13/03/2021

On a gloriously sunny day in the middle of March 2021, the beautiful Gold Coast came alive as the spectacle we know as the ‘ Festival ’ returned, And what a return it was! Lunar Electric’s third year instalment had the prestigious honor of being the first major outdoor festival since Covid stole live music almost exactly a year before. This was the first festival to happen not only in Australia but also the World. Over 21 acts hit the two stages set near beautiful Main Beach, artists bursting with excitement to finally perform in front of real people again and fans drooling to hear them. It was clear some people had been planning their ‘first festival back’ outfit for a while during lockdown, with an unusual amount of work obviously gone into some, other were just excited to be able to wear glitter, fishnet or sequins without judgement again.

Lunar Electric always deliver a solid line up and the March 13th event followed suit, with the likes of usual suspects and major draw cards Timmy Trumpet, Will Sparks and Havana Brown on the EDM stage but also the newest in ‘hot names’ with Masked Wolf and HP Boyz dominating the Hip Hop stage. Hooligan Hefs was another new but extremely popular addition to the line up which seems to have driven a more masculine exodus to the festival than in other years. Special appearances on stage are a feature of Lunar events and this year didn’t disappoint with Will Sparks joining Timmy Trumpet, Timmy and Hooligan Hefs was a surprise team up which fans went nuts over and lastly Will Sparks and Joel Fletcher, ruling the large crowd that had pitched camp at the main stage towards the end of the night.

Special mentions include Jesse Bloch, Masked Wolf, Bonka , Sunset Bros and Joel Fletcher who’s set was pure fire as he closed the first ever post lockdown festival. Music was Back ! The only gripes heard were, Not being able to take an open drink into the smoking area, including bottles of water, this was a major whinge for fans but this is something event organizers had no power to change due to smoking and food/beverage laws in Qld, the other no visibility of either stage from VIP which meant you couldn’t enjoy your seat or shade and watch which was mentioned more than once by the upgrade ticket holders.

Running a festival with social distancing was always going to be tricky and more so with the entire planet watching but the Lunar Electric team definitely pulled it off. While the music did have to be ‘paused’ to address the crowd a few times (the air raid type sirens weren’t enough ) the festivities all followed instructions, there were no major issues on the day and no ‘ Cluster’ issues after the event. The 8000 plus attendees acted in a responsible and respectful manor to other patrons in regards to social distancing and considering the only people wearing masks were event staff and security, I think the organizers and the fans themselves can be all be given a thumbs up or a pat on the back if they prefer.

Now given the enormity of pressure on the the event itself, the organizers and staff, I don’t think anyone could argue the people of Lunar Electric did an outstanding job bringing back the festival. A solid congratulations goes out to them as it must of been a long, hard and even scary road at times. With the March event going off so smoothly the team responsible, quickly went into action to lock in two more festival dates in September. While they return for a second time to the Goldy, for 2021, they will also descend on Newcastle for the first time.

Our Rating

Public Transport: 🎫🎫🎫🎫 .5

Venue: 🎫🎫🎫🎫 .5

Line-Up: 🎫🎫🎫🎫 .5

Amenities: 🎫🎫🎫🎫

Food: 🎫🎫🎫🎫

Bars/Alcohol: 🎫🎫🎫

Merchandise: 🎫🎫

VIP Package: 🎫🎫🎫🎫

Over All: 🎫🎫🎫🎫

LUNAR ELECTRIC 2021