It’s that time of year again! Presenting the first in our Summer series of Open Airs, a return to the leafy surrounds of the Collingwood Yards courtyard. Once again we are teaming up with our pals at Hope St Radio for a day-into-night session with some of the finest to ever do it. Moopie Moopie has been a bucket list booking for years and the moment feels right. As illusive a selector as he is a creative powerhouse and tireless contributor to the local and global music communities. As a deejay Moopie has time and time again proven himself to be the best of the best, from the best music you’ve never heard to perfectly placed classics with a touch of humour and flair, Moopie has earnt his stripes and then some. As a curator he’s perhaps best known for his label A Colourful Storm, where you are as likely to find unearthings of delicate, earnest bedroom folk, as you are to be blasted with mind-melting club fodder. He’s also no stranger to the Hope St orbit, as if he needs a home turf advantage. Presenting Moopie for his Wax’o début! CHARMS b2b Selena We have been longtime fans of CHARMS and Selena, and with some of their respective mixes being on absolute speed dial this year, we thought what better pairing to open the season. Between their impressive respective ranges you can expect to hear dubbed-out steppers, beefy dancehall, low-slung G-funk and luscious RnB to name but a portion. What can we expect from the two together? You’ll have to come and find out! Wax’o Paradiso b2b Yikes Presenting a rare, but not unheard of repeat booking. Warmly welcoming back Boorloo’s finest and one of our favourite selectors ever, Yikes! And this time he’s joining us b3b. An extraordinarily versatile selector and curator, Yikes is at home in driving, floaty and sexy 4x4 waters as he is in full-tilt club mode, in fact his set at Strawberry 2025 (IYKYK!) made us throw our hat. As they say, if it’s nice, play it twice! Artwork from @wnsalu ~ Wax'o Paradiso would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this event takes place, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to elders past, present, emerging and future. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land. Free entry for mob [-o-]