Big Day Out @ Sydney Showgrounds

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Marieka.

Started in the Horden with Trout Fishing In Quebec and Crow.

Main Stage 2 with Def FX.  The set Fiona Horne did topless.

Main Stage with Tumbleweed.  Got in the thick of it for Tumbleweed and couldn't function afterwards.  Spent 2 hours away from the music. What a waste!

Smashing Pumpkins on the Main Stage.

Left early to see some Mark of Cain on the Skate Stage.

Got a spot by the sound desk at The Main Stage for the Ramones.  3 songs in an American accent asks how long they've been on.  Without looking, I answer 5 minutes, then look up.  It's Kim Thyall from Soundgarden.

Caught some Screamfeeder on the Skate Stage on my way to the Celibate Rifles inside the Hordern.

Bjork had cancelled so there was a little bit of time before Soundgarden came on the Main Stage.

Can't remember why we didn't stay for Primus.

The Crap Facts

This is my 37th concert.

This is my 4th concert at Sydney Showgrounds.
This is my 7th concert in Moore Park.
This is my 37th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 37th concert in Australia.

Trout Fishing In Quebec are the 57th band I've seen.

This is my 3rd Crow concert.
This is my 3rd Def FX concert.
This is my 5th Tumbleweed concert.

Smashing Pumpkins are the 58th band I've seen.

The Mark Of Cain are the 59th band I've seen.
Ramones are the 60th band I've seen.

This is my 3rd Screamfeeder concert.
This is my 2nd Celibate Rifles concert.

Soundgarden are the 61st band I've seen.

Lemonheads,Tumbleweed & 3D's @ Selina's

What I remember (in 2024)...

I met Troy in the city after work and we made our way out to Roger's in Kensington.  

Packed venue.  Tumbleweed were great and Evan Dando was out of it, but the Lemonheads were good.

I am a big fan of Selina's set up, and the Coogee Bay Hotel in general.

I bought a Lemonheads shirt with all the dates on the back.  I'm not sure when I lost / grew out of that shirt.

Stayed at Roger's and woke to the next morning to find bushfires had ripped through the Hawkesbury River and Central Coast.  The Pacific Highway was closed and the fire was so intense it had warped the rail lines.  We ended up stuck in Sydney for the weekend.  I went to work Monday morning from Roger's and didn't get home till late Monday night

The Crap Facts

This is my 36th concert.

Selina's is the 17th venue I've seen a concert in.
Coogee is the 17th city I've seen a concert in.
This is my 36th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 36th concert in Australia.

3D's are the 55th band I've seen.
This is my 4th Tumbleweed concert.
Lemonheads are the 56th band I've seen.