Crank & Bush Punk Cowboys @ Phantom Records

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went on my own.  

Small venue, but a good crowd for an afternoon in-store concert.

The Crap Facts
This is my 99th concert.
Phantom Records is the 27th venue I've seen a concert in.
This is my 18th concert in Sydney.
This is my 98th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 99th concert in Australia.
Bush Punk Cowboys are the 126th band I've seen.
This is my 3rd Crank concert.

Unwritten Law & Crank @ Annandale Hotel

What I remember (in 2024)...

Again was invited by Kern's workmate.

Unwritten Law had the crowd packed in and were amazing.  There was condensation dripping from the ceiling.  It would be the first of many Unwritten Law concerts.  Great live band.

The Crap Facts

This is my 98th concert.

This is my 6th concert at Annandale Hotel.

This is my 6th concert in Annandale.

This is my 97th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 98th concert in Australia.

This is my 2nd Crank concert.

Unwritten Law are the 125th band I've seen.

Wests Magpies vs Cronulla Sharks @ Parramatta Stadium

What I remember (in 2024)...

Drove out from Coogee with Rberta and Kelly.

Cronulla Sharks 20 (Paul Green 2, Paul Donaghy tries, Mat Rogers 4 goals) defeated Wests Magpies 12 (Darren Willis, Paul Bell tries, Andrew Leeds 2 goals)

Crowd: 22,433

Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles @ SCG

Sydney Swans 12.13.85 (Derek Kickett 3, Simon Garlick 2, Daryn Cresswell, Greg Stafford, Michael O' Loughlin, Simon Arnott, Troy Luff, Craig O'Brien, Stuart Maxfield goals) defeated West Coast Eagles 6.14.50 (Mitchell White 2, Peter Sumich 2, Chad Morrison, Anthony Lovell goals)

Sydney

Daryn Cresswell, Paul Kelly, Dale Lewis, Kevin Dyson, Brad Seymour, Greg Stafford, Daniel McPherson, Shannon Grant, Michael O'Loughlin, Derek Kickett, Simon Garlick, Simon Arnott, Troy Luff, Adam Heuskes, Paul Roos, Jason Mooney, Craig O'Brien, Andrew Dunkley, Mark Bayes, Stuart Maxfield, Wade Chapman

West Coast
Drew Banfield, Chris Waterman, Chad Morrison, Anthony Lovell, Ben Cousins, Tony Evans, Guy McKenna, Brayden Lyle, Mitchell White, Brett Heady, Fraser Gehrig, Ryan Turnbull, David Wirrpanda, Daniel Metropolis, Jarrad Schofield, Chris Lewis, Ian Downsborough, Chris Mainwaring, Peter Sumich, Ashley McIntosh, Peter Matera

Crowd: 29,517

Pursuit Of Happiness, Nitocris & Mr Blonde @ The Metro

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went on my own, on the basis of Pursuit of Happiness' I'm An Adult Now, which they played.

Pursuit of Happiness Setlist

The Crap Facts

This is my 97th concert.
This is my 16th concert at The Metro.
This is my 17th concert in Sydney.
This is my 96th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 97th concert in Australia.
This is my 3rd Nitocris concert.
Mr Blonde are the 123rd band I've seen.
The Pursuit Of Happiness is the 124th band I've seen.

Presidents Of The USA & Custard @ Hordern Pavilion

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went on my own.

The Crap Facts

This is my 96th concert.

This is my 13th concert at Hordern Pavilion.

This is my 19th concert in Moore Park.

This is my 95th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 96th concert in Australia.

This is my 2nd Custard concert.
Custard are the 50th band I've seen at least twice.

Presidents Of The United States are the 122nd band I've seen.
Presidents Of The United States are the 50th time I've seen an American band.

Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows @ SCG

Sydney 16.14.110 (Michael O'Loughlin 4, Craig O'Brien 2, Tony Lockett 2, Jason Mooney 2, Stuart Maxfield, Shannon Grant, Troy Luff, Derek Kickett, Scott Direen, Clinton King goals) defeated Adelaide 12.16.88 (Nigel Smart 3, Matthew Robran 3, Andrew McLeod 3, Matthew Connell 2, Peter Craven goals)

Sydney

Paul Kelly, Paul Roos, Michael O'Loughlin, Stuart Maxfield, Shannon Grant, Troy Luff, Derek Kickett, Simon Garlick, Scott Direen, Brad Seymour, Craig O'Brien, Greg Stafford, Adam Heuskes, Tony Lockett, Daniel McPherson, Jason Mooney, Andrew Dunkley, Kevin Dyson, Dion Myles, Clinton King, Troy Gray

Adelaide

Darren Jarman, Troy Bond, Matthew Connell, Greg Anderson, Mark Bickley, Nigel Smart, Mark Ricciuto, Matthew Robran, Andrew McLeod, Mark Viska, Ben Hart, David Brown, Matthew Collins, Peter Caven, David Pittman, Tony McGuinness, Rod Jameson, Matthew Liptak, Matthew Kluzek, Wayne Weidemann, Tony Modra

Crowd: 29,174

Sydney Swans vs Geelong Cats @ SCG

Swans 18.17.125 (Tony Lockett 6, Stuart Maxfield 2, Dale Lewis 2, Craig O'Brien 2, Darren Cresswell, Michael O'Loughlin, Shannon Grant, Troy Luff, Jason Mooney goals) defeated Geelong 11.8.74 (Bill Brownless 3, Gary Ablett 2, Leigh Tudor 2, Peter Riccardi, Brad Sholl, Steven King, John Barnes goals)

Crowd: 44,047

What I remember (in 2024)...

Going to an AFL game came about because of the Super League splitting allegiances with rugby league fans.  That, and the fact that the Swans were performing better than ever.

Record Swans crowd.  Also biggest SCG crowd since it became fully seated.

Smashing Pumpkins & Def FX @ Hordern Pavilion

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went on my own.

Rescheduled show from March 14.

Def FX were great.  A big stage was good for them

Smashing Pumpkins were OK.

The Crap Facts
This is my 95th concert.
This is my 12th concert at Hordern Pavilion.
This is my 18th concert in Moore Park.
This is my 94th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 95th concert in Australia.
This is my 6th Def FX concert.
This is my 2nd Smashing Pumpkins concert.

Red Hot Chili Peppers & Regurgitator @ Entertainment Centre

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Roberta, Kelly & Luvvo.

Kelly's first concert.

Dave Navarro played guitar as most songs were off the current One Hot Minute LP.

The Crap Facts

This is my 94th concert.

This is my 3rd concert at Entertainment Centre.

This is my 3rd concert in Haymarket.

This is my 93rd concert in New South Wales.

This is my 94th concert in Australia.

This is my 3rd Regurgitator concert.

This is my 2nd Red Hot Chili Peppers concert.

Unseen @ Iron Duke Hotel

The Crap Facts
This is my 93rd concert.
Iron Duke Hotel is the 26th venue I've seen a concert in.
Zetland is the 23rd city I've seen a concert in.
This is my 92nd concert in New South Wales.
This is my 93rd concert in Australia.
This is my 11th Unseen concert.

Manly Sea Eagles vs Auckland Warriors @ Brookvale Oval

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Robert, Troy & Beck and Brooke & Lewy.

First time back a Brookvale Oval since leaving Dee Why in 1987.

Manly 22 (Craig Innes, Terry Hill, Jack Elsgood, Steve Menzies tries, Craig Innes, Des Hasler, Shannon Nevin goals) defeated Auckland 10 (Gene Ngamu, Phil Blake tries, Gene Namu goal)

Crowd: 18,588

Manly: John Hopoate, Danny Moore, Craig Innes, Terry Hill, Jack Elsgood, Cliff Lyons, Geoff Toovey, Owen Cunningham, Daniel Gartner, Steve Menzies, Mark Carroll, Des Hasler, David Gillespie, subs: Solomon Haumano, Neil Tierney, Nik Kosef, Shannon Nevin.

Auckland: David Murray, Sean Hoppe, Richie Blackmore, Tea Ropati, John Kirwin, Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones, Mark Horo, Stephen Kearney, Tony Tuimavave, Andy Platt, Phil Blake, Gavin Hill, subs: Tony Tatupu, Joe Vagana, Awen Guttenbeil, Iva Ropati

Unseen @ Sandringham Hotel

The Crap Facts
This is my 92rd concert.
This is my 5th concert at Sandringham Hotel.
This is my 5th concert in Newtown.
This is my 91nd concert in New South Wales.
This is my 92nd concert in Australia.
This is my 10th Unseen concert.

Tea Party & Black Eyed Susans @ The Metro

Weat I remember (in 2024)...

Went on my own.

Jeff Martin played a ton of different guitars and, at one point, a hurdy gurdy.

The Crap Facts

This is my 91st concert.

This is my 15th concert at The Metro.

This is my 16th concert in Sydney.

This is my 90th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 91st concert in Australia.

Blackeyed Susans are the 120th band I've seen.

The Tea Party are the 121st band I've seen.

Monster Magnet & Tumbleweed @ The Metro

What I remember (in 2024)..

Went on my own.

Monster Magnet headlined this night, Tumbleweed headlined the other 2 they played at the Metro.

Monster Magnet's Look To The Orb For The Warning was a standout.

The Crap Facts
This is my 90th concert.
This is my 14th concert at The Metro.
This is my 15th concert in Sydney.
This is my 89th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 90th concert in Australia.
This is my 15th Tumbleweed concert.
Monster Magnet are the 119th band I've seen.