
“It’s the biggest venue we’ve ever done,” says Janet Planet about Brixton Academy, where her band, Confidence Man, will perform two sold-out gigs this weekend. “I haven’t actually been yet. It’s very cool to go for the first time and play there.”
Her comments neatly sum up where the Australian quartet find themselves in late 2024. Their irresistibly euphoric dance music has earned them a reputation as one of the hottest live acts around, hence playing to almost 10,000 people over two nights. Their stage show is a riot of acrobatic dancing and eye-popping costumes, which invariably end up strewn on the floor.