Machofest 2014

Saturday 26^th July 2014, saw the 5^th annual Machofest. For people who don’t quite know what Machofest is, or have never been I thought I’d give a brief explanation / FAQs

What is it?

It’s a big house (garden) party, that’s a little like a festival as we have live bands preforming.

Why is it called Machofest?

My family name is Machado, and its hosted by us Machado’s – Machafest doesn’t have the same ring to it, so we named is Machofest.

What kind of Bands preform there?

Any really – this year we had an urban rapper / singer - Mr Rootsy, Ben from Phats and Small and Du Bellows -a rock/indie band. We usually have a 60s / Beatles cover band, who really know how to get the party started, but they we’re having a Machofest break this year.

Is there a bar?
No – we ask everyone to bring a bottle, and we just put everything together, make some punch and drink till we can’t remember our names.

What about food?
My Mum and her brothers are the world’s greatest cook, so they make a tonne of awesome food for everyone.

Can we camp?

You can stay over (as in find a place to crash in the house) but we don’t let people put tents up, mainly because the garden isn’t that big.

Are your parents going to be there?

Yes, of course, it’s there house and our family party. Dad is the shot man and Mum is the feeder of chicken. Without them there would be no Machofest.

Sounds a bit crazy? Well it is, and new friends who come to it every year still can’t quite believe that we do it, but we do and we love it.

This year was amazing, the weather was glorious, and even though my google weather app said they're might be a 50% chance of rain, we didn't feel one drop. Surrounded by lovely family and friends, it was a good place to catch up with everyone who we don't get to see very often. The booze flowed, the punch was sweet and strong (that's what 64% rum does), the moves on the dance floor where questionable and the music was great. We had some of the best new acts popping up on the scene right now, and a little rewind to the old school with Phats and Small. We worked hard to put it all together, but we also partied hard and enjoyed it.

I'd like to thank Mr Rootsy, for kicking off the party with a great session. Mr Rootsy preformed his new song Boyfriend, which I instantly fell in love with, having that sense of a new urban rap, with the familiar undertones of a slightly cheesy love song. Check it out on youtube - the video is awesome; click HERE for the link to his youtube channel.

Big shout out to Ben from Phats and Small for generally caring about all of us and asking 'what's wrong with you?' and waking the neighbours up.

Thanks to DuBellows for rounding up the live acts with their calm, beatiful indie beats.

Without you all it would just be a house party entertained with my awful spotify list and bad DJ-ing skills, not a festival.

As I spent most of the night fairly intoxicated...I shall leave you with an array of photos of the night, to get a real feel of how the Machofest went.