Adelaide Festival // 2012 // Barrio

Barrio

Adelaide Festival's free late night club

Under the stars on the Hajek Plaza’s sculptured plains a community of collectors, merchants, eccentrics and provocateurs gather to set the scene for an unrepeatable late night club.

Curious wares are sold, improbable tales told and feet stomp into the night as Barrio celebrates Adelaide’s sub-cultures with a wild, ever-changing mix of market place, bar, stage and dance floor.

Join the fun at one of six crazy, kitschy, lovingly handmade bars as colourful characters serve a rainbow of individually crafted cocktails dreamed up by Adelaide’s best bartenders. Leave the fast paced, pre-mixed and artificial behind and embrace Barrio’s extensive menu of specially created elixirs.

More local DJ sets will be announced closer to March. Stay tuned.

BARRIO FREE LATE NIGHT PARTY PROGRAM

Friday, March 2 from 9:30pm

OPENING NIGHT PARTY

Caliente! Caliente! Caliente! Gratis! Gratis! Gratis! Barrio opens with a bang with “the sun of Latin music”.

Featuring: Eddie Palmieri's Latin Jazz Sextet (Puerto Rico) and Sway Machiney (US). Full night's program

Saturday, March 3 from 9:30pm

LATE NIGHT NERD PARTY

Whatever happened to Scratch & Sniff stickers? Think Comics, Barbie Dolls and the weirdest of science.

Featuring: Donny Benet (AUS) and Ladi6 (NZ). Full night's program

Sunday, March 4 from 9:30pm

LATE NIGHT OLD SPICE PARTY

Place your keys in the bowl upon entry and remember, what happens in Barrio stays in Barrio. For express entry into this ‘70s swingers’ heaven, wear your safari suit, pink shorts or muumuu.

Featuring: MEN (US), JD Samson DJ set (US) and Stella Angelico & The Wilhelm Scream (AUS). Full night's program

Thursday, March 8 from 9:30pm

LATE NIGHT BEARD PARTY

For beard owners, beard devotees and beard wannabes.

Featuring: The Beards (AUS) and Matt Herskowitz Trio (US). Full night's program

Friday, March 9 from 9:30pm

LATE NIGHT COVERS & COPIES PARTY

We can’t believe it’s not butter! Put your faith in fakes, celebrate pale imitations and all that has fallen off the back of a lorry! Think Milli Vanilli wearing Lewis Vuitton singing Elvis.

Featuring: Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes (AUS), Track Team DJs (AUS) and The Raah Project (AUS). Full night's program

Saturday, March 10 from 9:30pm

LATE NIGHT PLANES, TRAINS & AUTMOMOBILES PARTY

Model planes? Check. Model trains? Check. A scalextric set you’d swap your entire Matchbox collection for? Check. John Hughes film title reference? Check.

Featuring: Abbie Cardwell and the Chicano Rockers (AUS) and Mexicali Mammas (AUS). Full night's program

Sunday, March 11 from 9:30pm

LATE NIGHT BEST IN SHOW PARTY

Blue ribbons all round! Jam, giant vegetables and miniature poodles: Barrio brings you the best of the best.

Featuring: La Voce Della Luna (AUS) and Mo' Horizons (GER). Full night's program

Thursday, March 15 from 9:30pm

LATE NIGHT SOMETHING BLUE PARTY

Tonight we have got it all; something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

Featuring: Shaolin Afronauts (AUS) and DJ Chris Gill (AUS). Full night's program

Friday, March 16 from 9:30pm

LATE NIGHT DIY PARTY

Seriously. Do. It. Yourself. We want the night off.

Featuring: St Vincent (US) and Mikelangelo & The Tin Star. Full night's program

Saturday, March 17 from 9:30pm

LATE NIGHT END OF THE WORLD PARTY

It’s the end of the world. It’s the end of Barrio. Make every last second count.

Featuring: Graveyard Train (AUS) and Kill Girls (AUS). Full night's program