BURNING NEED TO REIGNITE ‘LIVE SCENE’
HARRISON Norris is hot stuff right now. Smoking, in fact.
The Labrador-based Hollywood stuntman will literally help re-ignite the Covid-hit live gig scene on Saturday when The Sounds Dangerous Festival hits Burleigh Bazaar on Saturday.
The schedule includes 16 bands, art installations and nine hours of live music.
It joins music festivals such as By The C in Coolangatta, For The Love in Main Beach and Wallapalooza at Mudgeeraba Showground in trying to give work to cooped-up artists.
Mr Norris, aka King Killjoy, who performed in blockbuster films Mad Max; Fury Road and Suicide Squad, wanted to lend a hand to his struggling muso mates and conceived the festival as a way to “see them perform for a live audience again”.
He’ll close out the festival by setting himself on fire.
Mr Norris said with two years of restrictions, local artists needed support more than ever before.
“People have been saying we need to support local artists and creatives but I feel there hasn’t really been much done to actually help them,” he said.
“A lot of my friends in the music and film industry really struggled during the pandemic, and when some of them said they were thinking of hanging up their hat, it made me want to do something about it.
“It should be a great shot in the arm for the live music scene here and for all the talented artists who have been cooped up over the past two years.”
Sounds Dangerous Festival features King Killjoy, Bootleg Rascal, Stingin’ Rogers, Lazy Ghost, Saint Lane, Sofia, Isella, Zola Sky, Amela, Lavelin, V.blaq, Disko Disco, Saint Barae, More Sugar, Penrose, Jake Hobbs and Native Concept.
Acid Test, an art collective specialising in video art, lightbased performance, sculpture and interactive painting installations, will help make the festival a visual and sensory experience.