Doof

A doof or bush doof is a type of outdoor dance party generally held in a remote country area, or outside a large city in surrounding bush or rain-forest. The term doof was first popularized in Australia and New Zealand and can be repeated to varying degrees (e.g. "doof doof") depending on the speaker’s disposition, intended emphasis or simply as an explanatory means. The term has since gained international usage for similar events, often propagated by small sets of social groups to grow into a subculture with millions of active members, and is considered by some as a cultural movement . Doofs share many features with other outdoor parties scenes around the world, such as raves, teknivals and free parties. They often have healing workshops, speakers, art, live bands, performance art, and DJs playing a range of electronic music (most commonly psychedelic trance, goa, house, dub techno, Techno, and acid heavy sounds).

A doof or bush doof is a type of outdoor dance party generally held in a remote country area, or outside a large city in surrounding bush or rain-forest. The term doof was first popularized in Australia and New Zealand and can be repeated to varying degrees (e.g. "doof doof") depending on the speaker’s disposition, intended emphasis or simply as an explanatory means. The term has since gained international usage for similar events, often propagated by small sets of social groups to grow into a subculture with millions of active members, and is considered by some as a cultural movement . Doofs share many features with other outdoor parties scenes around the world, such as raves, teknivals and free parties. They often have healing workshops, speakers, art, live bands, performance art, and DJs playing a range of electronic music (most commonly psychedelic trance, goa, house, dub techno, Techno, and acid heavy sounds). ==Etymology== The name is onomatopoeic, and is derived from the sound of the kick drum used in the electronic music frequently lettered (as in "doof doof music"). According to Peter Strong, the original term "doof" was created in Newtown, Sydney in Spring 1992, after a neighbour of the Non Bossy Posse knocked on the door to complain about their music: "What is this Doof Doof Doof I hear all night long, this is not music" she exclaimed. The term did not become a popular designation for outdoor dance parties until after the mid-1990s. ==List of doofs== Earthcore (1992–2017) Rainbow Serpent Festival (1997–present) Maitreya Festival Mushroom Valley Festival Esoteric Festival Wild Horses Festival Interstellar Groove Festival Dragon Dreaming Festival Earth Frequency Festival Rabbits Eat Lettuce Festival Strawberry Fields Festival ==References== ===Inline=== ===General=== The Doof-Doof Music, B.J. Coman, Quadrant Magazine, January 2005 – Volume XLIX Number 1–2

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