The Thousands

So the tag line for this festival is "A real festival for imaginary people". What? I thought we were real people! Is this all in my mind? I’m freaking out over here. Take me back to the chai tent! Where’s my lawyer?

Sorry, I shouldn’t play the stereotypes. It’s too easy to look at a festival like this and get all "Stop rolling around in the mud, acid freaks!", when really we all know there’s little better than a good romp through nature at this time of year. Especially when its everyday wonders are enhanced by performances from some of Sydney’s most interesting independent musicians and artists, the majority of whom totally don’t look like this.**High and Dry is, essentially, three days of music, arts and camping just two hours North of Sydney. I’m told it’s some the lushest camp real estate around too, right next to a truly special river beach. Plus, it’s BYO!

Highlights include performances by Sketch the Rhyme, Token Imagination, Oh Really, The Bakery, Thundamentals and Foreign Dub, but there are over 100 programmed acts to choose from (and probably no chai tent).