There’s a Shipping Container Where You Can Smash Things

Smash Brothers, the team responsible for shattering Sydney’s conventional ideas of stress relief, are popping up at Rhodes Waterside this October.

For two weeks, Smash Box, a shipping-container-sized version of the permanent Alexandria “smash room”, will be stationed at the shopping centre. Inside, it’s chaos, destruction and catharsis; the extreme end of the stress relief scale, where zero equals “mindful meditation”, and 10 equals “I have a baseball bat, glass bottles and three minutes”.

The pop-up smash room is part of Rhode Waterside’s Festival of You, a celebration of wellbeing, happiness and “everything that makes you feel good”.

And if feeling good means donning protective gear, blasting your favourite stress-relief song and breaking glass, then it’s time to break your way to a better you.

“Whether you’re looking for a little fun or a major stress-relief session, the Smash Box has the exact ingredients you need. It’s great to have a place in a controlled environment to just let off some steam, blast your favourite tunes and smash some bottles with a baseball bat. We’re excited to bring what we’ve got to Rhodes Waterside,” Johnny Li, co-founder of Smash Brothers told Broadsheet.

Punters are provided with a sixpack of bottles to destroy, on the house. After that, $5 will buy you another half-dozen glass vessels. If you prefer your stress relief vicariously, the Smash Box has a viewing window, too.

Smash Box is happening from Monday October 8 to Sunday October 21 at Rhodes Waterside (outside Lily’s and Oliver Brown). Weekdays 11am to 3pm, plus 4pm to 8pm on Thursdays; Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 4pm.

rhodeswaterside.com.au