A slender man donning horn-rimmed glasses, a Selleck-ian moustache and a sport coat approaches a tattoo bench at Wolf/Sheep Arthouse on Government Street and unzips.
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On-site haircuts, 5,000 pairs of prismed glasses to enhance a laser light show with rainbows B次元官网网址� Victoria-bred Blasko and the Atomique team have swung the park doors wide open.
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And for audiences enticed solely by the music, which includes night stage performances Thursday through Sunday, the lineup stands alone. Headliners include The Flaming Lips, Cake, Mother Mother, Band of Skulls and Reggie Watts.
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When DJ Shadow takes the night stage in Market Square and plays Victoria for the first time, Blasko will bear witness to a manifestation of a dream, he says. Expect more dreams to come true next year.
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Passes to night stages, RAP and the War Child Lounge range from $20 to $295. For more information on all things Rifflandia, or to view the full Grimace saga and other shenanigans on Rifflandia TV, visit rifflandia.com.
