Each year Brisbane has a Riverfestival and this year’s marks the third that I have been around to actually witness. Some of the more interesting events that they do for this event include:

• Riverfire: The kickoff event that stars the Riverfestival including lots of fireworks and an F111 fly by, followed by a spectacular dump and burn that pretty much ends the night.
• The Riverfeast: The city council close down both the Queen Victoria Bridge and (I think) the Goodwill Bridge to make space for a number of the best restaurants in Brisbane. Each restaurant probably hosting around 30-40 people each then runs a killer banquet based around a theme for the night. Although this year’s one got rained out, this event is usual pretty well sold out.
• The Great Brisbane Duck Race: Imagine over 10, 000 yellow rubber ducks floating down the Brisbane River, each vying to beat each other to the end of a 200m stretch pretty much sums up this event. This charity event is run for the Surf Lifesaving Foundation where the winning duck (costing a measly sum of $5) has the chance to a win a new car.
• Riverconcert: A free concert sponsored by Telstra featuring four excellent Australian artists.

This year’s concert was hosted by DJ Sharif Galal and featured one of my favourite artists, Endorphin. Last year featured a number of bigger names including Groove Terminator and Paul Mac.

I saw Endorphin at The Zoo two years ago and his gigs are very impressive considering it’s electronica in nature. The visuals that are projected during his set are complemented by the dancers and the costumes that he has on stage for each song. It’s a bit difficult to explain the awesome nature of his act, so I’ll let the pictures do it this time (click on them for bigger versions):