Rave: Utopia 4

Date: Saturday, 1 February 1997

Production: Powerhouse

Venue: Lions Indoor Sports Centre, 25a Amax Ave Girraween

DJs: Pee Wee, Chester, Paul Holden, Fenix, Daydream, Jumping Jack, Shade, Subzero, Matt G, Crisis, Pillwa, Mark Dynamix

Description: Ray's Reviews - Utopia 4: This was an absolutely wicked rave. Atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere. That’s what it’s all about. As usual, the crew of Powerhouse productions put on an awesome Utopia rave. Always coming up with new venues, the crew found a great one for the fourth rave of the Utopia series. The room was divided by court net, which sort of created two rooms, with a passageway in between them. There were also two spots up higher, looking down on the rave, but later on in the night they were closed off. The main stage looked very futuristically atmospheric and had the apocalyptic world type of feel to it. Two full colour lasers shone over the crowd and was coordinated very well with the music. The lighting teams should be congratulated. Also there were flashing lights at the bottom of the stage and heaps more lights behind the DJ. The sound quality was awesome, and the music was great all throughout the night. This was a memorable event. Only one problem As with the last utopia, the time it took to get inside was way too long. There were only 2 friskers at the door, and hundreds of people waiting to get in. It took me 3 hours to get inside, but the event was definitely worth it. Waiting in the rain is never much fun, and if Powerhouse Productions fix up the queue problem, then they would be close to perfect. A truly awesome event that would have got 9 or 10 out of 10 if it wasn’t for the queues outside.