Summer Music Festivals

[VanAce]

All the festivals are beginning to be announced and soon there will be plethora of live music to see late dec-feb. I assume the larger festivals will have thier own threads but some of the smaller ones could be put all together here.

Falls Festival was leaked a few days ago and this is the first announcement

FALLS FESTIVAL

YEAH YEAH YEAH'S (USA)
MOBY (USA)
HILLTOP HOODS
GRIZZLY BEAR (USA – First Ever Australian Shows)
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA (Mexico)
THE TEMPER TRAP
XAVIER RUDD
EMILIANA TORRINI (Iceland)
LITTLE BIRDY
MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS
ANDREW BIRD (USA)
LYRICS BORN (USA)
CHAIRLIFT (USA – First Ever Australian Shows)
KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES (Germany – First Ever Australian Shows)
EDITORS (UK)
PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY
KAKI KING (USA)
SARAH BLASKO
ART VS. SCIENCE
DJ YODA
LIAM FINN (NZ)
LISA MITCHELL
MAJOR LAZER (Soundsystem) (USA)
PATRICK WATSON (Canada - First Ever Australian Shows)
SEASICK STEVE (USA)
THE VIEW (Scotland)
URTHBOY
WHITE RABBITS (USA - First Ever Australian Shows)
FUTURE OF THE LEFT (Wales)
KILLAQUEENZ*
YVES KLEIN BLUE
THE JOHN STEEL SINGERS.

*Vic only

SOUNDWAVE
First Announcement

FAITH NO MORE
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
JANES ADDICTION
AFI
PARAMORE
HIM
ALEXISONFIRE
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
TRIVIUM
SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
THE GET UP KIDS
REEL BIG FISH
MESHUGGAH
ALL TIME LOW
A DAY TO REMEMBER
IT DIES TODAY
ESCAPE THE FATE
CLUTCH
ANTI FLAG
ISIS
GALLOWS
A WILHELM SCREAM
THE WEAKERTHANS
EMAROSA
ANVIL
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
COMEBACK KID
THE ALMOST
DANCE GAVIN DANCE
FOUR YEAR STRONG
YOU ME AT SIX
WHITECHAPEL
THE AQUABATS
ROLO TOMASSI
BARONESS
RX BANDITS
MAXIMUM THE HORMONE
THE CREEPSHOW

[St@ckboy]

Going to go to Sunset Sounds, Brisbane festival that has most of the bands from Falls.

We will see about soundwave, find it hard to believe they can top this years, except maybe for FNM.

[Joel]

im going to southbound which is pretty much the same as falls. yippee.

[Xanafalgue]

Oh my God, I'm really digging the Falls Festival lineup so far.

[Cian]

Falls Festival sold me on Moby alone, I'll definitely be going.

The Soundwave lineup is released tomorrow so that'll be interesting. Animal Collective look as good as confirmed for Meredith too.

My festival schedule is looking like this;
Meredith
Falls
Big Day Out
Soundwave

[JONO RANDOM H3RO]

Soundwave 2010 Lineup:

FAITH NO MORE
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
JANES ADDICTION | AFI | PARAMORE | HIM | ALEXISONFIRE | TAKING BACK SUNDAY | TRIVIUM | SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE | EAGLES OF DEATH METAL | THE GET UP KIDS | ANTI FLAG | REEL BIG FISH | MESHUGGAH | ALL TIME LOW | A DAY TO REMEMBER | IT DIES TODAY | ESCAPE THE FATE | CLUTCH | ISIS | GALLOWS | A WILHELM SCREAM | THE WEAKERTHANS | EMAROSA | ANVIL | THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA | COMEBACK KID | DANCE GAVIN DANCE | FOUR YEAR STRONG | YOU ME AT SIX | WHITECHAPEL | THE AQUABATS | ROLO TOMASSI | BARONESS | RX BANDITS | THE ALMOST | MAXIMUM THE HORMONE | THE CREEPSHOW

Im excited for HIM, Clutch and Alexisonfire but MCR headline grrr wtf!? . Also maximum the hormone are the japanese band who did the Deathnote theme for the second half of the season :p . And no Enter Shikari is dissapointing!

[Tr1gger Vandal]

Weird line-up so far, strange mix or something. Eagles Of Death Metal is a weird one (plus they suck live). Probably most happy about FNM, Meshuggah was a nice surprise, and Gallows and A Wilhelm Scream will be must sees.

[TAT]

Damn. That might be worth going to for Meshuggah alone.

How much did tickets cost last year?

[jawsy]

Over $100.

The lineup for 2010 actually looks better than 2009. I almost pissed my pants when I saw the Weakerthans, and Sunny Day Real Estate are this year's Rival Schools. The Get Up Kids is a major surprise, as is Anvil (Anvil! ****ing Anvil!). Alexisonfire probably means City and Colour somewhere, and the whole 'Emarosa and Dance Gavin Dance on the same bill' is funny for giggles (not for watching). Gallows, Comeback Kid, Maximum the Hormone and A Wilhelm Scream are all worth looking forward to, as well. Oh, and the Aquabats may lead to some Yo Gabba Gabba hilarity.

Also, RX Bandits should have come last year so we could have had The Sound of Animals Fighting.

[fishonthecarpet]

Faith No More! Amazing!
I'm hoping for a sideshow :D

[Cicada]

Faith No More! Amazing!
I'm hoping for a sideshow :D

This. Also Meshuggah sideshow kthx.

[Dorkify]

Faith No More, Jane's Addiction, Eagles of Death Metal and Reel Big Fish...

I'm almost tempted to go.

[Cian]

I'm there.

I'm not a huge Faith No More fan but they'll be interesting to see. Jane's Addiction sold it for me, along with Isis and Baroness.

Does anyone else think Eagles Of Death Metal are completely out of place though? The were here a few months ago and I'm suprised they're back so soon, and if they were to play any festival I thought it would be Big Day Out...

Damn. That might be worth going to for Meshuggah alone.

How much did tickets cost last year?

My ticket came to around $130.

[StorminNorman]

Would love to see Lyrics Born live. His albums are some of my favourite hip-hop albums ever.

Also, wtb Grizzly Bear and Isis sideshows.

Ah well, I've got my Ry Cooder tickets. That's my concert quota for the year done.

[adam_91vn]

Word is $125 for early bird $150 for normal.

I listen to most of these bands but I can't handle going to these things anymore with the dipshit kids that are there.

[VanAce]

Word is $125 for early bird $150 for normal.

I listen to most of these bands but I can't handle going to these things anymore with the dipshit kids that are there.

Stay away from the teenybopper bands like Escape the Fate and you should be fine.

[St@ckboy]

I'm more excited by RX Bandits playing at Soundwave than any other act, will probably go to the Brisbane and Melbourne shows. Plus any sideshows I can get to.

Faith No More, Janes Addiction and The Aquabats will be awesome too. Oh and Reel Big Fish, but I have seen them more times than I have fingers.

[fishonthecarpet]

Does anyone else think Eagles Of Death Metal are completely out of place though? The were here a few months ago and I'm suprised they're back so soon, and if they were to play any festival I thought it would be Big Day Out...


Yeah it is a bit odd. I'm not sure they fit into the Metal/Hardcore/Punk scene that Soundwave seems to cater for.

[VanAce]

I wonder if anyone will be dressed up like this at Soundwave
http://www.nitrorecords.com/files/24/Aquabats_color3_72dpi.jpg

[jawsy]

I am cleaning my collectable Baron Von Tito speedos as we speak.

[Allick]

lineups for both these festivals were better in 09 imo

[Cian]

Soundwave early bird tickets are on sale next week for $121+bf, pretty reasonable.

[Sweating Bullets]

The temptation to see Faith No More might be too great for me to resist.

[fishonthecarpet]

Anyone know how long it takes them to reveal sideshows normally?

[Xanafalgue]

No set time really, any time from months to a week before as far as I've experienced.

[fishonthecarpet]

Cheers - I'll keep an eye out then!

[St@ckboy]

Got my early bird tickets today for Soundwave in Brisbane!!!

[Queenie]

christ, I hope they don't sell out of early bird by next week (adel).

But I'm more enthused about the lineup for Falls.

[VanAce]

Brisbane early bird sold out in a day. Last year it took a week.

[Dorepoll]

I was unaware that Sunny Day Real Estate reformed. This is wonderful news!

Also, Why? is coming out for Meredith Music Festival which is wicked. Full lineup:
AKRON/FAMILY
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
BAG RAIDERS
CITY OF BALLARAT MUNICIPAL BRASS BAND
JARVIS COCKER
COMBO LA REVELACION
CROCODILES
EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING
SIA
HEAVY TRASH
PAUL KELLY
KID SAM
KITTY DAISY AND LEWIS
PHAROAHE MONCH
ROYAL CROWN REVUE
HENRIK SCHWARZ
THEE OH SEES
THE MIDDLE EAST
TUMBLEWEED
WHY?
PATRICK WOLF
YACHT CLUB DJS

[fishonthecarpet]

Faith No More have apparently confirmed they'll be doing 3 Aussie sideshows. No official dates/locations or anything yet - but I'm betting Melb/Syd/Bris.

[VanAce]

Got my Soundwave ticket today. Annoyed that I had to pay extra to buy through Ticketek as well as a booking fee.

[St@ckboy]

Earlybird tickets are your friend.

Anyways, hopefully getting Sunset Sounds tickets next week. Going to Sounds of Spring next weekend.

[VanAce]

Earlybird tickets are your friend.

I was going to go with the earlybird tickets but I got lazy.

Melbourne Soundwave tickets have almost sold out according to the website so get in soon if you want to go!

I think the Big Day Out line-up is being announced on the 30th.

[RunningMild]

After watching Anvil!, I decided to buy a ticket to Soundwave. They seem like the kind of band that's really worth seeing.

Other bands I really want to see:

Faith No More
AFI
Meshuggah
Reel Big Fish
Anti-Flag

Bands I have a passing interest in and may see if they fit the schedule:

HIM
Taking Back Sunday
Trivium

Bands I've never listened to but would like to see to find out what all the fuss is about:

Jane's Addiction
Eagles of Death Metal

Looks like an excellent lineup. If anyone wants to recommend me anything, I'm all ears. Hey, I went and saw TV on the Radio at BDO purely because of recommendations from this forum, and I'm glad I did! :p

Can't wait to see the BDO lineup this year. I heard some pretty crappy rumours (Eminem? Blegh) so I'm eager to see what the real lineup is.

[Cian]

Can't wait to see the BDO lineup this year. I heard some pretty crappy rumours (Eminem? Blegh) so I'm eager to see what the real lineup is.

Haha, that'll never happen.

The leaked lineup is pretty impressive. Muse will obviously be there. Placebo, Massive Attack and Mastodon are all highly tipped to be announced. Roll on Tuesday.

[RunningMild]

Shit, if Mastodon are there I'll have to go to BDO as well! Unless they do sideshows...

[jawsy]

If anyone wants to recommend me anything, I'm all ears.

You would be silly to miss A Wilhelm Scream and Gallows.

Oh, and Sunny Day Real Estate.

[Cian]

Shit, if Mastodon are there I'll have to go to BDO as well! Unless they do sideshows...

You can be certain they will, hopefully a small venue.

[St@ckboy]

If anyone wants to recommend me anything, I'm all ears.

Check out RX Bandits. So excited they are playing.

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Aquabats will be great fun as well. And I wanna see Maximum the Hormone just cause they will be japanese bonkers.

[Gilder]

I'm still undecided about going to Soundwave (Sydney), the poor organization is a put off. I've been listening to a lot of Sunny Day Real Estate recently though, so that may convince me to go.

[RunningMild]

I may just do my schedule and then fill in all the gaps with these recommendations. :p

[fearofthesky]

Big Day Out 2010 is coming! First announcement is here! (apparently)

Muse
Powderfinger
Lily Allen
Eskimo Joe
Groove Armada
Grinspoon
The Mars Volta
Ladyhawke
Dizzee Rascal
Karnivool
Peaches
The Temper Trap
Kasabian
Midnight Juggernauts
Rise Against
Magic Dirt
Mastodon
Lisa Mitchell
The Horrors
Bluejuice
Calvin Harris
Kisschasy
The Decemberists
Tame Impala
Girl Talk

Mastodon AND The Mars Volta? Holy f***, the police sniffer dogs at the Perth BDO are gonna have a field day!

By the way, Barnett, you are a c***.

[Jay]

The Decemberists. I have just jizzed in my pants.

[VanAce]

Haven't decided whether to go nay or yay yet. Might need to think about it a bit

[RunningMild]

By the way, Barnett, you are a c***.

What did he do now?

Mastodon and Rise Against in the same show sounds pretty cool.

[VanAce]

Haven't decided whether to go nay or yay yet. Might need to think about it a bit

After a bit more thought I think I will go yay

[adam_91vn]

Nay,

Only interested in 4 bands 3 of which I have already seen. Mastodon being the exception.

Who the hell wants to see grinspoon or powderfinger anymore.

[fishonthecarpet]

Holy cow, what a show!

Muse
Lily Allen
Eskimo Joe
Groove Armada
The Mars Volta
Dizzee Rascal
Karnivool
Kasabian
Midnight Juggernauts
Calvin Harris
The Decemberists
Tame Impala


All worth seeing in my books!
What kind of music is Mastodon?

[VanAce]

Mastadon is metal. They come highly recommended by many users on here.

[Lazlow]

Grab Blood Mountain and prepare to have your face melted.

Big Day Outs have never appealed to me, and this one is no exception. Just can't justify the time off, the travel expense, and entry fee for the 2-3 bands I may be interested in.

Although, being able to pelt Girl Talk with rotten fruit for crimes against music is rather enticing >_>

[fearofthesky]

What did he do now?

Introduced drug dogs at music festivals, resulting in the death of a freaked out naive teenager at the last Big Day Out. Her parents and others have said its not the Police or Governments fault. I disagree. He and his party have blood on their hands, make no mistake.

In fact, I may make a thread about it.

Back on topic, some bands are suited to festivals, others are not. As your attornry, I advise everyone to go and see Karnivool, even if you're not really a fan so far. Mind blowing stuff, the sight of thousands of people singing along fervently.

[Lex]

Phhh I had pills in my socks all day last bdo and I didn't get hassled by dogs, while my friend was searched twice. Obviously they're ineffective if they can't catch the "real criminals" like me.

[Almighty Beanchild]

Introduced drug dogs at music festivals, resulting in the death of a freaked out naive teenager at the last Big Day Out. Her parents and others have said its not the Police or Governments fault. I disagree. He and his party have blood on their hands, make no mistake.

I was there, I saw Barnett forcing the overdose of pills into her mouth. :rolleyes:

[Cian]

MASTODON rahhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I could live without the rest. I've seen Muse before and the new album is rubbish, same applies to The Mars Volta. I'll probably check out Kasabian and The Decemberists.

Two major acts are missing though.....Placebo? Massive Attack? Where?

[JimmyKane]

I'll go for Mastodon, Muse, The Mars Volta and Tame Impala. Maybe The Decemberists.

Are The Horrors any good? I've been hearing a lot of hype n shit.

[VanAce]

Two major acts are missing though.....Placebo? Massive Attack? Where?

Either second announcement (although most of the time acts their size don't get announced in the 2nd) or quite possibly they were snapped up for the V Festival

[RunningMild]

Introduced drug dogs at music festivals, resulting in the death of a freaked out naive teenager at the last Big Day Out. Her parents and others have said its not the Police or Governments fault. I disagree. He and his party have blood on their hands, make no mistake.

That's a pretty silly and completely unfair comment to make IMO. The girl's death could have been avoided if she just owned up and handed over the pills, or maybe (and here's a really novel idea) not bring pills in the first place! No-one forced her to bring drugs to an event which aims to be drug-free (surely you could tell by the ban on unsealed bottles, the bag checks etc?), and as Bean said, no-one forced her to swallow all those pills. I can't honestly see how anyone with any common sense can blame Barnett or the police for that death.

Besides, I'd prefer a music event where sniffer dogs are present, because I'm sick of seeing those drugged up ****tards who act like idiots and say stupid shit to you. NO I DON'T WANT ANY OF WHATEVER YOU'RE TAKING THANK YOU, NOW **** OFF BEFORE I SMACK YA. :p

Mastodon is metal. They come highly recommended by many users on here.

They're kind of like a heavier, growlier version of Tool IMO. Also, Blood Mountain is good, but may take a few listens to get into. Leviathan is more accessible but just as awesome, so you may want to try that first.

Who the hell wants to see grinspoon or powderfinger anymore.

I wouldn't mind seeing Grinspoon again because they put on a great show last time I saw them (lead singer needs to give the macarena a rest though ;)). As for Powderfinger- **** them, I have zero respect for those sellouts. :p

[Lazlow]

W3HVLyI-t3E

[Clockw0rk]

I'm definitely going to BDO. Muse, Kasabian, Rise Against and Mastodon are worth the price of admission. Apparently Peaches is worth a look too, according to my friend who saw her last time she was at a BDO.

No doubt Minuit will play the New Zealand show, I'm looking forward to them.
Powderfinger were at the first BDO I went to (the year of SOAD/Slipknot/Beastie Boys) and they sucked. Nobody listened or cared that they were there.

[RunningMild]

W3HVLyI-t3E

Yep, and that's off Leviathan. If you want to hear more of the Tool influence:

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(Particularly the end bit)

Muse, Kasabian, Rise Against and Mastodon

That's pretty much the same list of bands that's tempting me to go. Muse and Kasabian were awesome at the last BDO, Mastodon are one of my fave bands in the world, and I want to see Rise Against but didn't go to their last tour.

[VanAce]

2nd Announcement for Soundwave is on October 14

[Lex]

Can't believe I missed out on Sydney bdo tickets :(. They went so quickly!

Melbourne it is, I guess.

[Lex]

Can't believe I missed out on Sydney bdo tickets :(. They went so quickly!

Melbourne it is, I guess.

[St@ckboy]

You seemed doubly pissed off.

Can't wait for a second Soundwave announcement next week (though giving it to some girl on twitter is stupidity).

Hoping for Rancid, Big D and the Kids Table, The Slackers, Mad Caddies. Any of them announced I would be happy.

[Allick]

There's gonna be a second BDO in Sydney

http://bigdayout.com/news/newsletter.php?NewsletterId=15

[fearofthesky]

That's a pretty silly and completely unfair comment to make IMO. The girl's death could have been avoided if she just owned up and handed over the pills, or maybe (and here's a really novel idea) not bring pills in the first place! No-one forced her to bring drugs to an event which aims to be drug-free (surely you could tell by the ban on unsealed bottles, the bag checks etc?), and as Bean said, no-one forced her to swallow all those pills. I can't honestly see how anyone with any common sense can blame Barnett or the police for that death.

Besides, I'd prefer a music event where sniffer dogs are present, because I'm sick of seeing those drugged up ****tards who act like idiots and say stupid shit to you. NO I DON'T WANT ANY OF WHATEVER YOU'RE TAKING THANK YOU, NOW **** OFF BEFORE I SMACK YA. :p

OK M, you don't have to agree with me. And yes, all those suggestions you made about the girl and the pills are correct. However, I am of the opinion that trying to stop people doing drugs is a waste of time, not to mention police and court resources. People are always wanna get off their heads (not all people obviously) and at festivals, the idea of drinking beer while shut in a cage miles from the stage is less than thrilling. Harm minimization is therefore the order of the day, and in general, IMO.

The Gallop/Carpenter goverment recognized this. So the had this policy, and as a result they decrimninalized marijuana and opted against the use of sniffer dogs (except at the airports). But Barnett changed all this, and is now using dogs in Northbridge, Murray Street mall, and at every goshdarn music festival in our fair city.

Its not a good idea, period. I certainly over-emoted when I wrote that they had blood on their hands. That's not strictly true. I simply believe that the Goverment needs to take a look again at drugs in society, and question wheter their actions are helping or hindering people's safety and livelihoods.

And as for people bumping into you and talking crap to you at festivals, so what? They are having a good time, just like you should be, whether you take drugs or alcohol or nothing. As long as it is not abusive or violent, mind. You can always walk away. And there's often about 35000 people at the Perth BDO, so you are gonna get a few dickheads.

Also, how the heck do you type in all caps? It never allows me to do that.

[VanAce]

Look at all the over priced tickets already http://tickets-travel.shop.ebay.com.au/Tickets-Travel-/11730/i.html?_nkw=big+day+out&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

[AranchineD]

There's gonna be a second BDO in Sydney

http://bigdayout.com/news/newsletter.php?NewsletterId=15

Just got roped along to this. Gonna be awkward when I tell my mates I want to go to probably a completely different set of bands than they want to. :D

[punkgorilla]

Hoping for Rancid, Big D and the Kids Table, The Slackers, Mad Caddies. Any of them announced I would be happy.

**** yes. Rancid are due for a tour seeing as the new album's been out for a while. I'm not so confident about The Slackers coming, but it would be ridiculously awesome if they did.


I simply believe that the Goverment needs to take a look again at drugs in society, and question wheter their actions are helping or hindering people's safety and livelihoods.
Good luck getting that from the Barnett government. :D

[RunningMild]

OK M, you don't have to agree with me. And yes, all those suggestions you made about the girl and the pills were correct. However, I am of the opinion that trying to stop people doing drugs is a waste of time. People are always wanna get off their heads (not all people obv) and at festivals, the idea of drinking beer while shut in a cage miles from the stage is less than thrilling. Harm minimization is therefore the order of the day, and in general, IMO.

The Gallop/Carpenter goverment recognized this. So the had this policy, and as a result they decrimninalized marijuana and opted against the use of sniffer dogs (except at the airports). But Barnett changed all this, and is now using dogs in Northbridge, Murray Street mall, and at every goshdarn music festival in our fair city.

Its not a good idea, period. I certainly over-emoted when I wrote that they had blood on their hands. That's not strictly true. I simply believe that the Goverment needs to take a look again at drugs in society, and question wheter their actions are helping or hindering people's safety and livelihoods.

Well that's fair enough, but I actually think a lot of the anti-drug legislation is done because the drugs themselves are dangerous. I agree that marijuana probably should be decriminalised (if the studies that say it's less dangerous than legal drugs like alcohol and cigarettes are true), but things that pose serious health risks such as heroin, meth and ecstasy should probably be illegal for that reason.

And as for people bumping into you and talking to you at festivals, so what? They are having a good time, just like you should be, whether you take drugs or alcohol or nothing. As long as it is not abusive or violent. mind. You can always walk away. And there's often about 35000 people at the Perth BDO, so you are gonna get a few dickheads.

Yeah, I too over-emoted when I said that bit, and I don't mind people who are just having a good time. I also never said I had a problem with people bumping into me or talking to me. The ones I have a problem with are:

A. The ones being abusive and/or violent and are clearly drugged out of their heads
B. The ones who try pushing their stuff on you when you clearly don't want it

[Gilder]

So as usual the BDO ticket buying process was absolute balls, the difference this year being I didn't get a ticket. Lucky for the 2nd day, although it will feel a little like sloppy seconds on the day.

[St@ckboy]

**** yes. Rancid are due for a tour seeing as the new album's been out for a while. I'm not so confident about The Slackers coming, but it would be ridiculously awesome if they did.

The Slackers just announced a new album and have re-signed to Hellcat. Stranger things have happened.

[VanAce]

Gold Coast also sold out in record time. Hopefully I can get a ticket when Melbourne ones go on sale tomorrow morning

[Woody]

They go on sale at midnight tonight on the BDO website

[Lex]

Melbourne ticket get. Wooh.

[VanAce]

I missed out on Melbourne tickets. Didn't help that the 2 ticketmasters in the Myers near my house closed down 9 months ago without me knowing. tried to get friends to get me some but they sold out too fast.

[.StaticA.]

Missed out on them too. :(

[Super Mario]

But no one any good is even playing!

[Lex]

Don't fret dudes. I may go to the Sydney show anyway and flog the melb tix. We'll see.

[Almighty Beanchild]

Got my BDO ticket for the Perth show :D

[AranchineD]

Don't fret dudes. I may go to the Sydney show anyway and flog the melb tix. We'll see.

Sweet, we can trade shoelaces.

[Lex]

I don't get it :/

[RunningMild]

Got my ticket for Perth! Hooray!

Why the hell are they $10 more expensive every year? When will it stop? :(

[Cian]

Got my ticket for Melbourne. Mastodon here I come.

[AranchineD]

I don't get it :/

Neither do I.

[JimmyKane]

Got Perth tickets.

[Xanafalgue]

There's gonna be a second BDO in Sydney

http://bigdayout.com/news/newsletter.php?NewsletterId=15

I can't believe they're doing this :/

[Cian]

I jizzed a little. (http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/20756/The-Prodigy-head-up-Future-Music-Festival.htm)

I can't wait to see them again in slightly more tolerable conditions. Forty degrees with no air conditioning at The Palace was not a pleasant experience.

[RunningMild]

Forty degrees with no air conditioning at The Palace was not a pleasant experience.

Not as bad as getting locked out of the Boiler Room. :(

Seriously, '09 must have been one of the worst planned BDOs ever. Hopefully '10 doesn't have the same hassles (booking the showgrounds in advance would be a good start).

[AranchineD]

My mate got the three tickets to the second Sydney show this morning, so all is well.

[Mike-Towns]

Second SoundWave band announcement:

Placebo, Anthrax, Motion City Soundtrack, Shinedown, Set Your Goals, Enter Shikari, Closure In Moscow

[VanAce]

Not a bad 2nd announcement. Placebo is a big surprise as I assumed they would do the BDO over soundwave. Close in Moscow arn't too bad. They are an aussie band who are based overseas now. I saw them once at the Arty a few years ago when they were tiny and they are really good live.

[Cian]

Placebo, great addition to the line-up. It also increases the amount of drunken leddies around the main stage. No complaints from me.

[jawsy]

Anthrax. All else care not for.

[RunningMild]

Anthrax, Motion City Soundtrack

Two other bands I'd like to see. Soundwave is looking awesome so far!

[Super Mario]

Ctrl+F - Brian Wilson

:(

[RunningMild]

When is the second BDO announcement?

[St@ckboy]

Ctrl+F - Brian Wilson

:(

Here was here like 2-3 years ago.

[Super Mario]

Yeah in Sydney and I missed it :mad:

[RunningMild]

It looks like the Perth BDO tickets have sold out as well.

[fishonthecarpet]

78s said they are getting some in on Thursday.

[Cian]

Pavement are starting their reunion tour at Golden Plains.

No, I'm not joking. Sideshows announced across the country and tickets go on sale October 23rd.

[Clockw0rk]

Got my Auckland BDO ticket, no worries. For some reason we never sell out like you folks do.

[Almighty Beanchild]

Got my Auckland BDO ticket, no worries. For some reason we never sell out like you folks do.

No enthusiasm, damn kiwis.

[Gilder]

Pavement are starting their reunion tour at Golden Plains.

No, I'm not joking. Sideshows announced across the country and tickets go on sale October 23rd.

Great news about the sideshows!

[RunningMild]

Which festival are Pavement playing at? CBF looking.

[Cian]

Which festival are Pavement playing at? CBF looking.


Like I said, Golden Plains.

[Super Mario]

Is there any merit to the rumour that Blink 182 are gonna be announced in the second BDO lineup.

[RunningMild]

Like I said, Golden Plains.

Ah, ok. I've never heard of Golden Plains so I didn't realise that was the name of the festival. :p

[VanAce]

Is there any merit to the rumour that Blink 182 are gonna be announced in the second BDO lineup.

They reformed a few months ago so it could happen

[Cian]

Their plane will probably crash on the way over here.

[VanAce]

I'd rather plane crashed on the way back then I could get a chance to see them.

[fishonthecarpet]

So can anyone beat my $250 paid for a BDO ticket? :(

[JimmyKane]

How did you I don't even

[Rambo]

Yeah if anyone wants to sell me a ticket just go right ahead, I can buy up to $180.

For Perth btw.

[nintendo]

Looks like Ill be heading to Soundwave.

Enter Shikari, Maximum the Hormone, Trivium. All I need right there baby.

[Mike-Towns]

Maximum the Hormone

nice.

[Rambo]

Jane's Addiction and Faith No More not good enough for you?

[Mike-Towns]

Jane's Addiction and Faith No More not good enough for you?

They don't say rei rei rei enough in their songs, so no.

[nintendo]

Mr Boogie Tambourine Man.

[VanAce]

Laneway Festival

Echo & The Bunnymen
Florence & The Machine
Black Lips
The XX
Daniel Johnston – No Adelaide
Sarah Blasko
N.A.S.A
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Hockey
Dappled Cities
Mumford & Sons – No Adelaide
The Very Best
Radioclit
Wild Beasts – No Adelaide
Whitley
The Middle East
Kid Sam
Dirty Three – Melbourne only

New location for Melbourne of the Footscray Community Arts Centre. While Sydney has upgraded to the Sydney College of The Arts.

Also anyone seen the odds for the BDO second announcement? Check them out here (http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/gallery/snapshot/12794/photo/691721/Big-Day-Out-Second-Line-Up-Place-Your-Bets.htm)

[Super Mario]

Laneway Festival

Echo & The Bunnymen
Florence & The Machine
Black Lips
The XX
Daniel Johnston – No Adelaide
Sarah Blasko
N.A.S.A
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Hockey
Dappled Cities
Mumford & Sons – No Adelaide
The Very Best
Radioclit
Wild Beasts – No Adelaide
Whitley
The Middle East
Kid Sam
Dirty Three – Melbourne only
Never heard of any of then.

[RunningMild]

Also anyone seen the odds for the BDO second announcement? Check them out here (http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/gallery/snapshot/12794/photo/691721/Big-Day-Out-Second-Line-Up-Place-Your-Bets.htm)

That would be awesome if Rancid, Rammstein and Flight Of The Conchords were all added. :p

What about Blink 182? I thought they were the favourites to be announced in the 2nd round.

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

Mr_M, I've heard Blink are going to Soundwave (one more band to be announced or something), I'm calling bullshit, but it'd be fair awesome.
And honestly, if any of those bands are in the second announcement, I'm selling my ticket <_<

[RunningMild]

Mr_M, I've heard Blink are going to Soundwave (one more band to be announced or something), I'm calling bullshit, but it'd be fair awesome.

I don't care, I've got tickets to both! :p

[fishonthecarpet]

I hope Phoenix is BDO and not V-Fest - would make a sweet lineup so much sweeter :)

[Allick]

If Vampire Weekend are goin I'll be pissed for missing tickets.

Unless they do sideshows...

[VanAce]

Maximum the Hormone have bowed out of Soundwave, drummer is in hospital.

Placebo sideshows announced 22nd of Feb (my birthday) at Festival Hall and 24th of Feb at the Enmore Theatre. Tickets go on sale on the 19th of November.

Golden Plains line-up has been announced and everyone knew Pavement was apart of it already but here is who else is playing

Pavement
Dinosaur Jr
calexico
Dirty Projectors
The Big Pink
Tame Impala
Midnight Juggernauts
Super Wild Horses
Monotonix
Gaslamp Killer
Nashville Pussy
Jeffry Lewis and The Junkyard
The Cruel Sea
The Crayon Fields
Ransom
Andee Frost
Wooden Shjips
Royal Headache

[Clockw0rk]

Faith No More are coming here in Feb for a sideshow since they're doing Soundwave instead of BDO. Tickets just arrived in the mail :D
When's the BDO second announcement?

[Blue]

Never heard of any of then.You're joking, right?!

I mean, I never listen to any of them, but I've heard of some of them.

BDO is fine already, and as it's sold out, I wouldn't be expecting much more.

I would kill everyone at the festival for one song from Bowie.

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

I don't care, I've got tickets to both! :p

same! ;D

[RunningMild]

You're joking, right?!

I mean, I never listen to any of them, but I've heard of some of them.

I've heard of Sarah Blasko and the Black Lips! :p

[VanAce]

Big Day Out 2nd announcement

Playing all Australian shows
Jet
Sasha
Devendra Barnhart
Passion Pit
Simian Mobile Disco DJs
Beenie Man
Silent Disco
Hilltop Hoods
Decoder Ring
Itch-E and Scratch-E
Maya Jupiter
Miami Horror
MDX
Sugar Army
DJ Sam La More

Playing East Coast shows
The Scare
The Middle East
Wagons
Phrase
Grrilla Step

Not extremely exciting as it is mostly Hot House/ Boiler Room acts. The Middle East is the most exciting thing there for me.

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

I want to sell my ticket =/

[fishonthecarpet]

Yeah, not too fond of that second lineup... but the first lineup was more than enough for me!

[Ali G]

Thank God I didn't buy a ticket on the hope that the second announcement would make up for the first (which I found pretty average too).

[RunningMild]

Big Day Out 2nd announcement

Playing all Australian shows
Jet
Sasha
Devendra Barnhart
Passion Pit
Simian Mobile Disco DJs
Beenie Man
Silent Disco
Hilltop Hoods
Decoder Ring
Itch-E and Scratch-E
Maya Jupiter
Miami Horror
MDX
Sugar Army
DJ Sam La More

Playing East Coast shows
The Scare
The Middle East
Wagons
Phrase
Grrilla Step

Not extremely exciting as it is mostly Hot House/ Boiler Room acts. The Middle East is the most exciting thing there for me.

Shithouse. Absolutely shithouse. The only ones I have even a mild interest in are Maya Jupiter and Simian Mobile Disco. Hilltop Hoods were crap at their last BDO performance, and Jet are just pure shit. I would have liked to see Phrase again, if he was actually travelling to Perth.

I'm really disappointed, because if even half of the 2nd announcement rumours were true it would have been the best summer festival by a country mile. I'm really disappointed with the actual announcement, but as fishonthecarpet said, the first announcement was enough for me so I'll be keeping my ticket. :p

At least Soundwave delivered with their second announcement. ;)

[AranchineD]

Still going of course, but a shame there isn't more bands I want to see. Guess I'll just see the three acts I want to and then bum around with my mates the rest of the day.

[Clockw0rk]

That second BDO lineup is totally craptacular. Even the first lineup was average at best.

[Blue]

Still going of course, but a shame there isn't more bands I want to see. Guess I'll just see the three acts I want to and then bum around with my mates the rest of the day.* aren't

[JimmyKane]

Whoah, Blue actually did it. Nearly.

* aren't any

Aran, which three acts, may I ask? I'm guessing one will be Mastodon.

[Blue]

Whoah, Blue actually did it. Nearly.

* aren't any

Aran, which three acts, may I ask? I'm guessing one will be Mastodon.Sorry mate, but are you actually trying to tell me that "… there aren't more bands I want to see …" but "… aren't any more bands I want to see …" is?

[JimmyKane]

What have I gotten myself into? :psyduck:

I think they both work actually. My mistake.

Think of the above post as just "Whoah, Blue actually did it."

[Blue]

What have I gotten myself into? :psyduck:

I think they both work actually. My mistake.

Think of the above post as just "Whoah, Blue actually did it."They both 'work', but have different meanings.

Now you just need to explain your way out of your little "Whoah, Blue actually did it." comment, and we're sweet. ;)

It's 'whoa', by the way. >_>

[Gilder]

I was really hoping the rumours of Vampire Weekend at bdo would eventuate. I'm a little disappointed.

[AranchineD]

Aran, which three acts, may I ask? I'm guessing one will be Mastodon.

Yep, + Mars Volta and...well, I guess I exaggerated a bit.

[Allick]

Thank god Vampire Weekend aren't going otherwise I'd be kicking myself for not buying a ticket (they would've just made it worth going for me). Also I've been listening to a little Pavement to see what all the fuss is about as I've never heard em before and they're quite excellent.

[Blue]

Wow. I didn't realise people actually liked Vampire Weekend.

[VanAce]

Beenie Man has been dropped from the BDO line-up http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/21362/Beenie-Man-cut-from-BDO.htm

In other news Festival enforces ‘shirts-on’ policy (http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/21404/Festival-enforces-shirts-on-policy.htm)

[Clockw0rk]

Beenie Man has been dropped from the BDO line-up http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/21362/Beenie-Man-cut-from-BDO.htm

In other news Festival enforces ‘shirts-on’ policy (http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/21404/Festival-enforces-shirts-on-policy.htm)

Beenie Man probably sucks anyway. The "shirts on" policy is a bit retarded for a dance event - if you can't handle sweaty people near you, DON'T GO TO A CONCERT.

[JimmyKane]

Yep, + Mars Volta and...well, I guess I exaggerated a bit.

Yeah pretty much the same here.
THOUGH I MIGHT GO CHECK OUT MUSE

[Cicada]

Third.

[RunningMild]

In other news Festival enforces ‘shirts-on’ policy (http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/21404/Festival-enforces-shirts-on-policy.htm)

That's the first time I have ever heard of a festival called Stereosonic. :p

[VanAce]

Apparently the BDO is having a "Super Ballot" on December 3rd. All remaining tickets will be allocated on that day.

More info (http://www.bigdayout.com/news/newsletter.php?NewsletterId=27)

[Clockw0rk]

Auckland BDO roundup:

Deja Voodoo opened the main stages with a great set, and drew a surprisingly decent crowd for the first act
Passion Pit and Jet both completely dominated the minor stages, drawing huge crowds. I didn't stay for either as a result.
Mastodon were boring - they didn't say anything to the audience and played an average set which didn't include Blood and Thunder.
I caught Minuit and Concord Dawn in the boiler room, both were good but Minuit really stood out.
Kasabian were brilliant
Dizzee sucked balls
So did Lily Allen
Mars Volta were... weird. I'm not a fan.
Unfortunately I missed Rise Against
Muse kicked untold amounts of ass.
Fear Factory were excellent but most of the crowds were at Groove Armada, I hear they were very good.

[jawsy]

Soundwave timetable for Melbourne sucks balls.

[big_b]

Auckland BDO roundup:

Deja Voodoo opened the main stages with a great set, and drew a surprisingly decent crowd for the first act
Passion Pit and Jet both completely dominated the minor stages, drawing huge crowds. I didn't stay for either as a result.
Mastodon were boring - they didn't say anything to the audience and played an average set which didn't include Blood and Thunder.
I caught Minuit and Concord Dawn in the boiler room, both were good but Minuit really stood out.
Kasabian were brilliant
Dizzee sucked balls
So did Lily Allen
Mars Volta were... weird. I'm not a fan.
Unfortunately I missed Rise Against
Muse kicked untold amounts of ass.
Fear Factory were excellent but most of the crowds were at Groove Armada, I hear they were very good.

What was bad about dizzee and allen? Just not your sort of music or did they just really **** up their sets?

Glad to hear muse are sitll kicking ass. Im seeing them at wembley in november! whooo!

[Clockw0rk]

I hate their music. As far as the sets go they did alright, and if I'm totally honest I actually enjoyed quite a few of Lily Allen's songs. I completely and utterly hate Dizzee though, he was the standout awful act of the day as far as I'm concerned.

[Cian]

Mastodon were boring eh? Not a big fan? They're the main reason I'm going to BDO...

Still undecided about what to see at the end of the day, possibly Groove Armada. I saw Muse back when they had some credibility left, but there's no way I'm hanging around to listen to a set filled with patethic songs off The Resistance.

[RunningMild]

I just did my schedule and there's a huge gap between 3:45 and 5:20. Time to take recommendations from the forum! (Keep in mind this is the Perth show)

[big_b]

I hate their music. As far as the sets go they did alright, and if I'm totally honest I actually enjoyed quite a few of Lily Allen's songs. I completely and utterly hate Dizzee though, he was the standout awful act of the day as far as I'm concerned.

Fair enough. Hes absolutly huge out here in the UK. Saw him at glastonbury and he did a pretty good lil tribute to jackson.

[Clockw0rk]

Mastodon were boring eh? Not a big fan? They're the main reason I'm going to BDO...

Still undecided about what to see at the end of the day, possibly Groove Armada. I saw Muse back when they had some credibility left, but there's no way I'm hanging around to listen to a set filled with patethic songs off The Resistance.
I am a fan of Mastodon. Musically they were great, I enjoyed the set (except for the lack of Blood and Thunder), but they didn't speak to the crowd at all - they got up, played and left again. It wasn't interesting to watch.

[Cian]

I am a fan of Mastodon. Musically they were great, I enjoyed the set (except for the lack of Blood and Thunder), but they didn't speak to the crowd at all - they got up, played and left again. It wasn't interesting to watch.

Fair enough. Maybe they weren't happy with that bullshit slot time, but that's no excuse for not interacting with the crowd. I hope their sideshow is a bit more personal.

[Gee_Yai_Bro]

I hate their music. As far as the sets go they did alright, and if I'm totally honest I actually enjoyed quite a few of Lily Allen's songs. I completely and utterly hate Dizzee though, he was the standout awful act of the day as far as I'm concerned.

Did you find the sound quality of Dizzee's set was real shit where you were? I was only there for the start of it but couldn't hear a damn word he was saying

[Clockw0rk]

I was inside the D wearing earplugs, could hear everything pretty well.

[Gee_Yai_Bro]

Here's who I saw and what I thought from the Auckland leg of BDO too:

Temper Trap (converse stage)- Caught the last 2 songs when I got in, hate that single that's out at the moment but what they played sounds alot different and better, good start.
Passion Pit (green stage)- Played after TT, dunn really know much of their stuff apart what I saw on tv the other day. Was alright but not really my thing.
Mastodon (blue stage)- Haha, had no idea what they were saying, hell, don't even know any of their songs but the music sounded good. There was a fight going on in the pit and got played on the big screen that cracked me up.
Minuit (boiler room)- Only hung around for the start due to next act. Some good kiwi music, the singer chic is pretty sexy too.
Kora (orange stage)- Again some great home-grown sounds, mean to see them take a spot on the main stage. The pit was packed-out so chilled out on the grass and gave the feet some down time.
Peaches (boiler room)- I don't like this band. Didn't know they were playing, just rolled into the boiler room because there wasn't anything else on ATT.
Dizzee Rascal (orange stage)- Not keen on his new stuff, couldn't see his performance and the sound quality was shit. Was better in the boiler room in '08. Most disappointing set of the day.
Calvin Harris (boiler room)- Really, really enjoyed him. His first time over here and he seemed genuinely thankful to be playing. Would have easily been my favourite act of the day if not for...
The Mars Volta (orange stage)- Awesome. Different from what I've seen and been told of their live sets (no real improv or running one song into another). Played each song individually but I loved it. Hell, some people standing next to me at one point commented on me knowing all the words, haha. ***kers.
House of Shem (local produce)- Exactly the kind of relax music I needed after head-banging and moshing for over 2 hours. Real nice laid-back music, true NZ style.
Groove Armada (boiler room)- Could only manage one-third of the set. Enjoyed what I heard (couldn't see ****-all) but energy levels were lagging badly by then despite 2 party pills and an energy drink during the course of the day. Jagged it in then.

[AranchineD]

Today I ended up in a death pit during The Last Baron. Mastodon f***ing kicked ass hard.

And yet I was less brutalised there than with The Mars Volta; holy crap I was not expecting it to go off so hard. Of course the band was awesome, but the crowd was going absolutely nuts. It was fantastic.

Also saw Kasabian, they were pretty cool, I'm not the biggest fan of them in general but I do love Shoot The Runner so...yeah.

Ended the day with Muse, for some unknown reason they decided to play their worst three songs (Uprising, Supermassive Black Hole, Time Is Running Out), but they also played some of their best ones, so it evened out in the end. And a fantastic cover of Back In Black was pretty cool too.

Also got dragged along to Hilltop Hoods, and had to sit through Dizzee Rascal and Powderfinger for other acts. All were terrible. Bernard Fanning even said at one point "ALL YOU PEOPLE WAITING FOR MUSE COME OVER TO THIS SIDE OF THE PLACE FOR A WHILE HEY!" Also had to sit through Lily Allen, although that was alright because we were all just waiting, hoping for her top to fall off, and there was also an up-dress camera shot and someone tried to storm the stage to take her out, so it was fun.

[autologic]

Girl Talk, Calvin Harris and Muse were the highlights for me.

[dende d. guardian]

damn perth being the last stop on the tour.

i'm looking forward to Kasabian, the Novocaines and Rise Against.

anyone else from perth going?

[Lazlow]

Girl Talk, Calvin Harris and Muse were the highlights for me.

O_o

So you're to blame for the proliferation of his garbage!

I am a fan of Mastodon. Musically they were great, I enjoyed the set (except for the lack of Blood and Thunder), but they didn't speak to the crowd at all - they got up, played and left again. It wasn't interesting to watch.

I think Gnomey said the same thing when they toured here last.

[AranchineD]

I think Gnomey said the same thing when they toured here last.

Maybe those crowds were just unenthusiastic f****s. >_> They interacted with us yesterday, not as much as other bands, sure, but they still did.

[Blue]

If you're after an enthusiastic band that put on a good show, you can't go past Kasabian. They always seem genuinely happy to be onstage, which makes for a great live act. Tailor-made for BDO, IMO.

[VanAce]

I will be going to see Kasabian. Missed them last time they were at the BDO.

[RunningMild]

I will be going to see Kasabian. Missed them last time they were at the BDO.

That was an awesome set. I'm definitely seeing them again this time.

[Blue]

I saw them live in London, and they were great. They're playing tonight, but I figured it'd be pointless to see them twice in two days.

[Cian]

Is anyone going solo to BDO tomorrow? As much as I love Mastodon and Kasabian, I'm not particularly excited about walking around on my own. Sad face.

[Lex]

Were there even sniffer dogs there yesterday? The amount of shit we snuck in, damn. Best one was a whole goon bag in a jester hat.

[sausage]

Kids eat faeces at concerts these days? Times certainly have changed.

[Lex]

Jenkem man, google it.

[Cian]

Posted a little review/failblog on last.fm here... (http://www.last.fm/user/KarbonKid/journal/2010/01/27/3ddze9_big_day_out,_melbourne_2010)

[JimmyKane]

"olden days of raw rock"?

bahahahaha

[Lex]

yeah, that was pretty terrible. would not read again.

[Cian]

My plug in baby....

...crucifies my...

:(

"olden days of raw rock"?

bahahahaha

Origin was pretty ****ing impressive, so was Absolution. Hysteria anyone? Don't leave me hanging...

yeah, that was pretty terrible. would not read again.

Then it's mutual.

[JimmyKane]

tbh I was more worried about "raw".

7 minute songs? Falsetto vocals over classical guitar and synths? 6 minute time signature changing piano-thumping psuedo-classical pieces, with more synths? Constant fuzz bass?

Church organ?

I dig Muse, but come on, they were never raw.

[Cian]

7 minute songs? Falsetto vocals over classical guitar and synths? 6 minute time signature changing piano-thumping psuedo-classical pieces, with more synths? Constant fuzz bass?

Church organ?

I dig Muse, but come on, they were never raw.

Point taken. At least you're constructive unlike that other ****.

[Blue]

At least you realised that The Horrors were interesting, and that Kasabian were indeed the highlight of the day.

But Muse are shit, and Matt Bellamy is a ****. Also, the trains were perfectly acceptable. They were filled to capacity, but ran regularly and took me to every destination efficiently. Metro have only been in charge for a short while anyway, so to expect change of any kind in this short time is ridiculous. Finally, the weather was perfect; no sting in the sun, intermittent cloud cover, a cool breeze all day and water tunnels dotted around everywhere. I couldn't have asked for a nicer day.

In other news: Mastodon actually weren't bad.

[Cian]

At least you realised that The Horrors were interesting, and that Kasabian were indeed the highlight of the day.

But Muse are shit, and Matt Bellamy is a ****.

In other news: Mastodon actually weren't bad.

I didn't say they were 'bad', but they can be better. Matt Bellamy is a wanker, but he's a talented one...I can tolerate and appreciate him as long as he's not talking in that really quick accent. It's a pity so many good musicians have to be like Lex. Another example would be Thom Yorke, an absolute nob.

[Blue]

I didn't say they were 'bad', but they can be better. Matt Bellamy is a wanker, but he's a talented one...I can tolerate and appreciate him as long as he's not talking in that really quick accent. It's a pity so many good musicians have to be like Lex. Another example would be Thom Yorke, an absolute nob.I wasn't responding to your comments on Mastodon, it was just an observation. Most bands of their kind are rubbish, but they were tolerable.

Bellamy has a decent voice and is a talented guitarist, but he is also one of the most sickening frontmen around. In the studio, they're just a pop band. 16 year old girls like Muse.

[AranchineD]

Mastodon

Most bands of their kind are rubbish

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1422/hans1.png

[fishonthecarpet]

Bellamy has a decent voice and is a talented guitarist, but he is also one of the most sickening frontmen around. In the studio, they're just a pop band. 16 year old girls like Muse.

Never really got Bellamy hate. As much as I've seen of them live on video and fo' real, he's never really said anything. In interviews it sounds like they're aware they're pretty ridiculous and he seems like a pretty nice guy. Their show is completely bombastic but they know they're just dicking around.

He does write godawful lyrics and Muse do write some godawful tunes, but they've been a bloody entertaining band to follow over the years. Muse hate seems to have been trendy since way back when the claim that they listened to too much Radiohead had a bit of cred to it - and the hate for them just seems to have grown exponentially alongside their popularity.

I'd certainly encourage 16 y.o. girls listening to Muse instead of the latest Australian Idol winner. Of course they're a bloody pop band.

[Blue]

Never really got Bellamy hate. As much as I've seen of them live on video and fo' real, he's never really said anything. In interviews it sounds like they're aware they're pretty ridiculous and he seems like a pretty nice guy. Their show is completely bombastic but they know they're just dicking around.

He does write godawful lyrics and Muse do write some godawful tunes, but they've been a bloody entertaining band to follow over the years. Muse hate seems to have been trendy since way back when the claim that they listened to too much Radiohead had a bit of cred to it - and the hate for them just seems to have grown exponentially alongside their popularity.

I'd certainly encourage 16 y.o. girls listening to Muse instead of the latest Australian Idol winner. Of course they're a bloody pop band.Muse hate is trendy? Pfft, no idea where you got that from, everyone seems to love them.

You know, the same people who think Mumford and Sons or Florence and the Machine are 'genius bands', and who actually buy songs by ****ing La Roux.

[fishonthecarpet]

Muse hate is trendy? Pfft, no idea where you got that from, everyone seems to love them.

You know, the same people who think Mumford and Sons or Florence and the Machine are 'genius bands', and who actually buy songs by ****ing La Roux.

It's certainly observably so to me. The stance you seem to occupy is a pretty good example of the belief that the more popular a group is, the worse it is. Florence & Mumford have written some great songs, and deserve popularity. There's always going to be people that overstate that - but why bother kicking and screaming about it?

[Cian]

I wasn't responding to your comments on Mastodon, it was just an observation. Most bands of their kind are rubbish, but they were tolerable.

http://filmic.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/pulp_fiction-bible.jpg

...yes, that's the second time I've responded to you with the same pic.

[JimmyKane]

fishonthecarpet

It's Blue.

[Magnusetic]

No-one great at BDO except Rise Against, but went and saw them last week at Enmore. Was an excellent show

[JimmyKane]

lol..

[Blue]

It's certainly observably so to me. The stance you seem to occupy is a pretty good example of the belief that the more popular a group is, the worse it is. Florence & Mumford have written some great songs, and deserve popularity. There's always going to be people that overstate that - but why bother kicking and screaming about it?You've clearly got a very loose definition of 'great songs' there. Not to mention flawed logic. The more popular a band is, the more I hate them? Based solely on the fact that Muse are popular and I think they're shit? Because Florence and Mumford certainly aren't popular bands, outside of a small segment of radio listeners who leave their dials on 107.5 and feel as if they're on the cutting edge.

I would say that the more undeserved, incomprehensible popularity that a band gains, the less I want to hear them.

La Roux, for example, were undoubtedly the single worst act of 2009.

[fishonthecarpet]

I started, but it's honestly not worth my five minutes writing a response to that.

[Cian]

I started, but it's honestly not worth my five minutes writing a response to that.

Best post of the day.

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

Just came back from BDO.
I love Mastodon to bits, but I just don't think they put on a great show. Fantastic musicians etc, they're just a tad... shy? <_< Also I gunned it out of that area so I could miss Kasabian. Not a fan at all <_<
Rise Against were fantastic and the green stage, and the entire shed was ****ing packed. Since SA is full of scene kids etc etc this really doesn't surprise me. Still loved it.
Decemberists were good actually. Vocalist is fantastic live.
Mars Volta kicked ass.
And honestly thats about all that was worth mentioning, in my eyes.
Kind of disappointed I missed out on Magic Dirt though.

[RunningMild]

I just got back from a very enjoyable BDO. Here's my rundown:

Entrance- So you can bring in all the drugs you want, but you can't bring sealed bottles of water? Most retarded thing ever.

Karnivool- I absolutely fell in love with this band during the set. One of my fave sets of the whole day. Time to grab their albums!

Mastodon- A real WTF moment here. They went on stage, played the entire Crack The Skye album, said gracias and left. As much as I like CTS (and they played it pretty well), seeing Mastodon live and not hearing Blood And Thunder, Iron Tusk, Crystal Skull, Capillarian Crest etc feels like a rip-off.

Kasabian- Pretty good set, as I expected.

Maya Jupiter- Pretty entertaining, and I really liked the sound of her new material. Being in Lilyworld also gave me a chance to get drunk and hang out with fearofthesky, which was fun.

Rise Against-

http://www.gpforums.co.nz/attachment.php?postid=5983533

Best act of the day. Was disappointed that they didn't play State Of The Union (though I think someone might have gotten killed if they did), but I really wasn't expecting to hear The Good Left Undone or Hero Of War so I'll accept that. Crowd was insane, setlist was great and- gasp!- they actually INTERACTED WITH THE CROWD ZOMG!!!1!!!!!!!1!!!1!!!

The Mars Volta- I'd never listened to them before, and I thought they were ok but nothing to write home about. Also, lol @ a metal band being quieter than Lily Allen. :p

Muse- Highly entertaining in all respects.

Groove Armada- Only got to hear Superstylin' but it was worth the trek.


Also, when did all the prog bands get together and decide they were going to stop talking to the crowds? Karnivool said two sentences, Mastodon said one word and it wasn't even in English, Mars Volta had one bit of talking and didn't say a word after that, Tool only said two sentences when they headlined BDO, and Muse... well, Muse missed the meeting so they talked a bit. I just find it strange that it's this one particular 'genre' that has near-zero crowd interaction across the board.

Maybe those crowds were just unenthusiastic f****s. >_> They interacted with us yesterday, not as much as other bands, sure, but they still did.

IMO, a band shouldn't look at a crowd and say 'pfft, if they don't care then neither do we'. If anything, it should be the other way around. ;)

If the crowd is being unenthusiastic ****s, a good live performer will MAKE them enthusiastic, not give up and accept the situation. I can't count the number of bands at BDO who have put on more enjoyable shows than Mastodon despite having less fanfare and worse songs.

The central part of today's crowd (for Mastodon) looked pretty enthusiastic, yet they didn't even get a single English word spoken to them. And if they were being unenthusiastic, can you really blame them? The setlist was retarded (and kind of a slap in the face for longtime fans), the mixing was sub-standard, and the lead singer/guitarist looked like he'd rather be anywhere else. I wouldn't blame the crowd for those things.

At least the bassist looked like he gave a shit.

[.StaticA.]

The Mars Volta are far from a metal band, but good to hear you enjoyed your day. I recommend you check out their stuff btw. Start with their first album, and then listen to their newest.

[St@ckboy]

The band isn't there to be friends with you. They are there to play music. It's up to them if they want to interact.

[Lex]

>mars Volta
>metal

I lold.

[AranchineD]

The band isn't there to be friends with you. They are there to play music. It's up to them if they want to interact.

I'm inclined to agree with this, but for the record:

Karnivool said two sentences

Then these bands must really not enjoy audiences apart from those in Sydney, they were giving it to the crowd down here.

Mars Volta had one bit of talking and didn't say a word after that

Well the whole time down here the guitarist and drummer were mucking about with each other, giving the crowd a laugh.


But really, in the case of both Mars Volta and Mastodon, the whole image of the band and feel of the music would be completely ruined if after every song the singer yells out "PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR DETROIT".

[fishonthecarpet]

I was totally front row for Lily Allen. **** yeah.

[.StaticA.]

But really, in the case of both Mars Volta and Mastodon, the whole image of the band and feel of the music would be completely ruined if after every song the singer yells out "PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR DETROIT".

I agree. A bit of chit chat is cool and all the "thank you" stuff, but at the end of the day, prog bands have fans that care more just about the music, and so that's what they get.

Though I remember at Melb Cedric (Volta's singer) wore a hat someone threw up there, and came right down up to the crowd and sang with them for a bit. Apart from that though there wasn't much talking.

[RunningMild]

The band isn't there to be friends with you. They are there to play music. It's up to them if they want to interact.

That's a fair point, but if you pay a hefty ticket price to see them live and they give you the exact same experience that you would get if you stayed home and listened to the CD (with better sound quality I might add), you're basically getting ripped off. I don't have to pay $150 every time I listen to Crack The Skye. Surely it's reasonable to expect something more for that kind of money.

I think clockw0rk summed it up pretty well here:

I am a fan of Mastodon. Musically they were great, I enjoyed the set (except for the lack of Blood and Thunder), but they didn't speak to the crowd at all - they got up, played and left again. It wasn't interesting to watch.

Regardless of all the other factors, if it's not interesting to watch than it's simply not interesting to watch. Maybe you disagree and did find it interesting, but I didn't.

But really, in the case of both Mars Volta and Mastodon, the whole image of the band and feel of the music would be completely ruined if after every song the singer yells out "PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR DETROIT".

I don't think anything would have been ruined if they made the crowd feel welcome instead of acting like they were being forced to play against their will or some shit. Hell, even Bjork talked to the crowd and she couldn't even speak English, and it didn't ruin the feel of her music either. :p

Besides, the whole image that The Mars Volta were giving is that they were a bunch of average guys having fun and mucking around. How would that image have been ruined by talking to the crowd?

One other thing:

Ended the day with Muse, for some unknown reason they decided to play their worst three songs (Uprising, Supermassive Black Hole, Time Is Running Out)

Well, Time Is Running Out got one of the biggest crowd reactions at the Perth set, so maybe it's a favourite at live shows.

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

Are you serious when you say better sound quality? If a band doesn't sound better live, or make an effort to, they aren't doing it right.

[RunningMild]

Are you serious when you say better sound quality?

Maybe it's because I was standing to the side a little (front row though), but you could barely hear the vocals. The guitarist's vocals were really hard to hear, and the bassist would have been better off not singing at all. The instruments sounded fine, but nowhere near as good as on the album.

If a band doesn't sound better live, or make an effort to, they aren't doing it right.

So to reiterate my original point... ;)

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

Maybe it's because I was standing to the side a little (front row though), but you could barely hear the vocals. The guitarist's vocals were really hard to hear, and the bassist would have been better off not singing at all. The instruments sounded fine, but nowhere near as good as on the album.



So to reiterate my original point... ;)

I probs misread it, but I was assuming you meant that overall bands sound better on CD then they do live (as a sweeping statement ftr)

[AranchineD]

Well, Time Is Running Out got one of the biggest crowd reactions at the Perth set, so maybe it's a favourite at live shows.

Most people are f***ing idiots though, so...yeah.

[fearofthesky]

Maybe it's because I was standing to the side a little (front row though), but you could barely hear the vocals. The guitarist's vocals were really hard to hear, and the bassist would have been better off not singing at all. The instruments sounded fine, but nowhere near as good as on the album.

The sound at the main stage was appallingly patchy. I was listening to Bluejuice while in front of the opposing stage waiting for Karnivool, about 5 metres from the front. When Bluejuice finished and Karnivool came on, it sounded like a wet blanket got thrown over all the speakers. But going back and to the right, back towards the right stage late in their set, it sounded a whole lot better. The music sounded great, just kind of badly muffled.

The closer I was the less of the vocal and guitar I could hear. Hmm. I'm not sure if they still have noise restrictions at Claremont? They have lots of gigs a year there now, festivals and Robinson Pavilion (shudder). You also could not hear the music from up on the hill behind the oval.

Anyway, I still destroyed myself to Karnivool, even if I couldn't hear the vocals due to the shite aboveformentioned. I sang and moshed and then went and drank lots of beer. And danced to Maya Jupiter, I'm thinking badly. But with girls!

The first BDO I've been to (my 9th, all in a row) where I've gotten on the piss in a big way. The gap in shit I wanted to see led me to the Lilypad to drink lemon margaritas with Mr. M (he recommended the Moscow Mule!) and possibly drink too much...And what was with throwing my sealed water in the bin, Security? I complained loudly till he gave me another sealed bottle, but not my nice cold water, it was some generic-o water? I wanted my Evian! =]

One more gripe: The bar prices and range. Kind of obvious they are out to make cash aplenty on that, seeing as they have you there. But I am a guy who HATES Toohey's Extra Dry. Blergh. Its worse out of a can, too. So to have removed the cheaper and more (somewhat more!) delicious Emu Bitter just pissed me off. 7.50 a can? Jeez. No wonder people like bringing drugs to these things especially when you also factor in the hassle of queues and restricted movement, just to have a responsible drink.

I heard only Melbourne and Perth have "Drinker's Cages". Can anyone verify that the other cities still don't?

[AranchineD]

Oh, and we didn't get our water taken away from us in Sydney too. Clearly the superior city for Big Day Out in every way. :cool:

[RunningMild]

I probs misread it, but I was assuming you meant that overall bands sound better on CD then they do live (as a sweeping statement ftr)

Nah, it differs from band to band IMO.

When Bluejuice finished and Karnivool came on, it sounded like a wet blanket got thrown over all the speakers.

Funny, that's what it sounded like when Lily Allen finished and Mars Volta came on. Someone must have screwed up badly.

One more gripe: The bar prices and range. Kind of obvious they are out to make cash aplenty on that, seeing as they have you there. But I am a guy who HATES Toohey's Extra Dry. Blergh. Its worse out of a can, too. So to have removed the cheaper and more (somewhat more!) delicious Emu Bitter just pissed me off.

What are your thoughts on Hahn in a can? I personally thought it was good.

Oh, and we didn't get our water taken away from us in Sydney too. Clearly the superior city for Big Day Out in every way. :cool:

It sure sounds like it. :(

[Lex]

Oh, and we didn't get our water taken away from us in Sydney too. Clearly the superior city for Big Day Out in every way. :cool:

Phhh, we didn't get our goon and drugs taken off us in melbourne.

[St@ckboy]

A good stage show is when the band captivates whilst playing their music, not having a good chat with you. About how they love coming to australia or yelling "Yeah *insert city of choice*".

I don't honestly care if I "connect" with a band I see live. I saw Thme Crooked Vultures last week at the Riverstage in Brisbane. Homme barely said anything to crowd, yet the entire performance was insane.

I'm seeing Faith No More at Soundwave next month, I would rather see Patton play amazing music than gush about how much it means for him to be there.

I'm sure if you want a good chat, the Black Eyed Peas have time in their sets to tell you how great your hometown is.

[Lazlow]

Groovin the Moo lineup;

Vampire Weekend
Tegan & Sara
Spoon
Silverchair
Grinspoon
Empire Of The Sun
British India
Lisa Mitchell
Kisschasy
Miami Horror
Bag Raiders
Kid Koala presents The Slew live
Muph and Plutonic
Funkoars
Illy
Ajax
Jonathan Boulet
Yacht Club DJs

The travelling festival is expanding its horizons this May, visiting Bendigo, Townsville, Maitland, Canberra and Bunbury.



Nothing there interests me in the slightest. Well maybe Bag Raiders, but f*** going to Townsville just for them.

[AranchineD]

Phhh, we didn't get our goon and drugs taken off us

Well, I suppose I might have been wrong in my assessmen-

in melbourne

HAHAHAHAHA

[Almighty Beanchild]

If you're after an enthusiastic band that put on a good show, you can't go past Kasabian. They always seem genuinely happy to be onstage, which makes for a great live act. Tailor-made for BDO, IMO.

I found this to be the complete opposite. Kasabian probably had one of the worst stage presences out of any band I saw at BDO on Sunday. They didn't engage the crowd and when one of the guitarists didn't have anything to play, he just stood there. In terms of best stage presence, Blue Juice probably were the most engaging and fun to watch.

BDO for me was a mixed bag, the day kicked off really well cause I like Sugar Army, and they played a pretty decent set, though having seen them live like 4 or 5 times now, they really need to vary their setlist a little, they play the same songs in the same order every time, and usually use the same introductions and banter.

Blue Juice I've never particularly listened to, I've heard Vitriol and Broken Leg on the radio a few times. I'm probably going to check out their stuff now though, their live show was really good. Lots of energy and a lot of fun, plus the music was pretty decent really. Karnivool were also really good, even though I'm not a big Karnivool fan and they were really tight musically and got the crowd going. After their crowd Mastodon's was a bit of a disappointment, a lot flatter and didn't get excited about the music, but their show was pretty decent.

Kasabian, like I said, were pretty eh on stage. I like their music so I still got into it, but quite an eh show. First time I sat down during an act for the day.

Temper Trap were pretty good, but the Green Stage in Perth is an absolute piece of shit and I couldn't get within view of the stage because it was so packed out. After Temper Trap I stuck around for The Decemberists, who I'm a big fan of so seeing them live was a treat. They were pretty good live. My biggest problem with them was probably that they sounded pretty close to the album version, which is not really a valid complaint at all, it just meant there wasn't as much for me in the show as I've heard their songs a hundred times.

I couldn't be ****ed dealing with Dizzee Rascal's crowds, so went and had some lunch, a very very very very average hotdog, then caught the tail end of Lily Allen. Apparently I just missed her walking around in her bra which probably would have interested me more than her music.

Mars Volta were the last act I really enjoyed. I haven't really listened to them but the lead singers mic-stand juggling was fun and I liked what I heard. I also got a lot of lols out of the fact that a roadie was bringing the dude a new cup of tea every 2 songs, but I was pretty high at that stage so it probably wasn't as funny in retrospect.

I caught some Grinspoon (dude has got fatter after giving up crack) and Ladyhawke then went home. Ladyhawke seemed like something I might have enjoyed but the stage she was on was indoors and had the worst acoustics I have ever experienced from a gig, I couldn't hear her at all and the music sounded like it would be good if it wasn't so distorted and shit.

At that point I left because **** Muse.

Overall it was a pretty decent day, there were not too many dickheads and security was on the ball when problems cropped up. I didn't end up spending too much money, though their website advertised that sealed bottles of water could be brought in and they made me pour it out at the gates, so that was a waste of money. I enjoyed most of the things I saw, I was just not that interested in a lot of the bigger names (Muse, Lily Allen, Powderfinger and Dizzee Rascal all get a giant who cares) so the show ended with a bit of a fizzle.

I probably should have stuck around to see Fear Factory but I couldn't be bothered and just went home at that point.

EDIT: I didn't really notice the same things that fearofsky and Mr_M complained about, with the sound quality being muffled. I didn't have a problem with any of the sound quality stuff, I stayed near the back of the D pretty much all the time I wasn't at the Green Stage though, and didn't move around a lot so maybe I needed to move to spot the differences.

[Lex]

Well, I suppose I might have been wrong in my assessmen-



HAHAHAHAHA

why are sydneyfags still so bitter about being in a bogan city for bogans? just move to melbourne already.

[RunningMild]

A good stage show is when the band captivates whilst playing their music

Which Mastodon didn't do. Thanks for supporting my argument.

I don't honestly care if I "connect" with a band I see live.

What's the difference between 'connecting with a band' and being 'captivated by their music', huh? ;)

Also, you would honestly care if the show was boring, wouldn't you?

I saw Them Crooked Vultures last week at the Riverstage in Brisbane. Homme barely said anything to crowd, yet the entire performance was insane.

That's right, the performance was insane. The live show gave you something that you couldn't get from listening to the CD, something that justified the extra cost, and you enjoyed the show because the band connected with you and the crowd on some level, right? If that's all correct, then you're only proving my point.

Some bands can put on an amazing performance without saying a word. Mastodon sure as hell ain't one of them. :p

I'm seeing Faith No More at Soundwave next month, I would rather see Patton play amazing music than gush about how much it means for him to be there.

I'm seeing them too, what's your point? ;)

As long as Patton isn't indistinguishable from a cardboard cut-out it should be fun.

I'm sure if you want a good chat, the Black Eyed Peas have time in their sets to tell you how great your hometown is.

Not a single word in this sentence relates to anything I've said.

I never said that all I wanted was 'a good chat' or to hear 'how great my hometown is'. What I did say was I wanted a good show. Something that would justify paying $150 to hear a bunch of songs that I only paid $20 for initially. 'Talking to the crowd' isn't the be-all and end-all of that.

Notice how I'm not bitching about Karnivool or Mars Volta? They didn't talk much, but they put on a show. They were fun to watch. They were worth seeing live. Hey, Neil Young said hardly anything at last year's BDO and his set was ****ing amazing. Why is that, hmm?

And on top of that, Anti-Flag and Silverchair's shows were made worse by excessive talking. No-one ever said that more talking automatically = better show. There's a whole range of things that can make a show great, but Mastodon's set didn't contain a single one. They had a poor setlist (Divinations, Quintessence and Crack The Skye should never be played live, seriously), no stage presence, no personality, no nothing. IMO of course.

Re-read my complaints re: Mastodon's set and you'll see that the talking aspect wasn't mentioned once. You're the one making a big issue about it, not me.

[REQUIEM]

I was a little dissapointed with this years Big Day out in Adelaide. Bar the Hilltop Hoods thats suprised me with how they have improved live and IMO showed up Dizzee Rascal. I didnt find much else a stand out and even Groove Armada lacked for me.The mrs wanted to see kisschasey which she enjoyed and I was there for about 9 of the 12 hours and was raped as usual by the drink prices which were insulting as expected every year. The continual sniffer dog bullshit annoyed me to no end and Im sure they are a constant feature so the 16 year old girls will continue to OD stuffing their contraband down their throats in one go before they go in.

[AranchineD]

why are sydneyfags still so bitter about being in a bogan city for bogans? just move to melbourne already.

Out of all the arguments you could have used, you use the bogan one


To defend the home of AFL



WHAT IS THIS

[fearofthesky]

From my limited knowledge of Australian capital city stereotypes, Melbourne is hipsters and indies, Sydney is gurning pill popping ravers and Brisbane is sweaty bogans. And Adelaide is famous for having even less going on than here in Perth.

[jawsy]

My Chemical Romance are out of Soundwave. Replaced by Jimmy Eat World. JEW have also joined the lineup for the Sunny Day Real Estate/Glassjaw/RX Bandits/Motion City Soundtrack sideshow (seriously? Each band will only get 25 minutes).

[VanAce]

Why doesn't Jimmy Eat World just take over the My Chem shows and play with the Get-up Kids. Saves have 25min sets

[jawsy]

I was taking a stab in the dark with the whole 25 minute thing, but that has to actually be close to how it will play out.

Also, they've only been added to that Melbourne show. The MCR/GUK shows have been cancelled (GUK still playing WA...of all ****ing places).

[VanAce]

I guess it wouldn't be Soundwave if bands didn't bow out.

[JimmyKane]

Forgot to post about BDO

Mars Volta rocked.

The Horrors are cool young dudes.

Mastodon was exciting but meh.

The Decemberists were cool, I only know Oh Valencia, which they played, awesomely.

I think I was too far away from the stage for Muse, was quite boring.

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7641/1001216.jpg

YEAH 56Killer

[RunningMild]

The continual sniffer dog bullshit annoyed me to no end and Im sure they are a constant feature so the 16 year old girls will continue to OD stuffing their contraband down their throats in one go before they go in.

Are you telling me the Nazi state was the only one with sniffer dogs? Makes sense. :p

Looking forward to Soundwave on Monday. Seeing Taking Back Sunday, Eagles of Death Metal, Anvil, Meshuggah, Anthrax, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More and H.I.M. If it's not too hard to leave and return to the main stage I may duck over to Anti-Flag, otherwise I'll just stake out a decent spot for FNM.

Also, I'm pretty darn happy that My Chemical Romance pulled out. If I had to suffer through them while waiting for FNM... uggghhh.

[ChalkFacedGoon]

FTR, Mastodon side show was incredible. Heavy metal usually turns into a sort of dull, muddy sound when it's played outdoors in a stadium setting.

[Slippery]

Anyone heading off to Moo?

I'll be at the Bendigo show.

[Afrogamer]

Had a great time at soundwave, its a bit late though to post. I got so much love for my hair and my shirt, it was so great :D

I saw Creepshow, Baroness, Isis, Eagles of death metal, Alexisonfire, Reel big fish, Placebo, AFI, Janes addiction, Trivium, jimmy eat world amd Faith no more.

It was amazing :D

[RunningMild]

Hey St@ckboy, did it piss you off when Patton started gushing about how much it meant for him to be there? Or when he started chatting in the middle of the songs? Looks like BEP aren't the only band who have enough time in their set to tell us how great our hometown is. ;)

Sorry to bring up this old thing, but when Patton actually tried having a conversation with the crowd (his words), it was pretty much the only thing I could think of. :p

[St@ckboy]

I found the whole thing entertaining.

But Uncle Patton can do anything and it will be just that.

[RunningMild]

It's been a week already? Well I might as well post about Soundwave before I start forgetting stuff.

Taking Back Sunday- Pretty average, not as good as I thought they'd be.

Eagles of Death Metal- Freakin' awesome. This is the kind of band that Jet wishes they were. :p

Clutch- Never heard of them before (was staking out a spot for Anvil) but I thought they were great.

Anvil- One of the best acts of the day IMO. Also, I can't believe they played mother****ing MOTHRA!

Meshuggah- Didn't recognise any of the songs, but it was still an awesome set. Makes me want to get all their other albums. Too bad it was cut short!

Anthrax- Awesome set, awesome performers. Safe Home was epic. Now I've seen three of the big four thrash bands live. ;)

Jane's Addiction- Listened to them from afar while eating. Sounded ok but not really my thing.

Jimmy Eat World- God damn this band sucked. Sorry, I just don't see what the fuss is about. Only positive was that they weren't My Chemical Romance.

Faith No More- Best of the day IMO. Setlist was excellent, performance was sublime, plus the encore seemed real, not like those fake bullshit encores we usually get. Better than Muse at BDO, plus I managed to get a lot closer to the stage than I can with a BDO headliner, which is a plus. :p

HIM- Pretty decent, nothing spectacular though.

Enter Shikari- Heard the last couple of songs, they sounded okay.

Overall, I have to say this was a better show than BDO. Also, being able to bring in a sealed bottle of water, along with clearly marking the refill spots on the map, was the icing on the cake. :p

Also, being front row for Anvil, Meshuggah and Anthrax was awesome.

[Rambo]

Paramore's fanbase was ****ing atrocious.

Faith No More were amazing! They sung reunited as their first song haha. During Midlife Crisis, they stopped before the chorus and let the crowd sing. While we were singing they were looking at each other like 'wtfthesongsover' and then played a quick Stevie Wonder cover and jumped back into the song. Amazing stuff.

[AranchineD]

Paramore's fanbase was ****ing atrocious.

What, teen virgins trying to masturbate to Hayley while in a crowd?

[nintendo]

^i left after Alexis so I didn't get to see that. Probably would have been worth it to see how much effort they'd put in. Went and saw Isis during paragay. Was awesome.

Best bands of the show were architects and shikari. Such awesomeness. Best part of shikari was when the singer got clocked in the head with a guitar, got stitches and still finished the set.

[william h. cosby II]

Golden Plains >>>>>> every other festival

[VanAce]

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2010

The Strokes
Pixies (only Australian show)
Ben Harper & Relentless7 (also only Australian show)
The Temper Trap
Mumford & Sons
Florence and The Machine
Scissor Sisters
Empire of The Sun
The Ting Tings
Band of Horses
Goldfrapp
Richard Ashcroft & The United Nations of Sound
Grizzly Bear
LCD Soundsystem
Angus & Julia Stone
Hot Chip
Wolfmother
Passion Pit
Midnight Juggernauts
Jónsi
Paul Kelly
Laura Marling
Lisa Mitchell
Midlake
The Vines
Miike Snow
Kate Nash
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Broken Social Scene
Tame Impala
The Magic Numbers
K-OS
Operator Please
Bluejuice
Little Red
Ash
The Middle East
Whitley
Yeasayer
Miami Horror
Delphic
We Are Scientists
Foals
Alberta Cross
Surfer Blood
Space Invadas
British India
Washington
Philadelphia Grand Jury
Clare Bowditch
Band of Skulls
Two Door Cinema Club
The Drums
The Mess Hall
Violent Soho
School of Seven Bells
Fat Freddy’s Drop
Last Dinosaurs
John Steel Singers
Yacht Club DJs
Jonathan Boulet
Dan Sultan
Oh Mercy
Cloud Control
Boy & Bear
Ernest Ellis
Tijuana Cartel
Frightened Rabbit
The Joy Formidable
Skipping Girl Vinegar
Gypsy and The Cat
Money For Rope
JaC Stone
Zennith
Tim & Jean
Bag Raiders
Van She Tech
Anna Lunoe
Kid Kenobi
Yolanda
Be Cool
The Only
Purple Sneakers DJs
Miami Horror DJs
Graz
Levins

Wont be going as it will sell out in 10 seconds and is expensive ($350+ and then travel expenses)