Australia is about to get a brand new live music venue that’s already setting itself apart from the pack. The Fat Controller, an underground warehouse space, is the latest addition to Adelaide’s live music scene.
As Rip It Up reports, The Fat Controller will be taking over the former home of The Cavern beneath North Terrace and is being handled by the hard-working folks behind spaces like Royal Croquet Club and Little Miss Dive Shop.
“I’ve been wanting to do this sort of concept for a long time,” co-owner Stuart Duckworth told Rip It Up. “The whole idea is a music venue which isn’t genre-specific, it’s malleable, it’s flexible in the sense it can host an array of different acts.”
The venue recently announced a whole raft of quality upcoming acts. Things got off to a promising start last month when Neon Indian’s 10th December Meredith Music Festival sideshow was one of the first gigs to be confirmed for the venue.
The roster is definitely flying in the face of genre specificity, with upcoming performances from San Cisco, Asta, Client Liaison, Dune Rats, The Delta Riggs, Bad//Dreems, North East Party House, and many more.
“The focus is on entertainment and the experience rather than the venue itself, it’s not too design heavy, it’s not too one dimensional,” Duckworth explained. “A warehouse is very stark and raw and rustic and plain and that’s the whole idea, taking the warehouse style of venue into the city.”
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The space is currently undergoing renovations and will be stripped back from its former incarnation. The new decor will be taking advantage of the venue’s underground location, inspired by similar spaces in London and New York.
“Playing off the location was a really interesting angle for us to go down, and helped us come up with a concept,” Duckworth said. “It has evolved since then – a basement live venue near the railway station is kind of a dark take on a more lighthearted children’s character – the Fat Controller is now a recluse in a basement.”
As for the name: “It was originally unintentional,” Duckworth said. “But we realised early on, [and] that was the final piece of the pie that made the name stick. It was a sign I think.” The Fat Controller is due to open later this month.
Fat Controller Upcoming Shows
Friday, 20th November 2015
Fat Controller launch feat. San Cisco
Saturday, 21st November 2015
The Aston Shuffle
Thursday, 26th November 2015
Cable Kidz launch feat. Odd Mob
Friday, 27th November 2015
The Delta Riggs
Saturday, 28th November 2015
Motez, Client Liaison
Sunday, 29th November 2015
Derailed Sundays launch
Thursday, 3rd December 2015
Cable Kidz feat. Cut Snake
Friday, 4th December 2015
North East Party House
Saturday, 5th December 2015
TBA
Sunday, 6th December 2015
Derailed Sundays
Thursday, 10th December 2015
Neon Indian
Friday, 11th December 2015
Bad//Dreems
Saturday, 12th December 2015
The Jungle Giants, Elizabeth Rose (DJ set)
Sunday, 13th December 2015
Derailed Sundays
Thursday, 17th December 2015
Cable Kidz mixtape launch
Friday, 18th December 2015
Dune Rats
Saturday, 19th December 2015
Asta, KLP (DJ set)
