Shenanigans - Day of the Dead

Schedule

Sat Jun 27 2026 at 09:30 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

The Lass O'Gowrie Hotel | Newcastle, NS

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Shenanigans is leveling up in a big way with our most ambitious show to date. 🔥. Bigger production 🎛️, bigger sound 🔊, and a lineup to match 🎶, featuring a massive double headliner booking that sets the tone for what’s to come.
This edition dives deep into a vibrant and enchanting world of our Day of the Dead, transforming the Lass into a stunning spectacle filled with rich decorations and captivating visuals that pay homage to this beautiful tradition. Expect intricately designed shrines, rich marigold arrangements 🌼, and waves of candlelight 🕯️ illuminating the night 🌙—brought to life by the creative minds at Box Events 🎭.
From the moment you step in the door, the energy will be undeniable. Two stages, each with their own atmosphere, will carry you through a journey of sound and movement from start to finish.
Powering it all, Panda Sound returns with their biggest system yet—delivering crystal-clear highs, deep rolling lows, and that unmistakable chest-hitting bass across both stages. Every drop, every build, every moment engineered to hit exactly how it should 🎯.
This isn’t just another party—it’s a full-scale experience. Big, bold, and Beautiful 🌹.

Our Headliners are:
K+Lab
New Zealand born master of intergalactic funk, K+LAB, has been rocking dance floors and bringing the heat to the masses since he first burst onto the scene with his debut album "Spacedirt" in 2013. An ever-expanding galaxy of FUNK, K+Lab's sound is always absorbing and incorporating a seemingly endless array of influences and vibes – the head-nod aesthetic of hip-hop, the futuristic techniques of Glitch-hop and the fury of drum n' bass – all tied together by an orbital pull of all things funky.
Unlike anything else occupying the sonic landscape today, Armed with his signature keytar, K+Lab's incredible, live performances garnered high profile slots at some of the world's most lauded dance festivals like Oregon Eclipse, Electric Love, Shambhala Music Festival, Breakfest, Rainbow Serpent, Northern Bass and has seen him conquer dancefloors across over the globe including U.S, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, UK, South America and his native New Zealand.
With 3 full length albums including "The Worldly's" (2016) on Gramatik's imprint (Lowtemp) and "The Booty Galactic" on The Funk Hunters label (Westwood recordings) + a steady release schedule of EPS, Colabs and remixes, K+Lab has solidified himself as the best selling Glitch Hop artist of 2017 & 18 on the Beatport charts and was nominated twice for "Best electronic album" at the New Zealand music awards. Since relocating to Denver he has been busy pushing his sound even further in to the Cosmos, working with local funksters to bring you the next era of the K+Lab journey.
Hold tight and get ready to have your booty galactified with the super sonic sounds of Captain K+Lab.

LO'99
LO'99 is renowned for his own brand of house & techno music, his productions often delivering distinctive rave & garage sounds. Dance music's elite are getting behind his vision with LO being called upon to remix the likes of Fatboy Slim, Royksopp, Kaskade, Moby, Pnau, Junior Jack, Peking Duk & Alunageorge.
When it comes to his own records, LO shows exactly why he's up there alongside Australia's best, with many singles out on coveted tastemaker labels around the globe and local imprint Medium Rare Recordings, His recent releases ‘OD1, ‘And It Goes’, ‘Run to the Rhythm' & ‘Big Dipper’ becoming staples in record boxes & playlists around the world.

Support Acts for the night:
Modul8
Sami Pav
Manix
Patrice
Equalise
Km3y
Shark
2Lulu
Marco
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Where is it happening?

The Lass O'Gowrie Hotel, Newcastle,NSW,Australia

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