City Calm Down's Last Minute Bigsound Packing Guide

September 9th is almost upon us, if yore not too sure why that’s significnt – well it’s the official kick off date for BIGSOUND 2015, and with a speaker panel line up and the live music roster that’s the biggest and best we’ve seen in BIGSOUND history, it’s gearing up to a be a ‘must not miss’.

If you’re getting ready to head to Brissy for some sun, killer live music, though provoking panels aaaaand killer parties – then Melbourne’s electronic pop masters City Calm Down have your back, they’ve compiled a last minute Bigsound packing checklist. So before you zip up those bags double check the list to make sure you haven’t left anything behind.

City Calm Down will be playing a showcase performance on Wednesday, 9th September from
11:20 PM – 11:50 PM. For more info visit www.bigsound.com.au.

Ear plugs

One of the joys of playing in a band and working a full time job is finding a bit of shut eye wherever one can. Getting sleep on the red eye flight from Bris to Melb and at the airport can be a challenge at the best of times, and that’s when you’re not being accompanied by the world’s loudest snorer (sorry Jez). The foamies from Woolworths provide a nice 30db cut across all frequencies, providing the perfect noise blockout so you can sleep snore free.

Gaffa tape

Never be caught at the airport without copious amounts of gaffa tape. Not only will it stop your instruments from falling out of their cases but it can also be used as an anti-snoring aid, when even 30db earplugs can’t block out your band mate’s snoring.

Saxophone mouthpiece

Everything sounds better live with horns. However, booking a tiger flight for a tenor saxophonist can be an issue, particularly when you realise how much tiger charges for additional baggage. So, when taking the sax itself isn’t an option, we go with the next best thing: we take a sax mouthpiece and then give our comps to anyone who’s willing to donate a saxophone for the night.

Modafinil

Apparently Modafinil is a new smart drug that can make you see sound. None of us have tried it (or have any) but its fair to say that our brains won’t be working on Thursday morning when we’re sitting at our desks, so we might need something more than coffee.