Bhangra, Bollywood Beats, and Bubble Lasers!
Bhangra rhythms, Bollywood beats, and laser-lit bubbles wowed the crowd for hours on the Sunny Solar Sound Stage at Parramatta Park’s New Year’s Eve celebrations, December 31st, 2024.
It was an incredible night amid the carnival atmosphere of the fun fair. At first, carving out our own sonic space in the soundclash wasn’t easy — but once a crowd gathered, everything clicked.
Letting people plug in their phones and play their favourite tracks — often streamed straight from YouTube — has become a rewarding feature of our Parramatta shows. Letting go of DJ ego and tuning into what the local community loves has been invaluable, and it’s led to more Sunny Bin Sound System bookings across Western Sydney.
One of the highlights came when a punter who played Afghan music that night turned out to be a local promoter — and booked me for an International Women’s Day event in early 2025 at Centenary Square.
Now, whenever the Sunny Bin Sound System rolls into Western Sydney, we come ready with lightning and USB-C adapters to open the playlist for the people.
Have a glimse of the fun, hit play on the videos below…
Kick off your NYE with a trip to Parramatta Park if you’re in Sydney, we run the Solar rig from 5pm till 9.30pm stopping for the fireworks, this gives you time to get to your chosen midnight event. A link to the event will be up soon.
Parramatta NYE, Parramatta Park 2024
What a night!
We were set up right in the heart of a buzzing fun fair, with DJ Brian P — renowned Sydney and UK selector, and Sunny Bin roving resident — sharing the decks with me.
We kicked things off with a mix of global beats and laid-back lounge grooves, but soon the requests started rolling in — mostly for Afghan, Bhangra, and Bollywood tracks. We didn’t have much of that in our crates, so we opened things up and invited people to plug in their phones and share their own tunes.
Within minutes, a queue had formed and the dance floor exploded — lasers cutting through bubbles, bodies moving, and pure joy in the air. The crowd kept growing as the Sound Bins pumped out a wild fusion of Middle Eastern and Subcontinental beats into the carnivalesque night
