Music can make you do some pretty unbelievable things. You might not have the voice of an angel, but you still might serenade your spouse with a Celine Dion ballad on Valentine’s Day while wearing a plush heart costume. You might not be the best dancer, but when ‘Not Many (Remix)’ by Scribe drops in the club, everybody better back the fuck up unless they want their vodka soda to go flying across the room.

Music unleashes a carefree nature in all of us. It takes us to the precipice and pushes us towards that final leap, losing all inhibitions and living in the moment, or as the youths like to put it, full blown #YOLO mode. At Stereosonic, all of these elements are multiplied in the live arena – with lights, fireworks and tens of thousands of soldiers by your side.

SOL REPUBLIC has been championing the ‘Music Made Me Do It’ motto, and as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of audio equipment, they know a thing or two about the power of sound. I headed out to Stereosonic with SOL REPUBLIC to ask punters one question: What’s the craziest thing that music has made you do?

Judging from our responses, it seems that the Stereosonic demographic have a tendency to take their clothes off when the music hits. Among a handful of answers including ‘take my shirt off’ to ‘take my pants off’, our pal Jaden elaborates. “Oh gosh. I’ve done the worm millions of times, but one time music made me go skinny dipping in the Brisbane river,” she says.

Other responders to the ‘Music Made Me Do It’ question have a particular track that transports them to another place. Lucy says that her favourite track is Cashmere Cat’s ‘With Me’, telling us that “it just takes me to another world. Wherever I am, when I hear it, it just happens.” I can definitely relate to Lucy’s response, because one time I heard a track by Waka Flocka Flame and I swear that I was in a strip club in Atlanta. Unfortunately, I woke up with my headphones and I was on a public bus in Chinatown. Almost as good, but not quite.

But some of the best ‘Music Made Me Do It’ stories have been right here at Stereosonic. After all, with so many punters losing their shit, it’s hard not to join in on the action. Our friend Mike reflects on a previous experience with 2014 headliner Tiesto. “I saw Tiesto a couple of years back at Stereosonic. I video called my missus who was overseas at the time for half an hour while he played, seeing as she loves him but couldn’t be there. It was pretty euphoric and I racked up a big phone bill, but it was worth it.”

Music can make you do some pretty crazy things. I’m sure that people have kept some of their best stories to themselves, but SOL REPUBLIC & Stereosonic definitely uncovered some eye-opening gems. Here are five other Stereosonic acts who made us lose our marbles in a dizzying sea of synths and flashing stuff:

PORTER ROBINSON

The young electronic star took a giant leap with his debut album Worlds earlier this year – shifting away from club-ready tracks and into fantasylands inspired by his youthful imagination and love of anime. The Australian debut of his acclaimed live show also emphasised these narrative qualities – colourful backdrops and characters consumed the screens above, while he’s also consciously stepped away from DJ sets in favour of a more thorough onstage performance. Still, the likes of ‘Lionhearted’ can get the crowd moving with conviction.

PEKING DUK

After going multi-platinum with ‘High’ and their current SAFIA collaboration ‘Take Me Over’ doing the rounds, Peking Duk continued their 2014 domination with a blazing set on the main stage. The notorious party-starters have earned quite a reputation in the live arena – just watch one of the viral videos of what happened when they dropped ‘Sandstorm’ for the evidence. As SOL REPUBLIC ambassadors – known as Saviours of Sound – we can only imagine some of the insane tour stories these guys could tell around a campfire.

DISCLOSURE (DJ SET)

It was 90 minutes of pure bliss when Disclosure took over for a DJ set – an opportunity for them to show off their extensive knowledge around hip-hop, house and everything in between. There’s a reason these guys appeal to so many outside of the electronic spectrum – their influences run far and wide, and a DJ set is a welcome exploration of that. Still, ‘Latch’ gets everybody, everytime.

DIPLO

Diplo sets feel more like a party each time we attend – it’s a shirts off, party hard affair in the best way possible. It’s strictly positive vibes as he also tip-toes between rap and dance, also using the set to showcase his latest collaboration with Skrillex as Jack U.

RL GRIME

RL Grime’s set was a showcase of 2014’s most popular urban sounds – largely influenced by the Southern movement with plenty of beats by the likes of DJ Mustard and the ilk. These tracks were mixed impressively into all things bass-heavy from the electronic realm, including his own signature take on Chief Keef’s brutal ‘Love Sosa’. A coherent set from the tastemaker.