Tumbleweed & Spiderbait @ The Metro

The Crap Facts

This is my 65th concert.

This is my 4th concert at The Metro.

This is my 5th concert in Sydney.

This is my 64th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 65th concert in Australia.

This is my 2nd Spiderbait concert.
This is my 12th Tumbleweed concert.

Canberra, ACT

What I remember (in 2024)...

This was a work trip for the Youth Services Unit 4 day seminar.  Flew dow the day before it started.  Never saw any of Canberra except for the hotel room.   I stayed until June 23.

New South Wales vs Queensland @ SFS

What I remember (in 2024)...

These tickets belonged to friends of Robbie's parents, who couldn't use them.  Robbie was already going, so we went along and sat separately with Kern.

As the score suggests, the game was a bit of a defensive slugfest, with 1 goal the difference.

Queensland 2 (Wayne Bartrim goal) defeated NSW 0

New South Wales: Tim Brasher, Rod Wishart, Terry Hill, Paul McGregor, Craig Hancock, Andrew Johns, Matthew Johns, Brad Fittler, Steve Menzies, Brad Mackay, Mark Carroll, Jim Sedaris, Paul Harragon, subs: Greg Florimo, David Farleigh, Matt Sears, Adam Muir

Queensland: Robbie O'Davis, Brett Dallas, Mark Coyne, Danny Moore, Matt Sing, Dale Shearer, Adrian Lam, Billy Moore, Trevor Gillmister, Gary Larson, Gavin Allen, Wayne Bartrim, Tony Hearn, subs: Terry Cook, Ben Ikin, Mark Hohn, Craig

Crowd: 39,841

You Am I, Sidewinder & Daisygrinders @ Central Coast Leagues

The Crap Facts

This is my 64th concert.

This is my 4th concert at Central Coast Leagues.

This is my 4th concert in Gosford.

This is my 63rd concert in New South Wales.

This is my 64th concert in Australia.

This is my 3rd Daisygrinders concert.
Sidewinder are the 94th band I've seen.

Sidewinder are the 100th different band I've seen in New South Wales and Australia.
This is my 6th You Am I concert.

Alternative Nation @ Eastern Creek Raceway

What I remember (in 2024)...

I went on my own.  I drove out from Kensington in the rain.  Didn't really know how long it would take so ended up getting there as the gates opened.

Got to the barrier, which was a long way from the stage, and was talking to security, when a teenager next to me threw-up.  Security told me to come to the side and they were letting people in this front section.  I was one of the first few in and planted myself in front of one of the stages (there were 2 side by side).  Never left that section the entire day.  I remember hearing L7 and Flaming Lips, but couldn't see the second stage.

Live played in the rain and at the end of their set, their guitarist tried to smash his guitar, but it slipped out of hands and hit the barrier at chest height right next to me.

I was right in front of Maynard for Tool's set - back when he was still at the front of the stage.

Faith No More were great, but Mike Patton kept taunting Trent Reznor.

Nine Inch Nails were a great headliner, and the band smashed everything at the end of their set.

The Crap Facts

This is my 63rd concert.

Eastern Creek Raceway is the 24th venue I've seen a concert in.
Eastern Creek is the 22nd city I've seen a concert in.
This is my 62nd concert in New South Wales.

This is my 63rd concert in Australia.

Suiciety are the 87th band I've seen.
Nitocris are the 88th band I've seen.
This is my 4th Def FX concert.
This is my 2nd Live concert.

Tool are the 89th band I've seen.
This is my 2nd Bodycount concert.
This is my 3rd Violent Femmes concert.
Lou Reed is the 90th band I've seen.
Primus are the 91st band I've seen.
Primus are the 150th time I've seen a band.

Primus are the 150th time I've seen a band in Australia.

Faith No More are the 92nd band I've seen.
Nine Inch Nails are the 93rd band I've seen.

Nine Inch Nails are the 15th time I've seen a band in New South Wales.

Unseen & Soul Thieves @ Sandringham Hotel

The Crap Facts

This is my 62nd concert.

This is my 3rd concert at Sandringham Hotel.
This is my 3rd concert in Newtown.
This is my 61st concert in New South Wales.

This is my 62nd concert in Australia.

Soul Thieves are the 86th band I've seen.
This is my 7th Unseen concert.

Live @ The Metro

The Crap Facts

This is my 61st concert.

This is my 3rd concert at The Metro.
This is my 4th concert in Sydney.
This is my 60th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 61st concert in Australia.

Live are the 85th band I've seen.

Dinosaur Jr & Magic Dirt @ Selina's

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Roberta.

This was the day we moved out of the unit with Robbie, and into a new one with Lewy in Artarmon.

We were exhausted but still went down to Coogee.

The Crap Facts

This is my 60th concert.

This is my 6th concert at Selina's.
This is my 6th concert in Coogee.
This is my 59th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 60th concert in Australia.

This is my 3rd Magic Dirt concert.
Dinosaur Jr are the 84th band I've seen.

Tumbleweed @ The Zoo

The Crap Facts

This is my 59th concert.

This is my 18th concert at The Zoo.
This is my 18th concert in Long Jetty.
This is my 58th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 59th concert in Australia.

This is my 11th Tumbleweed concert.

Tumbleweed @ Easts Leagues

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went to the show with Kern & Luvo.

The Crap Facts

This is my 58th concert.

Easts Leagues is the 23rd venue I've seen a concert in.
Bondi Junction is the 21st city I've seen a concert in.
This is my 57th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 58th concert in Australia.

This is my 10th Tumbleweed concert.

Dirty Three @ Annandale Hotel

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went to the show with Dad.

The Crap Facts

This is my 57th concert.

This is my 2nd concert at Annandale Hotel.
This is my 2nd concert in Annandale.
This is my 56th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 57th concert in Australia.

Dirty Three are the 83rd band I've seen.

silverchair & Fur @ Prince Of Wales

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Roberta.  This was unplanned.  We didn't now about this concert before we left home.  The Dirty Three were also playing that night, but we were able to get into this show.

Another silverchair show in a small venue.  Just as packed as the Zoo, but the crowd was less crazy,

The Crap Facts

This is my 56th concert.

Prince of Wales is the 22nd venue I've seen a concert in.
St. Kilda is the 20th city I've seen a concert in.
Victoria is the 2nd state I've seen a concert in.

This is my 56th concert in Australia.

This is my 2nd Fur concert.

Fur are the 1st band I've seen in 2 states.
This is my 3rd silverchair concert.

Melbourne, VIC

What I remember (in 2024)...

Took a Mystery Flight with Ansett to Melbourne with Roberta.

Stayed at the Hyatt on Collins, as did players from the Australian Open golf.  We rode an elevator with John Daley.  Janet Jackson was also staying in the hotel, as witness by the hundreds of fans outside.

Flew home  on Sunday 19 February 1995.

Socceroos vs Japan @ SFS

Australia 2 (Markovski 6, Corica 41) defeated Japan 1 (Hasegawa 16)

Australia
Zeljko Kalac, Tony Vidmar, Jason Polak, Steve Horvat, Tony Popovic, Alex Tobin, John Markovski (Danny Tiatto 69), Warren Spink, Gabriel Mendez (Damian Mori 59), Steve Corica, Stan Lazaridis

Japan

Shigetatsu Matsunaga (Noboyuki Kojima 61), Hiroshige Yanagimoto, Tetsuji Hashiratani, Masami Ihara, Tadashi Nakamura (Akira Narahashi 46), Kenta Hasegawa (Toshiya Fujita 77), Motohiro Yamaguchi, Masayiko Maezono, Hajime Moriyasu (Hisashi Kurosaki 77), Masahiro Fukuda (Tsuyoshi Kitazawa 46), Yoshiyuki Hasegawa

Crowd: 4,541

Sydney Morning Herald report - 16 February 1995

Unseen & Lunarcide @ Sandringham Hotel

The Crap Facts

This is my 55th concert.

This is my 2nd concert at Sandringham Hotel.
This is my 2nd concert in Newtown.
This is my 55th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 55th concert in Australia.

Lunarcide are the 82nd band I've seen.

Lunarcide are the 100th time I've seen an Australian band.
This is my 6th Unseen concert.