How is this for a mega mini-festival?

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Caught the Sydney and the Melbourne shows, well worth the trip to Sydney, as the sunnyboys were gobsmakingly brilliant...the emotions ran high throughout the enmore as they played so beautifully, so rockin', ahh the sunnyboys!
The sonics rocked and rolled, back from the grave and taking names...I managed to make it their side show at the caravan club in oakleigh as well, again a top show!
Also great sets from redd cross and 5678's..
All up a top bunch of shows.

Oh yeah! GREAT show... worth going over to a very wet Melbourne from Adelaide, fer sure!

Totally agree with the sentiments about the Sonics... cool seeing the 5678s coming onstage to dance near the end (they were great too... though I heard they had a bad night in Sydney... it happens!)

We didn't get the Sunnyboys unfortunately, but the locals did us proud... Hard-Ons, Lovetones, Murlocks, Beaches, Frowning Clouds, Royal Headache et al

One fave thing was the Steve Wynn set with a fourpiece line-up rather than just the 'acoustic duo' advertised... did lotsa Dream Syndicate stuff and ROCKED!!!!

Nah, it was an excellent day out... hope there are more... and that next time it comes to Adelaide! It would have gone down a storm here! Mind you, reports on the limited line-up here (Sonics, Hard-Ons, Gurus) say it was a brilliant show and that the Sonics just BLEW everyone away!!

YEah being a long-time Red Kross fan, really enjoyed their set. The emotional favourite for me was the Sunnyboys, though. First saw them at NSW Uni in 1980 and it brought back those early days, they were in fine form.

And the Sonics were incredible, really great energy, putting guys half or quarter their age to shame. So great to hear all those classic songs!

vincent von fuhkk said:

Flew down from the Gold Coast for this. What a weekend of pure rock n roll. X on the Friday Night was a fine night (though a few too many beers were had).

Fleshtones were great. I have never seen a band do a human pyramid & just in the first song, the set was fun. A fantastic way to start the day (missed the Hard-Ons). Kinds In Dust aka The Sunnyboys, a joy to watch, fine performance. Redd Kross stole the show for me, high energy & the McDonald Brothers are just over grown teenagers, great. The Sonics, what can you say? I was estatic to see them & did not dissappoint even with the mid song meltdown on "Strychnine". Such a great performance, I couldn't stop grinning.

Possibly the most fun I've had at a show. My back & legs were killing at the end of the evening but it was all worth it for the pure joy & hearing some fantastic rock n roll.

 

Thanks for the link :-)

MzAmar said:

It breaks my heart that I am not in Australia for this.  Boo hoo hoo!  The line up is such solid entertainment!!!

Interview here with Dave where he talks about how stoked he is for this concert.  

http://www.rockerzine.com/index.php/2012/04/dave-faulkner-of-the-ho...

I will have to console self with webcast tomorrow night my time.  

What a great bloody show!!! 

Highlights were definitely the Sunnyboys and the Sonics - amazing!

Flew down from the Gold Coast for this. What a weekend of pure rock n roll. X on the Friday Night was a fine night (though a few too many beers were had).

Fleshtones were great. I have never seen a band do a human pyramid & just in the first song, the set was fun. A fantastic way to start the day (missed the Hard-Ons). Kinds In Dust aka The Sunnyboys, a joy to watch, fine performance. Redd Kross stole the show for me, high energy & the McDonald Brothers are just over grown teenagers, great. The Sonics, what can you say? I was estatic to see them & did not dissappoint even with the mid song meltdown on "Strychnine". Such a great performance, I couldn't stop grinning.

Possibly the most fun I've had at a show. My back & legs were killing at the end of the evening but it was all worth it for the pure joy & hearing some fantastic rock n roll.

 

It breaks my heart that I am not in Australia for this.  Boo hoo hoo!  The line up is such solid entertainment!!!

Interview here with Dave where he talks about how stoked he is for this concert.  

http://www.rockerzine.com/index.php/2012/04/dave-faulkner-of-the-hoodoo-gurus/

I will have to console self with webcast tomorrow night my time.  

Yeah I am really happy that the Hoodoo Gurus did this (I believe it was their idea). Hope it goes really well and we see some more like it ...

I heard Brisbane has sold out now ....

Oh yeah... never thought I'd see the Sonics!!!

And so... we bit the bullet! We're going over to Melbourne... the tickets arrived the other day... just too good to miss out on!

What a GREAT lineup!

And even apart from the headliners, we're hanging to see Beaches and the Frowning Clouds and the Lovetones... and if the Gurus are sticking to the early stuff, well....

It's the best one-day concert/festival/whatever I can think of since.... I dunno... the Anti-Nazi Rally in London with the Clash and the Damned etc etc! maybe?

Sure makes up for this year's dud Laneway/BDO/[name your festival here!]

It's basically garage/punk/psych heaven!

Woo Hoo!

Yeah, it's a cool line up.
I'm still in shock, as I never thought I'd see the sonics!
Never have been a gurus fan, but hey in this instant I'm not complaining.

Presale is on now - http://digitup.net.au/

Cool, Rodney Todd will be doin' comedy ..hehehe. Check out his band The Escapes :-)

 

Despite being driveable we normally fly to Sydney cause my wife hates the drive - not complaining about that though. I was more referring to the fact that a lot of bands bypass Canberra completely. Sydney is the best option given that all of the bands I want to see will be there. I'm looking forward to the Sonics and 5678s a bit more than the Hoodoo Gurus. Last time I saw the Gurus was about 82 or 83 at the Ballroom!

Weeeeelll, at least it's driveable. I'd def. being going to Sydney if I lived in Canberra! You'll have to give us a review of the Sydney event.

mel

Fuzzmeister said:

Try living in Canberra!!!!

I'm gonna end up forking out big time to go to the Sydney event, but it will be worth it!

Peter Brat von Staben said:

Course they're not coming to Adelaide...

All the tour agencies are on the east coast and so we don't exist!

But I having said that........ can't wait to see the Sonics!!!!!!

Try living in Canberra!!!!

I'm gonna end up forking out big time to go to the Sydney event, but it will be worth it!

Peter Brat von Staben said:

Course they're not coming to Adelaide...

All the tour agencies are on the east coast and so we don't exist!

But I having said that........ can't wait to see the Sonics!!!!!!

Yuppers. Damnit, yeah, well, Sonics, oh yes indeed.

Still, missing out on the Fleshtones just sucks. *sigh*

Peter Brat von Staben said:

Course they're not coming to Adelaide...

All the tour agencies are on the east coast and so we don't exist!

But I having said that........ can't wait to see the Sonics!!!!!!

I am interested in seeing some of the other local acts too here in Sydney like Royal Headache (who I hear played Gonerfest recently and have heard good things about), and the Straight Arrows. Also Frowning Clouds, who I have been remiss in not seeing before. 

Course they're not coming to Adelaide...

All the tour agencies are on the east coast and so we don't exist!

But I having said that........ can't wait to see the Sonics!!!!!!

Ya really ;-)

melissa scott said:

... The Fleshtones? Really?

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Hehehe yeah it IS pretty big! I am really looking forward to this, have registered for the pre-sale.

Wow that's a bummer, but there must be more on the bill, or are they not doing the 3 venue thing there?

So vibed, saw Steve Mcdonald play with Off! here recently - who were amazing BTW.

I played a show with Hoodoo Gurus and Red Kross in a large venue here back in '94, those two bands alone were a great team-up, I can't wait to see that again ...

Jeez! Waddayamean howzat for a 'mini' festival. What's that 11 bands? Not exactly mini. The Fleshtones? Really?

It's only the Hoodoos and The Sonics listed for Adelaide. Damn.