Probably the best of the three Big Day Outs I've been to. Decided to go up whilst drunk at an Australia day party where a ticket was going around. Good crew of people to go up with and being the second day wasnt nearly as packed as the other ones I have been to, which was a big improvement, being able to freely move between area's with ease.
The Vines - Not bad, not my favourite act but just chilling in the stands they were ok
Little Red - OK, dont like their new songs much and had to laugh at the amount of people that left after Rock It, but quite like the older sound they had (songs like Jackie Cooper, Coca Cola)
Dead Letter Circus - sat around and listened, not bad although the songs all kind of blend in as one, but reasonable show.
Airbourne - pretty sh*te but funny to watch, scaffold solo pretty cool
Lupe Fiasco - One of the better acts of the day, good that you can see how much he's enjoying himself and the live band makes for a good show, threw in plenty of tunes, good show for someone not usually into hip-hop
heard Bliss and Eso after that but left to chill outside the main arena, they were sh*thouse however, coming on after Lupe made them look a bit amateur in comparrison. You know when the Aussie Aussie Aussie chant is brought out you're struggling.
Went off and watched Angus and Julia after downing a large amount of freebie froezen coctails. They bore me quite alot, low energy and pretty mediocre. Others seemed to be enjoying them.
then went to a bit of Crystal Castles, rubbish, not my scene. met up with others and went n got some food then back to Boiler Room.
Bloody Beetroots - like hearing a cover of New Noise but again that kind of place is not my scene at all, the amount of pillfreaks around etc. So bailed on my mates to go to the main arena
Iggy and the Stooges - Awesome, my personal highlight. The amount of energy from this guy (especially compared to alot younger bands such as the stone sisters) was incredible, and some great old songs there as well, No Fun into I wanna Be Your Dog a highlight. Loved a bit of the stage banter as well. Great set.
Ran into some friends during Rammstein. What a ridiculous show that was. Not a fan of the music but boy was it an incredible stage show, a good vibe with the group we were with moving around a bit, good fun. Du Has with the fireworks sent back and forth was cool.
Then we watched a bit of tool, who were sh*thouse, very dissapointing performance. Left that and went over to Pnau where we were dead, just chilled on the grass, they were alright. Few went over to MIA and we stayed there.
Grinderman - great way to end the day, Nick Cave a ridiculous frontman. Kitchenette was incredible
then a wander back to wait for the bus before the fun journey home, on which i fell asleep pretty quickly, rooted after a big two days
