Livid @ Brisbane Showgrounds

What I remember (in 2024)

Went and stayed with Robbie & Linda, who lived within walking distance of the Showgrounds in Fortitude Valley.  Their friend Katina was there that weekend as well.

Damien Lovelock did a spoken word set.  Told an awesome story about surfing in Hawaii with Pam Burridge.  He had been reporting on an event for 2MMM and didn't take any of his own surfing stuff.  He borrowed a pair of pink Speedos and had to walk past a bunch of locals sitting in their cars watching people surf.  To get into the water, he and Pam had to jump off a concrete wall and have the backwash drag them out. Pam timed her jump perfectly.  Damien was a second behind her, but didn't catch the backwash.  He then spent the next 30 minutes trying to paddle out, and just kept getting pounded.  Finally he gave up and caught a wave from where he was, but there was no beach to land on, just an 8 foot concrete wall, which he hit and scraped down.  Eventually he got out and walked back to his car, past the locals again.  Big Hawaiian men who had fallen out of the back of their cars, they were laughing so hard.

I remember just feeling pure joy watching Devo.

The Crap Facts
This is my 132nd concert.
Brisbane Showgrounds is the 35th venue I've seen a concert in.
Fortitude Valley is the 29th city I've seen a concert in.
Queensland is the 3rd state I've seen a concert in.
This is my 132nd concert in Australia.
Webster are the 168th band I've seen.
This is my 2nd Shihad concert.
This is my 2nd Tomorrow People concert.
Damien Lovelock is the 169th band I've seen.
This is my 6th Spiderbait concert.
This is my 2nd Reef concert.
Bloodhound Gang are the 170th band I've seen.
Veruca Salt are the 171st band I've seen.
Cake are the 172nd band I've seen.
This is my 3rd Dinosaur Jr concert.
Devo are the 173rd band I've seen.