly dance party, a queertinged but all-inclusive favourite with anybody who wants a banger featuring offbeat tunes, plenty of space to dance and a carefree, anything-goes attitude. Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Rd, Marrickville 2204. 02 9550 3666. www. vividsydney.com. $35-$45. Sun Jun 7.

FINGER JOINTS

07 To celebrate the Queen's Birthday long weekend, Tyson Koh aka Loose Joints and Marty Doyle aka Dusty Fingers will become Finger Joints. Local acts including GL and Broadway Sounds will be supporting the duo for a night of frenzied electro funk. Goodgod, 53-55 Liverpool St, Sydney 2000. 02 9267 3787. www.goodgod goodgod.com. 9pm. $15. Sun Jun 7.