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The Chats Share Festival Do's and Don'ts Ahead of Groovin The Moo

other · 2026-05-05

Australian punk-rockers The Chats, from Sunshine Coast/Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country, offered festival tips ahead of their appearance at Groovin The Moo on May 9 in Lismore. The band emphasized the importance of Devon sangas with tomato sauce, which they consider essential for both punters and their rider. They recounted a mishap at Splendour 2017 when they forgot their sauce, but a fellow festival-goer saved the day. Their do's include eating before drinking, leaving a trail of crumbs to find mates, ensuring phone battery for Uber Eats orders, offering a bite of a sanga to a potential partner, and eating crusts. Don'ts include hogging sauce, talking with mouth full, arriving without Devon, drowning the Dev' in sauce, and buying food inside the festival. For first-timers at Groovin The Moo 2026, their advice is simple: Devon sangas are tasty as.

Key facts

  • The Chats are from Sunshine Coast/Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country.
  • They will appear at Groovin The Moo on Saturday May 9 in Lismore.
  • They recommend Devon sangas with tomato sauce as essential festival items.
  • Their rider includes a loaf of bread, 2kg of Devon, and 500ml tomato sauce (Coles brand).
  • They forgot tomato sauce at Splendour 2017.
  • A stranger gave them half a bottle of sauce at Splendour 2017.
  • Do's include eating before drinking and leaving a trail of crumbs.
  • Don'ts include hogging the sauce and buying food inside the festival.

Entities

Artists

  • The Chats

Institutions

  • Groovin The Moo
  • Splendour

Locations

  • Sunshine Coast
  • Kabi Kabi Country
  • Jinibara Country
  • Lismore
  • Australia

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