Midnight Oil @ Mingara

What I remember (in 2024)

Went with Mum.

Midnight Oil used the raffle wheel again (like they did in November 1997 in Coogee), where whatever song spun up was played.

The Crap Facts

This is my 142nd concert.

This is my 2nd show at Mingara.

This is my 2nd show in Tumbi Umbi.

This is my 140th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 142nd concert in Australia.

This is my 5th Midnight Oil concert.

Homebake @ The Domain

The Crap Facts

This is my 141st concert.

The Domain is the 38th venue I've seen a concert.

This is my 31st show in Sydney.

This is my 139th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 141st concert in Australia.

This is my 3rd John Reed Club concert.

John Reed Club are the 50th band I've seen in Sydney.

This is my 2nd Lantern concert.
This is my 3rd Shihad concert.
Something For Kate are the 185th band I've seen.
This is my 7th Frenzal Rhomb concert.
This is my 5th Crow concert.
This is my 5th Custard concert.
This is my 2nd Superjesus concert.

Vans Warped Tour @ Kierle Park

Mighty Mighty Bosstones Setlist

The Crap Facts

This is my 140th concert.

Kierle Park is the 37th venue I've seen a concert.

This is my 2nd show in Manly.

This is my 138th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 140th concert in Australia.

This is my 5th Front End Loader concert.
Front End Loader are the 350th time I've seen a band.

Royal Crown Revue are the 180th band I've seen.
Reel Big Fish are the 181st band I've seen.
Die Toten Hosen are the 182nd band I've seen.
This is my 4th Porkers concert.
This is my 2nd Living End concert.
This is my 2nd Blink-182 concert.
Mighty Mighty Bosstones are the 183rd band I've seen.
This is my 6th Frenzal Rhomb concert.
Pennywise are the 184th band I've seen.

Irresponsathon @ Hordern Pavilion

What I remember (in 2024)

Went on my own.

The night after silverchair, this was an afternoon/early evening show.

I went because it was supposed to be the last ever show at the Hordern.  They had already moved the Easter Show, out the OLympic site, and were going to build Fox Studios in the area.

Can't remember why I didn't see Frenzal Rhomb or Grinspoon.  Maybe they were the last 2 bands, and I was done.

The Crap Facts

This is my 139th concert.

This is my 20th concert at Hordern Pavilion.

This is my 28th show in Moore Park.

This is my 137th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 139th concert in Australia.

Dogbuoy are the 177th band I've seen.
Dogbuoy are the 50th time I've seen a band at the Hordern Pavilion.

Nancy Vandal are the 178th band I've seen.
Pridebowl are the 179th band I've seen.
This is my 6th Hard Ons concert.

silverchair, Magic Dirt & Lantern @ Hordern Pavilion

What I remember (in 2024)

Went with Roberta.

Not my favorite silverchair show.  Most songs were of the new album, Freak Show, which I didn't like as much as Frogstomp.  But you could see they were trying to move on from the album, as they didn't even play tomorrow.

The Crap Facts

This is my 138th concert.

This is my 19th concert at Hordern Pavilion.

This is my 26th show in Moore Park.

This is my 136th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 138th concert in Australia.

Lantern are the 176th band I've seen.

This is my 4th Magic Dirt concert.
Magic Dirt are the 100th time I've seen a band in 1997.

This is my 8th silverchair concert

Midnight Oil & Front End Loader @ Selina's

What I remember (in 2024)

Went on my own.

Selina's was packed for the Oils.

Midnight Oil had a raffle wheel, which they'd spin, and whatever song it landed on, they played.

It was a wild, sweaty crowd.

Easily the best Midnight Oil show I'd seen at that point.

The Crap Facts

This is my 137th concert.

This is my 18th concert at Selina's.

This is my 18th show in Coogee.

This is my 135th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 137th concert in Australia.

This is my 4th Front End Loader concert.
This is my 4th Midnight Oil concert.

Midnight Oil are te 250th time I've seen an Australian band.

Hoodoo Gurus & Tumbleweed @ Selina's

The Crap Facts

This is my 136th concert.

This is my 17th concert at Selina's.

This is my 17th show in Coogee.

This is my 134th concert in New South Wales.

This is my 136th concert in Australia.

This is my 18th Tumbleweed concert.

This is my 2nd Hoodoo Gurus concert.

Jebediah & Fur @ The Globe

What I Remember (in 2024)

Went on my own.

The Globe was the old Newtown Social Security office.

The Crap Facts
This is my 135th concert.
The Globe is the 36th venue I've seen a concert.
This is my 6th show in Newtown.
This is my 133rd concert in New South Wales.
This is my 135th concert in Australia.
This is my 4th Fur concert.
Fur is the 350th time I've seen a band.

This is my 2nd Jebediah concert.

Jebediah are the 50th time I've seen an Australian band at least twice.

Blur & Glide @ Hordern Pavilion

What I remember (in 2024)

Went with Roberta, K, and her friend Luke.  K & Luke stayed at our place in Coogee.

Girls & Boys in the main set was a known favorite.

Parklife during encore was great, but Song 2 to end the night was a blast.

The Crap Facts
This is my 134th concert.
This is my 18th concert at Hordern Pavilion.
This is my 25th show in Moore Park.
This is my 132nd concert in New South Wales.
This is my 134th concert in Australia.
This is my 2nd Glide concert.
Blur are the 175th band I've seen.

Henry Rollins @ Enmore Theatre

What I remember (in 2024)

Went with Brooke, Lewy, Robbie & Darv (and probably others)

Henry told hilarious stories for 3 hours, with not so much as a drink of water.

The Crap Facts
This is my 133rd concert.
This is my 2nd concert at Enmore Theatre.
This is my 2nd show in Enmore.
This is my 131st concert in New South Wales.
This is my 133rd concert in Australia.
Henry Rollins is the 174th band I've seen.

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.

Dinosaur Jr, Snout & Not From There @ The Metro

What I remember (in 2024)

Went alone days before heading to Brisbane to see them again at Livid.

It's Dinosaur Jr.  It was painfully loud, and back in the days when I didn't worry about earplugs.

The Crap Facts
This is my 131st concert.
This is my 27th concert at The Metro.
This is my 30th concert in Sydney.
This is my 130th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 131st concert in Australia.
Not From There are the 167th band I've seen.
This is my 4th Snout concert.
This is my 2nd Dinosaur Jr concert.

Reef @ The Metro

The Crap Facts
This is my 130th concert.
This is my 26th concert at The Metro.
This is my 29th concert in Sydney.
This is my 129th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 130th concert in Australia.
Reef are the 166th band I've seen.

Presidents Of The USA, Custard & Jebediah @ The Zoo

What I remember (2024)

Went with a few Coastie Boys (Woody & BJ I remember).

Took a step back to go to the bar while watching Custard and accidently stepped on Chris Bellew, of PoTUSA, who was watching in the crowd.

The Crap Facts
This is my 129th concert.
This is my 20th concert at The Zoo.
This is my 20th concert in Long Jetty.
This is my 128th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 129th concert in Australia.
Jebediah are the 165th band I've seen.
Jebediah are the 100th different Australian band I've seen.

This is my 4th Custard concert.
This is my 2nd Presidents Of The United States concert.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Kim Salmon & The Surrealists & John Reed Club @ Selina's

What I remember (in 2024)

Went on my own.

Weird vibe going in.  We had just finished watching the coverage of the funeral of Princess Diana, so there was a certain lull in the crowd.

In contrast, the Blues Explosion just blasted out energy and got pepole into it.

The Crap Facts
This is my 128th concert.
This is my 16th concert at Selina's.
This is my 16th concert in Coogee.
This is my 129th concert in New South Wales.
This is my 128th concert in Australia.
This is my 2nd John Reed Club concert
This is my 2nd Kim Salmon & The Surrealists concert.
This is my 2nd Jon Spencer Blues Explosion concert.