• 14,000 cable ties
• 150 sheets of MDF 
• 30 x 18mm plywood beams
• 103470172 staples 
• 2 drills
• 1 drop saw 
• 1 staple gun
• 1 Holden Jackaroo 
• 2 industrial fans
• 22 marketplace pickups
• 25 moving blankets
• All our friends
• Complete disregard for OH&S
• Chill af landlord who asks no questions and shows no interest
• An ever-expanding appetite for clout
• 2 years of dysfunctional dating life
• The inherently human desire to make a mark on the cultural moment you exist in
• 3 weeks of sunny afternoons and weekends. 
• Plus every weekend of your life dedicated to basically working hospitality at the most unorganised venue with no pay.

it’s d’shut, say it like a french person would not an american

i feel like you should know by this point? Just ask around. 

we hold an indefinite licence to chill 

This question pops up all the time. Short answer is no, long answer is we probably lose money on it. Here’s a breakdown of our finances for the last 12 months: 

• Number of events: 67
• Number of attendees: 4249
• Total Revenue: $94,902
• Outgoing Artist/Organiser Payments: $53,846
• Outgoing Rent: $28,800
• Total D’shut Income Left After Major Outgoings: $10,800

What does this mean? It means over one year we’ve made $10,800 to spend on the venue. This money covers building costs, sound equipment, cleaning products, repairs, replacements, basically everything. Doesn’t seem like a lot of money to build and run a venue hey? We’ve poured some of our own savings into the build as well. But overall, the whole project has cost around 15k (not including rent). 

So yes, it does sound a bit tinny in there, and sometimes we run out of cups and half our XLR’s are tetchy but we make it work. So many projects are left in the conceptual stage because of financial barriers and we’re glad we have our tinny shed over nothing at all.

The main crew is four of us, with at least two people present at each event to run door, sound, security and vibe checks. Before the event is a few hours (sometimes days) of setup and after each event is the clean. Admin, bookings, socials and finances also require a few hours a week. For about a year we’ve managed to carve out about 6 to 12 hours each out of our weeks to run the space. 

Most of the time it is a lot of fun, but sometimes it comes at the cost of neglecting work, study, sleep, friends and dating. We’re not completely burnt out, but we’re not coming into it as the same enthusiasm we had 3 months ago. 

We made the decision to pass it on mainly because we are excited to see what others will do with the space, to rehabilitate parts of our lives, to take a break. 

Also good things rarely last more than a few years. Letting go when it’s good feels right. Ah and also Bade and TK want to go to South East Asia in January and drink pina coladas.