Gig Review: Salmonella Dub Feat. Tiki Taane @ Owen Delaney Park, Taupo – 3/02/2018

Salmonella Dub are multiple platinum album sellers and award winners famous for their Dub n’ Bass sound an important part of New Zealand’s music history. This show was about the band reuniting with Tiki Taane.

Our journey starts at Owen Delaney Park in Taupo with the concert starting from 2pm and ending at 10:30pm a whole day concert event. A kid friendly concert which had lots of parents out with their kids and picnic blankets, with Salmonella Dub as the headliner it was their final show of their anniversary with support from Dylan C, Sunshine Sound System with Laughton Kora, Soulware, L.A.B., Ladi6 and TrinityRoots.

First up was Dylan C playing a mix up of Funk, Hip hop, Dub and DnB. My first impression of the Sound system was strong and clear with Big Bass. It showed that they had good sound engineers as the bass and full sound could be heard from the Grandstand very easily. The bass frequency was very deep and heavy it was a high quality sound system with a lot of power.

Sunshine Sound System played some cool beats of Dub, Hip hop remixes, trap and DnB with Laughton Kora on the Mic he was good at hyping up the crowd. There was some very lucky kids dancing up on the stage too. Next up was Soulware Their sound was deep and smooth with loads of bass. Played a killer set.

L.A.B. was a favourite from northern bass. They were high energy slick musicians. Their sound made the crowd dance. skanking vibes, they sounded great! they were awesome as usual. L.A.B got the place going. Dylan C carried on the momentum from L.A.B’s set playing some more bass heavy Dub, Hip-Hop the crowd was really packing out now, there was more people arriving. Great vibes from the crowd, everyone was friendly and accommodating when trying to get around the site.

TrinityRoots played some deep Dub n Bass tunes they sounded very good, Hollie Smith made an appearance on one of their songs. They did a brilliant version of No Diggity. They played another remix of a Radiohead song? with a massive breakdown instrumental. Their sound slowed the dance floor but their vibes were deep and soulful, they performed well. Sunshine Sound System played more awesome bass remixes with Laughton Kora.

As I were sitting at the Grandstand Ladi6 started her set. Woah! The bass was vibrating the whole grandstand anything metal would be vibrating it seemed.. She performed really well, had the dance floor moving again. She is a great performer I have seen her play at many festivals, she always delivers the goods. A great asset. She was wearing all pink, dancing and hyping up the crowd. I moved back down to the stage and the vibes on the dance floor were on point! The groove was on. Her last track was Walk Right Up.

Waiting in line for food, Sunshine Sound System with Laughton Kora were the last act before Salmonella Dub, they started playing some Hip-Hop remixes and then they played some Drum n Bass and it was funny to see the whole place come alive, and people started dancing.