Paul Dempsey @ Bryant Park, New York (Wed 1 Jun 2011)
This was our first night in New York, and what a fabulous way to be welcomed to the Big Apple! A lovely 6pm show at the park, in summer, after…
Yeasayer @ The Fillmore, San Francisco (Thu 26 May 2011)
Wow- what a show. First time to The Fillmore and 3rd Yeasayer show. The room is INSANE- I wish we had venues like this back in Australia. Much like the…
Jason Byrne @ Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne (Sat 16 Apr 2011)
So yeah, Jason Byrne’s funny. It’s pretty amazing to see a performer do his thing when it’s fairly obvious that most of it is off the cuff and completely ad-lib.…
Yeasayer @ Billboard, Melbourne (Thu 10 Feb 2011)
And once again, trigger fingers gets ticket #1. This was my first visit to Billboard, and upon entering, I was pleasantly surprised. A good sized place and you could see…
Sia @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne (Tue 1 Feb 2011)
Oh my. What a show. It’s been a VERY long time since I’ve seen a show where the vocals have been so strong, and note perfect throughout. The band were…
The National @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne (Sun 9 Jan 2011)
That was one of the most amazing shows I have seen. An incredible set was played tonight with a fantastic mix of old and new. I love The Palais as…
Gorillaz @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (Sat 11 Dec 2010)
This show was an unknown for me- I’d not seen Gorillaz live before and wasn’t a massive fan. Don’t get me wrong- I like them, but had only ever listened…
U2 @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Thu 9 Dec 2010)
So, as it happened, I was in Brisbane for the second of U2’s Brisbane shows. Going to the show was a pretty last minute decision, as I’d only decided to…
U2 @ Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (Wed 1 Dec 2010)
This was my 5th U2 show in 21 years, and I was pretty excited to say the least. As per usual, tickets were bought as soon as they went on…
Old Jazz Band @ The Jazz Bar @ The Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China (Wed 17 Nov 2010)
So when I told my Dad we were going to China, he told me to check out the jazz band that plays at The Peace Hotel. He’d seen them there…
Powderfinger @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne (Fri 29 Oct 2010)
Well that, my friends, was just fabulous. Great venue, (mostly) great crowd, amazing seats, and an exceptional set from Powderfinger. This show beat the pants off the one I saw…
Paul Dempsey @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne (Fri 8 Oct 2010)
The last time I saw Paul Dempsey play was at Splendour 2009. That was a great show and I’d only heard bits of the Everything Is True album at that…
Powderfinger @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (Fri 10 Sep 2010)
So, although I’ve seen a shitload of Powderfinger shows, I’ve not actually seen a Powderfinger show for some time. Probably close to 10 years. Yeah- I’ve seen them play a…
Simon Day @ The Retreat, Melbourne (Sun 29 Aug 2010)
Surreal. It’s not often you meet a childhood hero at the local pub playing to about 40 people. When I saw that Simon Day of Ratcat was playing at The…
Shihad @ Northcote Social Club, Melbourne (14 Aug 2010)
Shihad are, without doubt, the tightest band in the universe. I’d been looking forward to this gig for a while now. When The General Electric was released in 1999, I…
Bill Bailey @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne (Sat 17 Jul 2010)
Well, it’s bloody hard to write much about a comedy show isn’t it? You can’t really run through songs etc as you can with a normal show. So basically, I…
Regina Spektor @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne (Sat 1 May 2010)
The setlist (courtesy of the good folk at setlist.fm) The Calculation Eet Folding Chair Ode To Divorce Machine Laughing With One More Time With Feeling Two Birds Blue Lips Sailor…
The Pixies @ Festival Hall, Melbourne (21 March 2010)
After the Pixies awesome performance at the 2007 V Festival, we were pretty excited about this show. Tickets were purchased as soon as they went on sale and the anticipation…
Calexico @ Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne (9 March 2010)
This was the third Calexico show I’d seen in as many cities. Seems that both they and The Shins are two bands I can count on not having to travel…
Meredith Music Festival @ Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith (Fri 11 Dec – Sun 13 Dec 2009)
Ahhh Meredith. This was my first, and hopefully not my last. Meredith has always been a festival that I’d wanted to go to, but logistically, it just never seemed possible.
Tim Minchin @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne (Fri 4 Dec 2009)
The last time we’d seen Tim Minchin live was years ago at The Powerhouse Theatre in Brisbane. Back then, we saw him in a room that would barely hold 50…