Pegasus

Artist Guide

Pegasus is Andy Carpenter, a Perth drum and bass lifer whose contribution sits well beyond one slot on a timetable. In WA he is known not just as a DJ, but as one of the people keeping the local conversation moving through the renowned Perth Drum n Bass Facebook group: the kind of connective work that puts promoters, DJs, touring news, regulars and new heads in the same place before anyone gets near a system.

Expect a set built with a community selector's ear: direct, practical drum and bass chosen for dancers rather than resume padding. Pegasus has the opening Thursday Dome slot, which is exactly where a trusted local hand can set the room properly, warm the pressure without overplaying and give the international-heavy weekend a clear Perth accent from the first evening.

For the Perth crew, this is not a random support name. Pegasus puts one of their own on the LOCUS board, and his link with Samantics gives the weekend a neat WA through-line across Thursday and Sunday. Get there early: the 5pm Dome start is where the festival begins, and Pegasus is the handover from group-chat hype to real speakers.