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Akala Newman @ The Lord Gladstone, SXSW Sydney, 16th Oct

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 17 October 2025

“Akala Newman’s tough, bouncing pop carries both dancefloor fun and some furious emotion, a mix of power and panache, Saturday night joy with its fighting boots on.”

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I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

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