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25.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK & BACKSTREET BOYS
Do they have the right stuff? Do they still want it ‘that’ way? Rip It Up braves the hordes of excited women making their way to the Entertainment Centre for NKOTBSB, the boy band showdown of the century….
21.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: WAVVES
Our writer Miranda Freeman went along to Fowler's Live to brave minor moshpit casualites during live sets of Wavves, Sures and Bad//Dreems.
16.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: GRAVEYARD TRAIN
Our writer Miranda Freeman went along to The Gov Hindmarsh to indulge in tales of witches, ghouls and graveyards through a medium of - wait for it - country music.
15.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: JOSH PYKE
Rip It Up reviewer Sharni Honor might have a dangerous infatuation with prospective husband Josh Pyke and his finely manicured beard, but we’re sure that didn’t prevent her from offering a completely unbiased review of his Elder Hall show over the weekend (much).
15.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS
Nothing Compares 2 Frank Turner, according to Rip It Up's reviewer Owen Heitmann.
08.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: FU MANCHU
Influential Californian stoner rock dudes Fu Manchu delivered their trademark scuzz sounds at Fowler's Live last week.
01.05.12 LIVE REVIEW: JAY & SILENT BOB
Two Hollywood stars in Adelaide just a fortnight after Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling popped by? Amazing! Rip It Up’s film guy Mad Dog Bradley presses pause on the DVD remote and heads to Thebarton Theatre to see what Jay & Silent Bob are getting up to.
24.04.12 LIVE REVIEW: BIG SCARY
Returning to South Australia for the first time since November's Kangaroo Island Surf Music Festival, Big Scary arrive at Adelaide Uni Bar to warm up a drizzling Saturday evening.
22.03.12 LIVE: DURAN DURAN
Our writer Mad Dog Barbarella went along to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre to see 80s legends Duran Duran.
18.03.12 LIVE: ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
In an interview with Rip It Up last month, frontman Ariel Rosenberg of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti said that he drinks champagne and eats a steak before every live show.
15.03.12 FRINGE WRAP: THU MAR 15
When he's not terrorizing the hosts on The Circle, Freddy Got Fingered comedian Tom Green is bringing the funnies to Adelaide as part of his roaming Australian tour.
05.03.12 LIVE REVIEW: SOUNDWAVE
Our writer Michael Wickham braved the dust and heat to see acts like Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson and System Of A Down at this year''s Soundwave.
28.02.12 FRINGE WRAP: MON FEB 27 (PART 3)
The third and final instalment of the weekend's Fringe shows.
20.02.12 FRINGE WRAP: MON FEB 20
The Garden Of Unearthly Delights officially opening last Thursday night to a huge reception and now the Fringe festivities are already well underway.
16.02.12 ROD STEWART LIVE REVIEW
Rip It Up's senior writer, Robert Dunstan, went to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre to see the legendary Rod Stewart, and the raspy crooner didn't disappoint.
15.02.12 LIVE REVIEW: LANEWAY FESTIVAL
A number of band competitions were held this year in conjunction with Adelaide’s fifth annual Laneway Festival, but it seems one of these contests is merely hypothetical.
