Concert Junkie

Here is where I get to show my age. The weekend before last I got to go and see a couple of great concerts. On the Friday night a friend and I went to see The Police. Despite my friend's wife telling us to watch out for all the fans with zimmer frames, they were frickin’ brilliant. Three amazingly talented people creating something bigger than its parts. This bootleg via smuggled sounds will give you an idea. I’ve never been a big fan of sting and I left with the this thought. What do sting and a dangerous criminal have in common? All is right with the world when they are with The Police.

Then on Sunday I was off to the Big Day Out. Rage Against the Machine (RATM), Bjork, Billy Bragg, Kate Nash, Tom Morello, Regurgitator and Silverchair were my highlights. Bjork had a band member who played something that looked like the radar out of the Millennium Falcon and needed runes from the Gandalf’s back pack to make noises. It not only looked strange - I just couldn't work out how the friggin’ thing worked. As much as RATM and Bjork were big loud and fantastic, I was somewhat surprised with how much I enjoyed Billy Bragg (solo), Tom Morello (solo) and Kate Nash. Particularly Billy Bragg, the guy from Anti-Flag and Kate Nash singing “New England” and then Tom Morello, Billy Bragg and the guy from Anti-Flag singing “Beds are Burning”