2021
TOWNSVILLE
RSL CLUB

ABOUT BLACKOUT NIGHTCLUB & FESTIVAL

A PLACE WHERE ALL BLACKFULLAS CAN BE THEMSELVES

ENJOY LIFE & COME SHAKE-A-LEG

Blackout was established in 2000 originally as the Afterparty for Survival Concert/Festival in Waverly Park. From humble beginnings to world famous Blackout Nightclub and Festival Brand, it sets the stage for the ultimate premier Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander nightlife and Festival experience in Australia.

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Home to some of the biggest Australian Indigenous & Non-Indigenous Hip Hop & RnB artists & DJ’s, such as DJ MELLY MEL (Blackfulla Mervin Roberts), DJ RNB ( New Orleans), DJ BLAKAL(Sydney), DJ TIKELS ( New Zealand), DJ PETER GUNS ( New Zealand), DJ JOHNNY MAC (Sydney), DJ DON DUAN (Gold Coast), DJ DAROC (Sydney), DJ AYE-CUZ (Sydney), DJ ADRIAN MORTON (Sydney), DJ KIAH PERRY(Blackfulla DJ from kahrua), DJ Kidd Benny from Melbourne, Yung Warriors from Melbourne, Miss Hood from Melbourne, Lady Lash from Melbourne, Dizzy Doolan from Townsville, Pat Maupower from Torres Straits, Young Philly from Mildura, Lil Cube from Sydney, Deadly Boyz from Adelaide, Task from Alice Springs, Karnage & Darknis from Alice Springs, MC Wire from Sydney, Radical Son from Sydney, Little G from Melbourne, Sneakone from Cairns, Street Warriors from New Castle just to name a few.

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Featuring state of the art sound and lighting systems at Australia’s premier Venues Bondi Hotel (2000), South Sydney Leagues Club (Sydney 2006), Moulin Roughe Night Club (Sydney 2007), The Dean Hotel (Perth 2007), Discovery Night Club (Darwin 2007), Gillian’s (Cairns 2007), Velvet Underground Night Club ( Cairns 2007), Soho Super Club (Sydney 2009), Bertha Brown Bar (Melbourne 2010), HQ Night Club (Adelaide 2011), Velvet Underground (Cairns 2013), Jubilee Hotel (Brisbane 2013), Oxford Hotel (Sydney 2016), Agincourt Hotel

(Sydney 2017), Fever Night Club (Wollongong 2018), Platform one Nightclub (Melbourne 2019), The Market Hotel (South Melbourne 2019), Surfers Paradise Beer Garden (2020), Townsville RSL (2021), Opium Nightclub (Darwin 2021).

Blackout is the perfect place to spend your night or day celebrating that special occasion to Australia’s premium Indigenous & Non-Indigenous Artists & DJ's playing the latest Hip Hop, RnB, Dancehall & Trap anthem with premium bottle service