Equinox @ Macquarie Uni

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Roberta, Beck and Reggae were there, and so was Nags.

Stages were side by side at the bottom of an amphitheatre, one band finished the other started straight after. 

Nags had said not to miss Sprung Monkey and they did not disappoint.

Local H killed it.  Playing High Fivin' MF, Joe Daniels drum kit was shaking he was hitting them so hard.

Maynard was only wearing shorts and boots and was painted half blue and half white for the Equinox.

Was expecting The Oils to be a let down after Tool, but they came out firing.  Only The Strong, Cold Cold Change & Don't Wanna Be The One set the standard for an absolute blistering set.  Best Midnight Oil I'd seen to date.

There was a "surprise" guest after the Oils.  Everyone had a theory.....Pearl Jam, Jane's Addiction...turns out it was the winners of a 2JJJ competition.  I don't remember their name, but people left in droves when they came on.  I felt bad for them

The Crap Facts
This is my 114th concert.
Macquarie Uni is the 31st venue I've seen a concert in.
North Ryde is the 26th city I've seen a concert in.
This is my 113th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 114th concert in Australia.
Fini Scad are the 144th band I've seen.
This is my 3rd Porkers concert.
Sprung Monkey are the 145th band I've seen.
K's Choice are the 146th band I've seen.
This is my 4th Mark Of Cain concert.
Local H are the 147th band I've seen.
Mark Seymour is the 148th band I've seen.
This is my 4th Fauves concert.
Blink-182 are the 149th band I've seen.
Skunkhour are the 150th band I've seen.
Skunk Anansie are the 151st band I've seen.
This is my 2nd Tool concert.
This is my 3rd Midnight Oil concert.

Fauves & Snout @ The Metro

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Roberta.

The weekend of my birthday.

The Crap Facts
This is my 113th concert.
This is my 21st concert at the Metro.
This is my 24th concert in Sydney.
This is my 112th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 113th concert in Australia.
This is my 3rd Snout concert.

Snout are the 50th time I've seen a band in Sydney.
This is my 3rd Fauves concert.

Bad Religion & SNFU @ Selina's

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went on my own (walked down from out unit).

Wasn't into Bad Religion as much as I thought I would be.

The Crap Facts
This is my 112th concert.
This is my 12th concert at Selinas.
This is my 12th concert in Coogee.
This is my 111th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 112th concert in Australia.
SNFU are the 142nd band I've seen.
Bad Religion are the 143rd band I've seen.

Bad Religion are the 15th different band I've seen in New South Wales and Australia.

Whitlams & Beth @ Northpoint Tavern

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Roberta & Michelle as Beth was Michelle's boyfriend's band.

Beth was named after the Kempsey local crazy lady.

Met K's ex-boyfriend, Ian, at the show.

The Crap Facts
This is my 111th concert.
Northpoint Tavern is the 30th venue I've seen a concert.
North Sydney is the 25th city I've seen a concert.
This is my 110th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 111th concert in Australia.
Beth are the 140th band I've seen.
The Whitlams are the 141st band I've seen.

Soundgarden & You Am I @ Hordern Pavilion

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went on my own.

Soundgarden were lackluster and uninspiring.  One of my least favorite shows ever.

The Crap Facts
This is my 110th concert.
This is my 15th concert at Hordern Pavilion.
This is my 22nd concert in Moore Park.
This is my 109th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 110th concert in Australia.
This is my 9th You Am I concert.
This is my 3rd Soundgarden concert.

Big Day Out @ Sydney Showgrounds

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Roberta.

Arrived when the gates opened and saw some of Glide, before heading over to The Superjesus.

Only saw some of Snout as they overlapped with the Porkers, who in turn overlapped with Powderfinger.

Left the Prodigy early to catch JSBX, and then missed the start of the Offspring.

The Crap Facts
This is my 109th concert.
This is my 7th concert at Sydney Showgrounds.
This is my 21st concert in Moore Park.
This is my 108th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 109th concert in Australia.
Glide are the 134th band I've seen.
Superjesus are the 135th band I've seen.
This is my 4th Screamfeeder concert.
This is my 4th Frenzal Rhomb concert.
Supergrass are the 136th band I've seen.
This is my 2nd Snout concert.
This is my 2nd Porkers concert.
This is my 5th Powderfinger concert.
Rocket From The Crypt are the 137th band I've seen.

Prodigy are the 138th band I've seen.
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are the 139th band I've seen.
This is my 3rd Offspring concert.
This is my 2nd Soundgarden concert.

This is my 3rd Beasts Of Bourbon concert.

Socceroos vs Norway & New Zealand vs Korea Republic @ SFS

Socceroos 1 (Robbie Hooker 72) defeated Norway 0

Socceroos

Zeljko Kalac, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Robbie Hooker, Matthew Bingley, Robert Enes, Mark Babic, Craig Foster, David Zdrilic, Kris Trajanovski (Ernie Tapai 69), Paul Trimboli (Warren Spink 71)

Norway

Thomas Gill, Bengt Skammelsrud, Tore Andre Flo, Havard Flo, Dan Eggen, Tore Pedersen, Sigurd Rushfeldt (Stig Johansen 70), Erik Mykland (Trond Egil Soltvedt 77), Andre Bergdolmo (Thomas Pereira 43), Stale Solbakken, Erik Hoftun

Korea Republic 3 defeated New Zealand 1

Crowd: 17,429

Radio Birdman @ Selina's

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went on my own.  

Was living in Coogee at the time, so would have walked the 3 blocks to the venue.

The Crap Facts
This is my 108th concert.
This is my 11th concert at Selina's.
This is my 11th concert in Coogee.
This is my 107th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 108th concert in Australia.
This is my 4th Radio Birdman concert.

Beauty & The Beast @ Her Majesty's Theatre

What I remember (in 2024)...

Took Mum, K & Roberta as a Christmas resent.

We had front row center seats.

Australia vs Pakistan @ SCG

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat

Result: Australia 199 (47.1 overs).  Pakistan 6/203 (45.3 overs).  Pakistan won by 5 wickets with 4.3 overs to spare.

Man of the Match: Shane Warne (Australia)

Crowd: 37,476

Homebake @ University Oval

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Reggae & Beck.

Made sure I was early to see Swirl in the side tent.

Tumbleweed were excellent.

Not sure why Spiderbait headlined (though they were the biggest thing around at the time) as most of there set was tuning and fiddling around on stage.

The Crap Facts
This is my 107th concert.
University Oval is the 29th venue I've seen a concert.
University of Sydney is the 24th city I've seen a concert.
This is my 106th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 107th concert in Australia.
This is my 5th Swirl concert.
This is my 3rd Mark Of Cain concert.
This is my 4th Crow concert.
Porkers are the 133rd band I've seen.
This is my 2nd Fauves concert.
This is my 17th Tumbleweed concert.
This is my 4th Regurgitator concert.
This is my 5th Spiderbait concert.

Australia vs West Indies @ SCG

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Benno, Jane, Luvvo and Ashley (Luvvo's American girlfriend).

Beautiful day in the sun.

We sat in the seats by the boundary in front of the Hill / scoreboard.

Day 1 of 5

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat.

Australia 5/244 at the end of day 1.

Final Result: Australia 331 and 4/312. West Indies 304 and 215.  Australia won by 124 runs.

Player of The Match: Glen McGrath (Australia).

Crowd: 8,429

Custard & Powderfinger @ Sydney Opera House Forecourt

Powderfinger Setlist

Custard Setlist

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went with Roberta and met a bunch of her UNSW friends their.

Nice day, but the wind was swirling and the sound was terrible.

We were standing on a flat part (on the Opera House stairs) and it was really hard to see the stage.  

This was the Crowded House farewell show, but I wasn't enjoying it, so I left even before You Am I came on.  Roberta stayed for the whole show.

The Crap Facts
This is my 106th concert.
The Opera House Forecourt is the 28th venue I've seen a concert in.
This is my 23rd concert in Sydney.
This is my 105th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 106th concert in Australia.
This is my 3rd Custard concert.
This is my 4th Powderfinger concert.

Tumbleweed, The Mark Of Cain, Spdfgh @ The Metro

The Crap Facts
This is my 105th concert.
This is my 20th concert at The Metro.
This is my 22nd concert in Sydney.
This is my 104th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 105th concert in Australia.
Spdfgh are the 132nd band I've seen.
This is my 2nd Mark Of Cain concert.
This is my 16th Tumbleweed concert.

Sex Pistols @ Selina's

What I remember (in 2024)...

Went on my own.

A packed Selina's were really into it.

A vocal crowd demanding an encore had the band come out sooner than they wanted, prompty Johnny Rotten to declare "We're old you know?  We just needed to finish a cup of tea."

The Crap Facts
This is my 104th concert.
This is my 10th concert at Selina's.
This is my 10th concert in Coogee.
This is my 103rd concert in New South Wales.
This is my 104th concert in Australia.
Sex Pistols are the 131st band I've seen.
Sex Pistols are the 50th time I've seen a band in 1996.