Down a hazy flight of stairs, in a rave cave off Sydney’s Oxford Street, it’s a battle of the bands night. The warm-up act strides on stage, black suit and tie, guitar slung across his chest. He takes the mic. “Tonight’s competition is going to be different from all competitions of this type previously,” he declares.
“Because in tonight’s competition, the losers pay costs.” Pandemonium. The joke is pure catnip for the several hundred lawyers here to watch this unusual musical face-off. Down in the mosh pit, they can barely control themselves.
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