Big Day Out 2007
Ah, it's that time of the year again. The Melbourne Big Day Out round up.
This years line up was actually a little lacklustre in comparison to previous line-ups, but that just meant that I was only missing one band for every band I did see. Princes Park still has a bad lay-out and the port-a-potties are still terrible, but apparently I'm the only person that misses the Showgrounds and their flusing toilets.
The Acts:
The DJ who was playing right before Lily Allen was pretty damn good. I even danced. Badly.
Lily Allen - I mostly went so I could get a good postion for Peaches & Hermes. Her band was great, it was like listening to elevator music crossed with every nintendo game you've ever heard, with an overlay of white-girl rap.
Peaches - Fantastic as always. Her drummer was like a big, sexy Amazon. Really different seeeing her interact with a band instead of just her and a laptop.
The Killers - Was way too far away to actually hear them, but I still had a blast singing along with 10,000 people to 'Somebody Told Me' and 'Bones'. Bonus points for wearing a three piece suit to a 12-hour rock festival held during the Australian summer, Killers fans.
Muse - As long as I live, I'll never forget the sound of 10,000+ people trying to sing falsetto. It brings tears of pure joy just thinking about it. Kudos, Muse fans. As for the band itself, they produce a freakishly big sound for four dudes on a stage. Excellent, would be even better at a proper concert.
Violent Femmes - I don't care that i'm 20 years to young for him, Brian Ritchie is a God. The things he does with a bass guitar are amazing. I could not stop looking at his hands, they're so frickin' muscular. And I love that he now lives in Tasmania. It must get kinda old for Gordon Gano that by far their most popular song is 'Blister in the Sun'. That he wrote when he was 17 years old. Must be even worse that the only song that wasn't a giant sing-a-long was 'Freak Magnet', the title track from their most recent album. It's pity about that, that album rocks.
This years line up was actually a little lacklustre in comparison to previous line-ups, but that just meant that I was only missing one band for every band I did see. Princes Park still has a bad lay-out and the port-a-potties are still terrible, but apparently I'm the only person that misses the Showgrounds and their flusing toilets.
The Acts:
The DJ who was playing right before Lily Allen was pretty damn good. I even danced. Badly.
Lily Allen - I mostly went so I could get a good postion for Peaches & Hermes. Her band was great, it was like listening to elevator music crossed with every nintendo game you've ever heard, with an overlay of white-girl rap.
Peaches - Fantastic as always. Her drummer was like a big, sexy Amazon. Really different seeeing her interact with a band instead of just her and a laptop.
The Killers - Was way too far away to actually hear them, but I still had a blast singing along with 10,000 people to 'Somebody Told Me' and 'Bones'. Bonus points for wearing a three piece suit to a 12-hour rock festival held during the Australian summer, Killers fans.
Muse - As long as I live, I'll never forget the sound of 10,000+ people trying to sing falsetto. It brings tears of pure joy just thinking about it. Kudos, Muse fans. As for the band itself, they produce a freakishly big sound for four dudes on a stage. Excellent, would be even better at a proper concert.
Violent Femmes - I don't care that i'm 20 years to young for him, Brian Ritchie is a God. The things he does with a bass guitar are amazing. I could not stop looking at his hands, they're so frickin' muscular. And I love that he now lives in Tasmania. It must get kinda old for Gordon Gano that by far their most popular song is 'Blister in the Sun'. That he wrote when he was 17 years old. Must be even worse that the only song that wasn't a giant sing-a-long was 'Freak Magnet', the title track from their most recent album. It's pity about that, that album rocks.