The former penal colony has been the sandstone-and-steel backdrop for art shows, concerts and festivals – but nothing quite like Mode
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But Mode was also flagged as a “subject festival” under new government regulations introduced in 2019, following several drug-related deaths at festivals in NSW. The categorisation presented new logistical challenges and costs, especially on an island. Even with tickets at an eye-watering $200 including the ferry pass, breaking even was no guarantee.
Once on site, the crowd – mostly in their 20s, with a smattering of older heads – could relax. Cockatoo Island, a former penal colony and naval shipyard at the junction of the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers, has been the sandstone-and-steel backdrop for art shows, reunion concerts and festivals such as All Tomorrow’s Parties – but nothing quite like Mode. In the main Turbine Hall, speaker rigs hung from the soaring ceiling, framing exposed steel beams and concrete.
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