Recent Gigs & Upcoming ones

[Twodogs]

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Yes Twodogs i was planning to get to this one but wasn't to be. Saw Dave Faulkner and Brad Shepherd at the Caravan a month ago and he said the victims were getting back together for a Melbourne gig and it will be at the Reverence in Footscray!!! Some bloke about 20 metres away and myself let out big shouts. Great venue!

Yep.quite a few fiends went and I got lots of texts letting me know what I'd missed. I could have walked there from my pllace


There are a couple got songs from Thursday night on FB.

[Twodogs]

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I took my son to see the Painters and Dockers in Port Melbourne a couple of weeks ago. We ended up on stage singing "You're going home in the back of a divvy van" together.

Backing vocals anyway.

[KT31]

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I took my son to see the Painters and Dockers in Port Melbourne a couple of weeks ago. We ended up on stage singing "You're going home in the back of a divvy van" together.

Backing vocals anyway.

Brought a tear to my eye , what a special moment for you and your son TD.

[Twodogs]

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Brought a tear to my eye , what a special moment for you and your son TD.

Yep. The "my old man's a cool old man" rating went through the roof.

[azabob]

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Went to see Spoon at the Forum on Wednesday night.
Fantastic gig. Pretty good run through a bunch of material from Kill The Moonlight on. Included a cover of Eddy Current's "Memory Lane". Also awesome versions of "Small Stakes" and "Black Like Me". Only disappointment's were no "The Way We Get By" or "They Want My Soul", but great gig.
Have to mention the support Deep Sea Arcade who are the first wave of 90's Madchester nostalgia I've seen. Sound like a mix of the Charlatans / Stone Roses / Mondays and a singer that carries himself with the limpness of a Shaun Ryder at his peak.

I also managed to catch this gig. Amazing gig, actually one of my favourite gigs. I am still listing to their albums solid a week and half after the gig.

I think Divine Fits has loosened up Britt Daniel and made him relax a bit more (I could be way off the mark here) and enjoy the moment. Also having Alex Fischel (Divine Fits) join Spoon might have also helped amp up the energy on stage.

I did have to laugh a few times, once when the mike died as he was about to launch into small stakes and further into the gig he took the microphone and left it on one of his amps. As they went to start the next song he was still merandering around stage and then when the vocals were to kick in he went to sing but he had no microphone, as it was still on the amps.

I was bemused to read a few reviews commenting how it was a "typical spoon show" nothing special, just solid indie pop.

I couldn't disagree more.

All I can say is I can't wait for the next Spoon and or Divine fits tour.... Perhaps it could be a double headliner?

[The Underdog]

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I also managed to catch this gig. Amazing gig, actually one of my favourite gigs. I am still listing to their albums solid a week and half after the gig.

I think Divine Fits has loosened up Britt Daniel and made him relax a bit more (I could be way off the mark here) and enjoy the moment. Also having Alex Fischel (Divine Fits) join Spoon might have also helped amp up the energy on stage.

I did have to laugh a few times, once when the mike died as he was about to launch into small stakes and further into the gig he took the microphone and left it on one of his amps. As they went to start the next song he was still merandering around stage and then when the vocals were to kick in he went to sing but he had no microphone, as it was still on the amps.

I was bemused to read a few reviews commenting how it was a "typical spoon show" nothing special, just solid indie pop.

I couldn't disagree more.

All I can say is I can't wait for the next Spoon and or Divine fits tour.... Perhaps it could be a double headliner?

I thought it was a much better gig than the Billboard one a few years ago, but that's all I've got to compare it to.

[azabob]

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I thought it was a much better gig than the Billboard one a few years ago, but that's all I've got to compare it to.

Can you believe billboard was supposedly five years ago?

[Twodogs]

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Can you believe billboard was supposedly five years ago?

I was looking at a photo of my son when he was three through the week and thinking it only seemed like yesterday. He goes to gigs with me now.

The little party animal texted me at 11pm last night wanting to go to White Night.

[Axe Man]

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I braved the heat and farcical transportation arrangements for Soundwave at the showgrounds over the weekend. Two days was a long haul but managed to catch some good music and have a great time.

[jeemak]

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I braved the heat and farcical transportation arrangements for Soundwave at the showgrounds over the weekend. Two days was a long haul but managed to catch some good music and have a great time.

I went to the races on Saturday, and found it comical that they had special rail arrangements for Flemington - with no access to Show Grounds and nothing for Soundwave!

[Axe Man]

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I went to the races on Saturday, and found it comical that they had special rail arrangements for Flemington - with no access to Show Grounds and nothing for Soundwave!

It was ridiculous. Had to walk to Ascot Vale station on Saturday night to catch the train because the lines for the shuttle buses were insane.

Did you catch the first race on Saturday? I ran into some guys at Soundwave who were celebrating their horse saluting in it's first race at the juicy odds of $61. They made a mint!

[SlimPickens]

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Went along to The Eagles last night. Fantastic show, which incorporated a bit about their history and how they came to be.
Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[LostDoggy]

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Went to the Foo Fighters last night at ANZ stadium, never seen them before but the reports are true was absolutely brilliant. Played for bang on 3 hours at full throttle with songs from each of their albums. Brad Wilk from Rage did a cameo on the pigskin while Taylor Hawkins belted out some Van Halen. Brilliant gig. Me and the lass sitting at the Sydney airport about to head to Singapore for a few days and more then a few Chilli Crab. Just filthy that I'll be missing the hot diggities on Saturday. Hope they tear that piss weak Richmond side a new one.

[bulldogtragic]

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Thanks for the Foo update. I got some tickets yesterday so I might be missing the last quarter of footy unless it's a cracking game. Frontier touring website has FF on stage at about 8.15pm.

[LostDoggy]

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8.15 was pretty much bang on. We missed the openers (had seen Rise Against before) and just made it in for the opening track. You're in for a treat BT!