Groove Terminator — Adelaide DJ

Groove Terminator aka Simon Lewicki

Groove Terminator is Simon Lewicki, and the career is close to four decades deep. He started out spinning records at the community radio station his parents founded in Adelaide, came up a hip hop purist, then found house and became the first Australian DJ signed to a major label. ARIA nominations followed for Best New Artist in 1998 and Best Male Artist in 2000. In the mid 2000s he formed Tonite Only with Sam Littlemore, a run of singles and remixes that travelled well beyond home. The live work is where he has spent recent years. Ministry Of Sound Orchestrated put dance anthems in front of a symphony orchestra, and History Of House took the idea further, pairing him with the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir to trace the music back from disco through the underground queer clubs of America. The album was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 2024 ARIAs, and the show has sold out seasons across Australian arts festivals and at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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Past events

2026

Saturday Night at Wax Bar
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 8:00 PM
Saturday Night
Wax Bar, Level 1, Frank's Ln, Adelaide

Groove Terminator and Leeroy Brown take the Frank's Lane room from 8pm, disco ball and all. $20 on the door, first in best dressed.
Cargo Club 29th Year Anniversary at Hindley St Music Hall
Sat 23 May 2026 · 9:00 PM
Cargo Club 29th Year Anniversary
Hindley St Music Hall, 149 Hindley St, Adelaide

Celebrate 29 years of Cargo with an all-star local lineup, big-room sound and a packed Hindley St dancefloor pumping from 9pm until 4am.
History of House: Greatest Hits at The Fantail (open-air) at Gluttony
Fri 20 Feb 2026 · 8:30 PM
History of House: Greatest Hits
The Fantail (open-air) at Gluttony, Rymill Park Cnr East Tce & Rundle Rd, Adelaide

Dlivering a high-energy house music spectacular fusing Groove Terminator’s original DJ anthems with the powerful vocals of the Soweto Gospel Choir for an unforgettable Fringe night.
Reunion Festival 2026 at Morphettville Racecourse
Sat 17 Jan 2026 · 2:00 PM
Reunion Festival 2026
Morphettville Racecourse, 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville

Big day-to-night reunion of Adelaide club culture at Morphettville, headlined by HMC and Groove Terminator, with four arenas, classic anthems, and a packed local lineup built for serious ravers.

1998

Twice as Nice at Heaven
Sun 4 Oct 1998 · 12:00 AM
AnthemsAU, Elysium presents
Twice as Nice
Heaven, 7 West Tce, Adelaide

Two rooms, Warehouse Anthems and Elysium, with Nik Fish and Paul Holden sharing headline duties with Groove Terminator across both floors, backed by a deep bench of Adelaide DJs playing through the night.
Old School Anthems at Heaven
Sun 7 Jun 1998 · 9:00 PM
AnthemsAU presents
Old School Anthems
Heaven, 7 West Tce, Adelaide

Groove Terminator joins the Anthems regulars for an old school night that runs from doors through to sunrise, with three MCs on the mic and the records that built the scene.

1993

INQUEST at Old Adelaide Gaol
Sat 16 Jan 1993 · 9:00 PM
INQUEST
Old Adelaide Gaol, 18 Gaol Rd, Adelaide

Selectors across the Marquee and Dark Block include Groove Terminator, Brendon, MPK, The System AD, Hugh-Z, 2120 and pVoy, with Melbourne DJ Richie Rich plus MC Scott T, Maestro D. Centrifugal Force provides comedy, alongside a fairground and Car Bash.

1992

Method of Force at The Lion Hotel
Fri 25 Sep 1992 · 9:00 PM
Method of Force
The Lion Hotel, 161 Melbourne St, North Adelaide

Detroit's Underground Resistance perform live, with Jeff Mills and The Vision joining a deep local lineup of techno and house across three levels.