Sarah Tout

I started as a young and enthusiastic office volunteer in 2004. Hugely passionate about radio and alternative music (still tracks), I wanted to learn as much as I could about broadcasting and hoped to present a show one day.

I soon found myself hosting Out to Lunch, got to meet so many of my musical heroes, and am now a core part of the women and GNC music show: Drastic on Plastic.

There’s too many: seeing Joanna Newsom at Perth Fest under the stars… Dancing in the summer rain in NYC to Devendra Banhart, Beck and Explosions in the Sky was pretty special. The joy and awe of a Shonen Knife show, the raw power of seeing Sleater-Kinney. The paradigm shifting beauty of Kae Tempest spellbinding an audience. Falling in love with Angel Olsen.

Sweating to a riveting three hour set by Ween once at Capitol, being hypnotised by Deerhoof at Milk Bar, basking in the energy of an unrelenting Gareth Liddiard… Holding Matt Berninger’s shoulder as we both screamed “I’m Mr November” in one another’s faces in King’s Park… Cat Power moving me to tears. White Stripes at a small stage at Big Day Out 2002. It’s all been pure joy.

Out to Lunch