Madman Anime Festival, or MadFest as it is colloquially known, had it’s second run in Perth last weekend and hit all kind of records as the Japanese centric pop culture exhibition filled the event hole left by the withdrawal of OzComicCon from Western Australia. The lines to open the event were startlingly long and considerably…
The 4th installment of Yobe ChibiCon was held in Perth last weekend to an enthusiastic and welcoming bunch of mostly die hard Asian pop culture enthusiasts. Smaller than the larger, more general multi-fandom pop culture conventions ChibiCon is dedicated to promoting principally Japanese cultural themes, the Japanese anime and manga universe in all it’s many…
Kooza is another feather in the cap of the prolific Cirque Du Soleil, the Canadian based theatrical performance company whose past performances have wowed audiences world wide. Kooza tells the story of a young loner, “the Innocent”, who appears to be lost and in search of direction and adventure. The Innocent is drawn into a…
If I ever wanted to understand the experience of the average teenage fan girl(or boy), screaming in excitement at the start of a Justin Bieber concert, I came a little closer recently. Sir David Attenborough’s – ‘A Quest for Life’ live show hit the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre like a pop concert and I,…
The Tutankhamun – His Tomb and His Treasures exhibition came to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre promising a journey back in time, not only to ancient Egypt but also to the moment the famous Pharaoh’s tomb was first discovered back in 1922. It certainly delivered. The exhibit painstakingly recreates the mystery of the 18th Dynasty…
The Monster Jam World Tour arrived at Perth’s Domain Stadium on the weekend to the cheers and smiles of local fans. The five tonne, 200 horse power machines took on a life of their own as they flew, crashed, raced and tricked their way around the specially created dirt course. The carnage which followed did not disappoint. The afternoon session began with…
The Supanova Pop Culture Expo went off with a bang in Perth on the weekend with the 2016 version bigger and better than ever. Thousands of fans flocked to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre over the weekend to immerse themselves in their favourite cult fandoms and maybe meet a celebrity or two. Showing off their skills…
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