CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco’s neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury. Although hippies also gathered in many other places in the U.S., Canada and Europe, San Francisco was at that time the most publicized location for hippie subculture.
In the decades that followed, many have attempted to recreate the amazing moment in history. The dresses, the beads, the marijuana and the music.
Many have failed.
That was until Sharni Hayes (22) arrived at Byron Bay this weekend.
The Ascot-based uni student has been through many phases in her life. Starting with emo, moving on to hardcore, then to soundcloud rap which lead her to hip hop in general. From there she eventually garnered an appreciation for all types of music.
Including Jimi Hendrix and all the other mostly dead musicians that played at Woodstock.
Luckily for Sharni, who often struggles to find anywhere to walk around in her feet bridles and flowing tie dyed dress, this weekend is her weekend.
The 18th annual Splendour In The Grass music and arts festival.
“It’s just so good to be able to be around likeminded people” she says.
“It’s pretty much exactly the as Woodstock same except it’s near the beach” she says, while bleeping the keyless entry to her 2017 Audi A4 that dad bought her for Christmas.
“Gotta go, there’s a party at Angus and Julia’s ranch”
