THE 2023 FOF WAS A VERY MAGICAL ONE. WE OPENED THE FESTIVAL WITH AN INCREDIBLE SOLD OUT CONCERT AT PEEL HALL WITH ​A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE BBC PHILHARMONIC AND ERASED TAPES. FOUR ERASED TAPES ARTISTS, HATIS NOIT, PENGUIN CAFE, DOUGLAS DARE & RIVAL CONSOLES, PERFORMED IN THE ROUNDS FOR A ONE OFF EXPERIENCE RECORDED LIVE FOR BBC RADIO 3'S UNCLASSIFIED.

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THE REST OF THE WEEKEND WAS BACK AT ISLINGTON MILL WITH STAGES POPPING UP ALL OVER THE BUILDING. WE HAD THE FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCES ON THE NEWLY BUILT BALCONIES LOOKING OVER THE COURTYARD, INTIMATE SHOWS IN THE ICONIC PARAMATTA, AN INSTALLATION IN NEW ISLINGTON MILL AND OF COURSE BACK TO BACK BAND BETWEEN PARTISAN AND MIRAGE BAR.