Triple J's One Night Stand
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Triple J's One Night Stand is a concert hosted in a remote town or city in Australia
annually. It is promoted and organised by national radio station Triple J
. In previous years, the host town was selected in the form of a competition where residents of the town must gain approval from local government and a venue. For the 2009 event, Triple J itself simply decided to host the event in Sale
. Triple J
arranges the artists to perform – usually four high profile Australian bands of a variety of genres.
The concert is a drug and alcohol free event, and entry is free.
The 2011 One Night Stand concert was held in the small town of Tumby Bay in South Australia
on the April 2011.
The first event was held in Natimuk in Victoria on 28 July 2004. Performers included local band Less Than Perfection, followed by Eskimo Joe
, Koolism
, The Dissociatives
and Grinspoon
. Attendance was about 9000. Entries that year required a letter from the mayor, permission from a venue, a petition, and a souvenir. The Natimuk organising committee submitted a petition of 3000 names – the population of the town at the time was 500. They also raised $30,000 in pledges from local businesses to support the event.
The second event was hosted by the town of Ayr in North Queensland on 18 May 2005. The local support act was A14, followed by End of Fashion
, Katalyst
, Shihad
, and the Hilltop Hoods
. Over 10000 attended the concert. As in previous years, support from the local council, a venue and a petition were required. The petition had 4000 signatures (for a town of 8500).
The third event was hosted by Port Pirie in the Spencer Gulf
area of South Australia on 12 April 2006. The local support act was Sector 12, followed by The Herd, Xavier Rudd
, Kid Kenobi
and MC Shureshock, followed by The Living End
. The entry included a letter of support from Mike Rann
, the Premier of South Australia, as well as a petition with 8000 names (the town's population is 13500). A new addition to the competition entry procedure this year was to design a theme park based around a notable location or event in the town. The Port Pirie entrants designed one built around the chimney stack from the local lead
smelter.
On 16 March 2007, it was announced that the fourth event would be held in Cowra, New South Wales
, on 20 April 2007. Myf Warhurst
, Jay and the Doctor
hosted the event. Bands who performed at the event were Silverchair
, Midnight Juggernauts
, Behind Crimson Eyes
, DJ FunkTrust, an unsigned band from Lithgow
, Flatline Drama and local band Leap Of Faith.
On 20 March 2008 it was announced that the fifth event would be held in Collie, Western Australia
, on 26 April 2008. The bands that played at the event were Cog
, Pnau
and Faker
, as well as local band This End Up, the winners of Unearthed. A group of fans in the audience convinced Rosie Beaton
to "do a little dance" as she went off stage.
On 2 April 2009 it was announced that the sixth event would be held in Sale, Victoria
, on 30 May 2009. The bands that played at the event were Eskimo Joe
, The Butterfly Effect
, Children Collide
, Miami Horror
and Hilltop Hoods
, as well as Unearthed winners And Burn. Triple J
presenters Robbie
, Marieke
and the Doctor
, Tom
and Alex
and Scott Dooley
hosted the event live on national radio. 12,000 people attended the event at the Sale Football Ground in cold and wet conditions.
It was announced on 9 February 2010 that Alice Springs in the Northern Territory will host the 2010 One Night Stand, with The John Butler Trio headlining the free event to be held at Traeger Park
, in central Alice Springs. It was then later announced on the 17 February 2010 that Gyroscope
, Bluejuice
and Megan Washington
would support them, with Triple J Unearthed winners Tjupi Band
. Triple J
and Frenzal Rhomb
's resident Doctor, Lindsay McDougall
will host the event as well as Nina Las Vagas, the host of Triple J
's House Party.
Tumby Bay, north of Port Lincoln on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, hosted the event in April 2011, featuring the bands Birds of Tokyo
, Art vs. Science
and The Jezabels
and locally "Unearthed" musician Joshy Willo . The town's population swelled from 1000 to over 12,000 for the event.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
annually. It is promoted and organised by national radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
. In previous years, the host town was selected in the form of a competition where residents of the town must gain approval from local government and a venue. For the 2009 event, Triple J itself simply decided to host the event in Sale
Sale, Victoria
Sale is a city in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. It is the seat of the Shire of Wellington as well as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale and the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. It has a population of around 13,336, and is expected to reach a population of 14,000 soon...
. Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
arranges the artists to perform – usually four high profile Australian bands of a variety of genres.
The concert is a drug and alcohol free event, and entry is free.
The 2011 One Night Stand concert was held in the small town of Tumby Bay in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
on the April 2011.
Annual hosts
- 2004 – Natimuk, VictoriaNatimuk, VictoriaNatimuk is a town in Western Victoria, Australia. It is located about 300km northwest of Melbourne. A further 10km west of Natimuk is one of Australia's best climbing areas, Mount Arapiles. At the 2006 census, Natimuk had a population of 449.-History:...
The first event was held in Natimuk in Victoria on 28 July 2004. Performers included local band Less Than Perfection, followed by Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod on guitars, Joel Quartermain on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia in 1997....
, Koolism
Koolism
Koolism is an Australian hip hop duo originating from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.The members are lyricist Hau Latukefu and producer/DJ/musician Danielsan Ichiban .-History:Koolism started out in 1992 when Elleson joined a group by the name...
, The Dissociatives
The Dissociatives
The Dissociatives are an Australian band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair, Australian dance producer DJ Paul Mac, and touring members Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes from Sydney electronic duo "The Presets"...
and Grinspoon
Grinspoon
Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore,...
. Attendance was about 9000. Entries that year required a letter from the mayor, permission from a venue, a petition, and a souvenir. The Natimuk organising committee submitted a petition of 3000 names – the population of the town at the time was 500. They also raised $30,000 in pledges from local businesses to support the event.
- 2005 – Ayr, QueenslandAyr, QueenslandAyr is a town in Queensland, Australia near the delta of the Burdekin River, named after the Scottish town of Ayr by the settlers from the United Kingdom...
The second event was hosted by the town of Ayr in North Queensland on 18 May 2005. The local support act was A14, followed by End of Fashion
End of Fashion
End of Fashion are an Australian power pop band from Perth, Western Australia. The band consists of singer and guitarist Justin Burford, guitarist Rodney Aravena, bassist Simon Fasolo, and drummer Mike Hobbs. The group gained mainstream attention with their 2005 single "O Yeah", which reached...
, Katalyst
Katalyst (musician)
Katalyst is an Australian DJ/Producer. He won awards at the 2002 Australian Dance Music Awards for Best Album and Best Producer.- Biography :...
, Shihad
Shihad
Shihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand....
, and the Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
. Over 10000 attended the concert. As in previous years, support from the local council, a venue and a petition were required. The petition had 4000 signatures (for a town of 8500).
- 2006 – Port Pirie, South AustraliaPort Pirie, South Australia-Transport:Port Pirie is located off National Highway One. It is serviced by an airport five minutes out of the city.- Railways :The first railways in Port Pirie were of the narrow [3' 6"] gauge....
The third event was hosted by Port Pirie in the Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf
The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. The Gulf is 322 km long and 129 km wide at its mouth. The western shore of the Gulf is the Eyre Peninsula, while the eastern side is the...
area of South Australia on 12 April 2006. The local support act was Sector 12, followed by The Herd, Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong....
, Kid Kenobi
Kid Kenobi
Kid Kenobi is an Australian DJ who won People's Choice NSW DJ of the Year in 2001 at the Australian Dance Music Awards, and Technics Australian DJ of the Year in 2001-2005. He took out first place three years running in the annual DJ poll. He has been featured in FHM, Rolling Stone, Ralph and URB...
and MC Shureshock, followed by The Living End
The Living End
The Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...
. The entry included a letter of support from Mike Rann
Mike Rann
Michael David Rann MHA, CNZM , Australian politician, served as the 44th Premier of South Australia. He led the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party to minority government at the 2002 election, before attaining a landslide win at the 2006 election...
, the Premier of South Australia, as well as a petition with 8000 names (the town's population is 13500). A new addition to the competition entry procedure this year was to design a theme park based around a notable location or event in the town. The Port Pirie entrants designed one built around the chimney stack from the local lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
smelter.
- 2007 – Cowra, New South WalesCowra, New South WalesCowra is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia in the Cowra Shire. It is located on the Mid-Western Highway, 317 kilometres west of Sydney on the banks of the Lachlan River at an altitude of 310 metres above sea level. At the 2006 census Cowra had a population of 8,430...
On 16 March 2007, it was announced that the fourth event would be held in Cowra, New South Wales
Cowra, New South Wales
Cowra is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia in the Cowra Shire. It is located on the Mid-Western Highway, 317 kilometres west of Sydney on the banks of the Lachlan River at an altitude of 310 metres above sea level. At the 2006 census Cowra had a population of 8,430...
, on 20 April 2007. Myf Warhurst
Myf Warhurst
Myfanwy "Myf" Warhurst is an Australian radio announcer and television personality, best known for her work at Triple J and on ABC Television's music-themed quiz show Spicks and Specks. Before her career as a radio announcer and TV personality, she was editor-in-chief of Melbourne street press...
, Jay and the Doctor
Jay and the Doctor
Jay and the Doctor are the on-air names of Australian radio duo Jason Whalley and Lindsay McDougall, on radio station Triple J.Best known as members of punk band Frenzal Rhomb, they performed occasional late-night shifts on Triple J until 2004...
hosted the event. Bands who performed at the event were Silverchair
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
, Midnight Juggernauts
Midnight Juggernauts
Midnight Juggernauts are a band from Melbourne, Australia composed of Andrew Szekeres, Vincent Vendetta, and Daniel Stricker. The band has been described as anything from 'prog dance meets cosmic film scores', to 'slasher-flick disco' to 'deadpan landscape',...
, Behind Crimson Eyes
Behind Crimson Eyes
Behind Crimson Eyes is a band based in Australia. The band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2004. Their line up currently consists of vocalist Josh Stuart, bassist Garth Buchanan, guitarist/back up vocalist Aaron Schultz and Dan Kerby as drummer....
, DJ FunkTrust, an unsigned band from Lithgow
Lithgow, New South Wales
Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the centre of the local political division City of Lithgow. It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow's Valley by John Oxley in honour of William Lithgow, the first Auditor-General of New South Wales.Lithgow is...
, Flatline Drama and local band Leap Of Faith.
- 2008 – Collie, Western AustraliaCollie, Western Australia-External links:*...
On 20 March 2008 it was announced that the fifth event would be held in Collie, Western Australia
Collie, Western Australia
-External links:*...
, on 26 April 2008. The bands that played at the event were Cog
Cog (band)
Cog are an Australian progressive rock band that formed in 1998. Their debut album The New Normal was nominated for Triple J's 2005 J Award. The band's music draws influences from Tool, Isis, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Leftfield, Deftones and Helmet...
, Pnau
Pnau
Pnau is an Australian dance music duo originating from Sydney, Australia. The duo consists of musicians Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes...
and Faker
Faker (band)
Faker are an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Sydney in 1996. The band consists of vocalist Nathan Hudson and guitarist Nicholas Munnings....
, as well as local band This End Up, the winners of Unearthed. A group of fans in the audience convinced Rosie Beaton
Rosie Beaton
Rosie Beaton is an Australian radio announcer, best known for her work at Australian youth radio station Triple J.-Radio career:In 2001, Beaton was appointed host of Triple J's evening music program Super Request which airs weekdays at 6pm...
to "do a little dance" as she went off stage.
- 2009 – Sale, VictoriaSale, VictoriaSale is a city in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. It is the seat of the Shire of Wellington as well as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale and the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. It has a population of around 13,336, and is expected to reach a population of 14,000 soon...
On 2 April 2009 it was announced that the sixth event would be held in Sale, Victoria
Sale, Victoria
Sale is a city in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. It is the seat of the Shire of Wellington as well as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale and the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. It has a population of around 13,336, and is expected to reach a population of 14,000 soon...
, on 30 May 2009. The bands that played at the event were Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod on guitars, Joel Quartermain on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia in 1997....
, The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect (band)
The Butterfly Effect are an alternative metal band from Brisbane, Australia, formed in 1999. The band consists of Clint Boge , Ben Hall , Glenn Esmond and Kurt "Puddles" Goedhart . Their debut album received high rotation play on influential radio station Triple J.-The Butterfly Effect EP:The band...
, Children Collide
Children Collide
Children Collide is an Australian indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of drummer Ryan Caesar, bassist Heath Crawley, and vocalist/guitarist John Mackay...
, Miami Horror
Miami Horror
Miami Horror are an Australian electronic band from Melbourne, Victoria with a disco-house throwback style. Miami Horror can refer to its producer, Benjamin Plant, or its four-piece live incarnation.-Biography:...
and Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
, as well as Unearthed winners And Burn. Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
presenters Robbie
Robbie Buck
Robbie Buck is an Australian radio announcer best known for his work at the national youth broadcaster, Triple J...
, Marieke
Marieke Hardy
Marieke Josephine Hardy is an Australian writer, broadcaster, television producer and former television actress.-Early life and family:...
and the Doctor
Lindsay McDougall
Lindsay "The Doctor" McDougall is an Australian radio presenter for national youth network Triple J and guitarist in Australian punk rock band Frenzal Rhomb.- Frenzal Rhomb :...
, Tom
Tom Ballard
Tom Ballard is a tall, blond, fast-talking, openly gay, Australian radio presenter and comedian.-Early life:Thomas Colin Ballard grew up in Warrnambool, Victoria and attended Brauer College Warrnambool, graduating in 2007 where he was dux with an ENTER of 99.80, and was consequently named as the...
and Alex
Alex Dyson
Alex Dyson is an Australian radio presenter who, along with co-host Tom Ballard presents the breakfast show on Australian youth radio station Triple J....
and Scott Dooley
Scott Dooley
Scott "Dools" Dooley is an Australian comedian and radio announcer best known for his tenure with state-owned national youth network, Triple J...
hosted the event live on national radio. 12,000 people attended the event at the Sale Football Ground in cold and wet conditions.
- 2010 – Alice Springs, Northern TerritoryAlice Springs, Northern TerritoryAlice Springs is the second largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Popularly known as "the Alice" or simply "Alice", Alice Springs is situated in the geographic centre of Australia near the southern border of the Northern Territory...
It was announced on 9 February 2010 that Alice Springs in the Northern Territory will host the 2010 One Night Stand, with The John Butler Trio headlining the free event to be held at Traeger Park
Traeger Park
Traeger Park is a small stadium located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.The stadium hosts Australian rules football and cricket matches and has a capacity of 10,000....
, in central Alice Springs. It was then later announced on the 17 February 2010 that Gyroscope
Gyroscope (band)
Gyroscope is an Australian rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 1997. The band comprises vocalist and guitarist Daniel Sanders, guitarist and back up vocalist Zoran Trivic, bassist and back up vocalist Brad Campbell and drummer Rob Nassif....
, Bluejuice
Bluejuice
Bluejuice is a rock band based in Sydney, Australia. The group consists of Jake Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas, Jamie Cibej, Jerry Craib and James Hauptmann.They have released three studio albums; Problems, Head of the Hawk and Company....
and Megan Washington
Megan Washington
-Studio albums:-Extended plays:-Singles:-External links:* *...
would support them, with Triple J Unearthed winners Tjupi Band
Tjupi Band
Tjupi Band is an is a Central Australian Indigenous band from the community of Papunya, Northern Territory. They sing in Luritja and English and play desert reggae...
. Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
and Frenzal Rhomb
Frenzal Rhomb
Frenzal Rhomb are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1992 with mainstay Jason Whalley on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. In 1996, Lindsay McDougall joined the line-up on lead guitar and backing vocals. Two of the group's albums have peaked into the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart, A...
's resident Doctor, Lindsay McDougall
Lindsay McDougall
Lindsay "The Doctor" McDougall is an Australian radio presenter for national youth network Triple J and guitarist in Australian punk rock band Frenzal Rhomb.- Frenzal Rhomb :...
will host the event as well as Nina Las Vagas, the host of Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's House Party.
- 2011 - Tumby Bay, South AustraliaTumby Bay, South AustraliaTumby Bay is a coastal town situated on the Spencer Gulf, on the eastern coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, 45 km north of Port Lincoln...
Tumby Bay, north of Port Lincoln on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, hosted the event in April 2011, featuring the bands Birds of Tokyo
Birds of Tokyo
Birds of Tokyo is a four-piece alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Their debut album Day One, gained them domestic success with it reaching No. 3 on the AIR Independent Album charts, spending a total of 36 consecutive weeks in the top 10.In 2008, the band released Universes,...
, Art vs. Science
Art vs. Science
Art vs. Science are a three-piece dance band from Sydney, Australia formed early in 2008. The group consists of Jim Finn on vocals and keyboards; Dan McNamee on vocals, guitars and keyboards; and Dan Williams on drums and vocals.In 2010, the group toured the United Kingdom in support of La Roux...
and The Jezabels
The Jezabels
The Jezabels are a four-piece musical group from Sydney. They formed after meeting at the University of Sydney. Their music is hard to define into one specific genre, and has been described as a blend of indie pop, indie rock, rock, and disco pop...
and locally "Unearthed" musician Joshy Willo . The town's population swelled from 1000 to over 12,000 for the event.