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Thee Garagekid, Uh! Batman & The Mighty Antiheroes, Boss Brain Twisters

Stay Sick Festival 2024 presented by Venus Bop at Between Bregenz, Austria 20241228

At the end of a year, traditional events are there to wave goodbye with a bang. In Bludenz, there are the Rauhnächte by Adapter with likes of Rosi Spezial. And at the Between in Bregenz, Venus Bop presents another edition of the legendary Stay Sick Festival.

It is all about Garage Surf Trash Punk, starting with the Boss Brain Twisters, who claim to be from another planet wearing masks. The duo makes the ground shake from the beginning, singing about riding on a horse or a girl dressed in black. As candy, they add a cover of Jet‘s „Are You Gonna Be My Girl“.

Unlike in other issues of the event, the doors to the hall stay closed. So the energy level in the smaller bar room increases with Uh! Batman & The Mighty Antiheroes. Like e.g. at poolbar Festival, he makes the whole crowd pogo and ask „Who The Fuck Is Superman“. And for those who want to start the new year with him, he will play the next show at Chybulski.

Turning back time to 2019, Thee Garagekid was already a highlight. The tambourine is an essential percussion tool in their show, they spice up by throwing some confetti and a „I Like To Move It“ fill-in. Very accurately, they end with „Misirlou“ from the greatly arranged „Pulp Fiction“ soundtrack by Quentin Tarantino.

As it is one of the last opportunities to party in the year, the feast is not done with the last band. DJ Jogsch continues with licks of Dead Kennedys, Iggy Pop and more. At the Between, the schedule of 2025 will feature likes of Dummy Toys. And the next Stay Sick Festival is planned already as well on 27th December with Wild Evel & The Trashbones as very first name on the billing.