Last night Nova 106.9’s Brisbane Breakfast Announcer and Australian Olympic swimmer Susie O’Neill swapped the pool deck for DJ decks, as her alter ego ‘DJ Lazy Susan’ headlined one of Brisbane’s biggest and hottest shows of 2024: ‘THE BUTTERFLY & BANGERS WORLD TOUR’.
The eight-time Olympic medallist took to the decks at Brisbane’s biggest and best club, THE MET BRISBANE in front of a thousand Nova listeners and VIP guests who witnessed the world champion go from breaking records to spinning them!
After her act she was joined on stage by her stellar support act, the incredible ARIA award-winning DJ Jolyon Petch, with the crowd whipped into a dance floor frenzy by Susie’s disc spins and dance moves.
Susie had commented to her Nova radio colleagues, Ash and Luttsy, earlier in the year that she had missed the nightclubbing scene back in her youth because of swimming, and the DJ idea was born.
The legendary swimmer, who openly expresses her surprise at transitioning into one of Brisbane’s most beloved breakfast broadcasters, celebrated a milestone birthday recently which has inspired her to “live out her gap year” and do things outside of her comfort zone.
Susie gave a shout out to those who had helped make her DJ dreams come true including Charlie Hustle & Steve Full who gave her lessons, and advice she received from Mash’d N Kutcher, Reuben from Peking Duk, and Scott Tweedie.
“The Australian DJ community is not only world class, but they are so nice, and I’ve been lucky enough to get advice and lessons from the best. And to be joined on stage by superstar DJ Jolyon Petch was simply amazing, ” O’Neill said.
“Were my transitions seamless….No. Was it fun? Yes. Do I respect DJs more now? Absolutely. Would I do it again…absolutely NOT. This was definitely a one and done and I’m very happy to go back to the brekkie show with Ash and Luttsy!”
Nova 106.9 Program Manager and Co-Breakfast Presenter, Chris “Buzz” Bezzina, said the Queen of the Pool was now the Queen of the Clubs! “Susie showed she still has that competitive spirit burning inside as she took to the stage and performed with the energy you’d expect from one of our greatest ever athletes,” Buzz said.
“Her playlist may have raised a few eyebrows amongst the Nova crew, but she pulled it off like the legend she is!”
“To see so many people cheering Susie on while dancing up a storm was an amazing experience!”
