Comments | dsthenes: Splendour in the Grass 2006 -- Byron Bay

dsthenes

Splendour in the Grass 2006 -- Byron Bay

Jul 24, 2006 13:58

Over two, wet exhausting days, a small boatload of bands completely rocked Byron Bay. It was muddy, it was damp, it was exhilirating. Mad props to Tex Perkins for unleashing his broody hotness ... twice ... to Tim Rogers for more-than-ably representing Oz rock and moody alcoholic frontmen everywhere, to Karen O for being madly fucking awesome and ( Read more... )

photography, yeah yeah yeahs, zutons, tex perkins, splendour in the grass, scissor sisters, tim rogers, sonic youth, mogwai

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louc July 24 2006, 14:27:57 UTC

Looks awesome. I'd love to have gone, or to have seen some sideshows here in Melbourne but we're heading to the UK in September so I'm poor at the moment!
BTW, what you've labelled a bass recorder in the photos is actually a tenor (music geek here). :D

one of the Sunrise crew called it.... carida_46 July 25 2006, 07:35:46 UTC

Splendour in the mud.

Re: one of the Sunrise crew called it.... dsthenes July 25 2006, 08:31:09 UTC

Well, the actual acts are all under tents, so that area was not too bad. It was only going from tent to tent where you had to brave the ooze. Getting from Something for Kate to Mogwai I was in a hurry and had to go wading at one point. My boots are completely coated in muddiness.

D.

Re: one of the Sunrise crew called it.... carida_46 July 26 2006, 03:25:44 UTC

Aha! And here's me thinking when I heard it, "Demos must be having a Woodstock experience."

Re: one of the Sunrise crew called it.... carida_46 July 28 2006, 07:51:05 UTC

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