If you’ve looked at a map lately, you may have noticed that Australia is really freaking far away from everything else. Especially America, which is kind of a bummer if you happen to want to, say, play SXSW.
This was the conundrum facing Sydney outfit Big White. The Sydney band really would like it if they could head on over to Austin to play the internationally renowned and attended music, film, and arts showcase.
The problem standing in their way, of course, is that flights to America ain’t cheap and the situation’s even more dire if you happen to need tickets for five band members, plus all of their instruments and luggage.
Instead of going the crowdfunding route, Big White decided to go old-school and held a house party slash fundraiser to help them raise enough money to make it to Austin. They got a little help from fellow Sydney bands Den, Greenwave Beth, Solid Effort, Hunch, and Benefits. 400 people turned up.
Wait, what? Oh yeah, 400 people showed up to their little house party shindig, partying to the bands on the lineup, climbing in and out of windows (see the pics below), and no doubt keeping the neighbours up for a few hours.
It’s not the first time Big White have held a house party fundraiser, this was in fact their sixth, but the first where the money raised wasn’t going to a charity. Check out some wild snaps from the party below.
Photo: Oscar Colman
