Bag Raiders

Being a summer event, The Ice Cream Factory usually brings the heat in more ways than just the acts on stage but, for a cool change, the weather on Friday night was actually perfect for the evening ahead.

Even with years of performing under their belts and the relatively small size of the Rickshaw Stop, they seemed to be a little nervous during the first minute of their set Friday.

The Wiltern had not yet filled up at 8 p.m. on Thursday evening, but those in the crowd were treated to quite the performance by opening act, Bag Raiders. Chris Stracey and Jack Glass, the Australian pair that make up the electro-pop band, have been traveling across the U.S. for the past few weeks and brought

The duo, consisting of DJs Chris Stracey and Jack Glass were there to open for UK darling Ellie Goulding.

From touring throughout their home down under, to Portugal, to Ultra Music Festival in Miami, to playing a number of shows in our very own backyard, these guys have seriously been hustling.

Who knew that such a humble beginning to the evening could escalate into such an extravaganza! On Friday night the ANU Bar saw a diverse range of hippie dancing head banging and down right raving and that was only the beginning.

I haven’t really been to a lot of gigs like the Bag Raiders’ gig at The Forum, so I really wasn’t to sure what to expect. The first support of the night was beloved Graz, who bassed it up with remixes of all the favourites, including the funky "Ms. Jackson" by Outkast. It was a really poor turnout for the fir