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THE forecourt of Kryal Castle became the backdrop for a more modern display of entertainment over the weekend with lights, performative wrestling and a bevy of alt-rock icons.<\/p>\n

US rockers The Smashing Pumpkins were in town on Sunday evening with four supporting acts in tow, playing in Ballarat as part of their The World Is A Vampire tour.<\/p>\n

With more than 6500 in attendance, Kryal Castle CEO Bart Hamilton said the Pumpkins gig was a sign of bigger things to come for the venue.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a 10 out of 10. The weather was beautiful. The crowd was electric and the bands were awesome, so it\u2019s definitely the start of a lot more festivals at Kryal Castle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is definitely the biggest one we\u2019ve ever done and it all went off smoothly. I think it cements us as a pretty popular regional Victoria festival destination.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have huge plans for the back-end of the year and into 2024 to do bigger and better events. We\u2019ll do at least two, probably more, and then a whole stretch into summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Two female wrestlers battle it out during matches between the National Wrestling Alliance and the Wrestling Alliance of Australia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Smashing Pumpkins were supported by Jane\u2019s Addiction, Amyl and The Sniffers, RedHook, and Battlesnake with two sets of wrestling matches between the National Wrestling Alliance and the Wrestling Alliance of Australia also taking place.<\/p>\n

Sean Kelly travelled from Adelaide for a weekend trip and said the gig didn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe atmosphere\u2019s been wicked and everyone\u2019s been really nice,” he said. “We watched the wrestling earlier and everyone was getting really into it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen the Pumpkins a couple times, Jane\u2019s Addiction once and the rest of the bands I\u2019d never seen. RedHook really surprised me. They were dope and it was really unexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jane\u2019s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brown Hill resident Sarah Opie said she was excited to see The Smashing Pumpkins for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a massive 90s kid so I\u2019m really looking forward to it,\u201d she said. \u201cKryal\u2019s an amazing backdrop. I honestly think they should do bigger gigs here. It\u2019d be an ideal location for full festivals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been really cool and chill. The wrestling was definitely a highlight which I wasn\u2019t expecting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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