Flashback to Sun Burn Doomed & Stoned Festival
Poster Art by Glenn Smith
It may seem hard to imagine now, but it wasn't too long ago when live music was a regular Saturday night thing (and pretty much every other day of the week). Bands were touring the nations and small festivals were poking up left and right. Doomed & Stoned was having a blast in 2019, organizing Chicago Doomed & Stoned Festival, Ohio Doomed & Stoned Festival, Wisconsin Doomed & Stoned Festival, and to top of the year: Sun Burn Doomed & Stoned Festival in Australia! It was to be the first of two festivals, the second of which we planned on holding in neighboring country New Zealand and calling Wind Burn Doomed & Stoned Festival. That, of course, ended up cancelled due to the pandemic.
Today, we look back at Sun Burn Doomed & Stone Festival, which took place at The Tote in Collingwood, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Brad Nicholson did a yeoman's job of organizing the two-day event, consisting of a pre-fest bash on Friday night, followed by an all-dayer on Saturday -- both of which happened during summer in the Land Down Under. What I would have given to have flown away from the dreariness of late-season Autumn in Oregon to have been among my head banging brethren. Thankfully, Sally Townsend was there to capture the action, and Brad's crew even got some decent live footage of the Doom Down Under!
p.s. We're excited by the possibility of more Sun Burn events, Lockdown or no! Be sure to subscribe to the Sun Burn Festival page for news of upcoming events.
Demo 2019 by Swamp Dweller
The Transpyramid project by Lucifungus
I'm a Stupid Moron With an Ugly Face and A Big Butt and my Butt Smells and I Like to Kiss My Own Butt by Dr. Colossus
Burn the Hostages by Burn the Hostages
No Sympathy for a Rat by Yanomamo
Floating Being by Earth Tongue
Whitehorse & The Body by Whitehorse & The Body
Music Swop Shop by Peeping Tom
Doom Saloon by Pod People
The Vast Electric Dark by Witchskull
