Both the day and the music were awesome.
I love the fact that Perth is so small that you can’t help but come across people you know. I bumped into my cousins and a number of friends that I have not seen in ages. I also ran into the K-Town girls from Rotto, and spoke for a while with J-Dawg (but missed out on seeing T-Dawg).
I didn’t hang with anyone for any great period of time despite going to the concert with Con, Joey, and Lara . With the buzz from everyone in a crowd, I prefer to get in the middle of the action in the shows I want to see, rather than staying close to friends. I think being up close to a band makes a big difference.
My three favourite gigs of this year’s Big Day Out were
Wolfmother, for which I was in the mosh area, about 4 rows from the front;
The Go! Team, for which I was in the front row against the barricade; and
Franz Ferdinand, which I started 50m from the stage at the back of the “D” area and made a game of surreptiously pushing forwards throughout the jam-packed concert whenever people were jumping around or being pushed by the crowd. If we were pushed forwards, I’d stay forwards. If the crowd staggered backwards, I held my ground. I ended up about five metres from the front and reckon I could have made it the whole way to the front if they had stayed for two more songs.
During the day I also saw The White Stripes, Iggy & The Stooges, End Of Fashion, Hilltop Hoods, The Subways, The Presets, and Gerling.
