
Arriving in Darwin in the early hours of Friday morning, I could already feel there was a big weekend ahead. Driving to my city hotel took me through the humid and messy main drag of Mitchell Street at 2am and within the few minutes I spent in transit through the area, backpackers and locals alike were already pouring out on to the street, kicking off the long weekend strong. After a day of soaking up sunshine and not having to walk around in five layers of clothing, I headed to the Darwin Railway Club to see three bands I'd heard a lot about, but until now, hadn't had the opportunity to see perform live.
Like the preverbal Aussie BBQ - a delectable smorgasbord of Territory talent was served up by The Chippo Darwin at the Territory Rock Festival on the Australia Day long weekend. It was the lineup you wanted to be apart of, with some bands travelling 988km for the gig. Two stages, nine acts and meat pies for sale at the bar… yep it was perfect.