4th Big Day Out for me, and each year i end up thinking to myself 'No way in hell im going back next year' as i sit on the train going home with sore feet and reeking of other people's sweat.
Started out by watching Airbourne, who were pretty amusing as all their songs featured the words 'Rock N' Roll' or 'Sydney' - they even combined the 2 on their song "Sydney Rock N' Roll!'. Amusing, but got pretty tiring quickly, especially as my ears hadn't got acustomed to the sheer scale of the volume and i was right next to the speaker. Faker were next, and didn't dissipoint. Although i only know their songs from when my girlfriend plays their CD in the car all the time, they put on a pretty good show and played all their hits - all 3 of them at this stage. Gerling were up next, but i only caught the first 3-4 songs before i went off the get some lunch. Played a very rock-y set, which i was dissipointed with as i prefer their 'dance' stuff more.
After lunch and some walking around the venue, came back to the main stage to catch the end of Mudvayne, who were utter bollocks. Next was Wolfmother, who sounded exactly like they do on their album. Very tight live act, and sure got my feett tapping. After Wolfmother, i went and saw the end of Sarah Blasko, who, after Wolfmother, seemed very, very tame. As much as i like her music, i can't say that she's 'festival material'. Up next were the highlight of the day for me - THE GO! TEAM. Best live act i have seen in a very long time. I can't say enough good things about this band (Although i was dissipointed they had no songs in the hottest 100) and if you ever get the chance, gos eem them live. I would of loved to see their sideshow at the Metro. Caught the first few minutes of Henry Rollins before returning to the mainstage to catch the end of Kings of Leon.
After KOL, went and got some dinner (I met James Mathison from Channel V at this point whilst getting a kebab - he's just as much a twat in real life as he is on TV) and explored the rest of the venue before meeting up with some friends again. Saw Franz Ferdinand next, who i thought were pretty bland. They also seemed to play all their 'hits' at the start of the set, which left alot of people bored for about half an hour before the the next act came on. After FF finished, 2/3 of the audience streamed out of the main stage as the second highlight of the evening (IMO) came out - the Stooges. Iggy blew the crowd away and dissipointed everyone who only came to see him perform 'Lust For Life', which he didn't as they didn't play any of Iggy's solo stuff. That guy has a hell of alot of energy for someone who pushing 60. White Stripes were next, and one of the biggest dissipointments for me - although it was the 2nd time ive seen them live, they aren't exactly the tightest live band. They seemed to keep playing out of time and Jack would keep messing bits up (Eg: on 'I Think I Smell A Rat'). After the Stripes, i met up with some more people and went home. The End.
In conclusion: The Go! Team were the best band by far. If you ever get the chance, go seem them - you won't be dissipointed.
