Changing Lanes Festival 2011

When the weekend hits, after a lazy brunch we’re usually hungry for a little culture hit. However, despite our best intentions, in our endless wandering and moans of ‘what should we do?’, desperate, we end up on a mate’s couch doing a Game Of Thrones marathon with a hand in a bucket of chicken. Why not change it up with the Changing Lanes festival? Now in its second year, the fest draws together the best local talent across music, art and fashion. This year the hit list includes PVT, Gareth Liddiard, Papa Vs Pretty, The Vasco Era, Beni, The Last Kinection, Oscar + Martin, and Juggernaut DJs, plus artists Numskull, Beastman, Ears, Houl and loads more. The festival is also hopping over from last year's Newtown to Devonshire Street in Surry Hills, meaning that it's a mere skip from Central Station - no excuses now! Afterwards, roll along to the official after party at The Standard and kick on into the night with Pluto Jonze, Myth and Tropics, Alison Wonderland and others. Packed to the hilt with stimulation of all sorts, it’ll definitely get you off the couch (and away from that nasty bucket of chicken). Culture hit? Tick and tick.