My Top 10 Gigs of 2005: #6-10
Monday, December 19, 2005
#10 - Powderfinger, Festival Hall, January
A tremendous set from my favourite band ever, played to a very appreciative sellout crowd. I could sing along to the whole thing and pretty much did. Pockets and Up & Down & Back Again were unbelievably fantastic. Points off for the unbearable heat in the very crowded Festival Hall and the fact that the set was basically the same as the These Days DVD.
#9 - Gomez, The Forum, March
I bought tickets thinking that End of Fashion were supporting; they pulled out but Gomez was well worth it themselves. They're a very interesting live band considering they have three different singers to choose from. Plus their music can get a bit dancy at times (their old stuff), so they had a main drummer and a half-drummer, half-DJ. It was mainly old stuff I hadn't heard much of, or for ages, but it undeniably won me over. I couldn't stop listening to the song In Our Gun for weeks after that performance. Silence also rocked out, as my prediction of it not being a moshing gig was firmly proved wrong. I no longer put it past any band to generate a moshpit, whatever their music is.
#8 - Doves, The Forum, July
Their atmospheric and chilled blend of music was perfectly matched to the fake sky ceiling of the Forum. So many instruments and gear on stage for just three performers. A very fun concert and I was just hyped on Red Bull not booze! Here It Comes and Black and White Town took the cake.
#7 - Faker, The Corner, October
An awesome live set performed just a week or two after the release of their debut album. The lead singer was so energetic he quite literally bounced off the walls and lapsed into a near-spasm on the stage. Quarter To Three and Kids On Overload were outstanding tracks. We met the shy guitarist Stefan after the show. He was almost embarrassed they had fans, so much that it was funny. After signing Claire's album, they told us it was the first copy they'd signed!
#6 - Interpol, The Metro, July
I couldn't believe how popular they were, the place was totally packed with trendies and non-conformists (think South Park) alike and they knew all the words. The floor was shaking as people jumped up and down to almost everything, which is testament to Interpol, or the shoddy construction of the Metro. Evil and Untitled were my favourites of the evening.
Stay tuned for the remaining five, which I will each give a greater account of the evening. What could they be? Either learn ESP or just wait there.
3 comments to this post
It must suck to have to see your favourite band at what is the worst, most unbelievably horrible venue in Melbourne. I couldn't even last half of Evanescence's set when they played there, it was unbearable.
Close it down, I say.
And my prediction for #1: The Hives.
And Festival Hall is the king of that policy to pour every drink into a plastic cup. Even a plastic water bottle has to have its contents poured into a plastic cup. It probably offends me most because it's criminally inefficient.
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