20
Dec
Hell Yeah List 2009
End of year wrap up / top things of 2009 type blog posts are still hot yeah? Ouch. Oh well, here’s my list of the top gigs I went to this year. I said in my Fuck You 2008 post that music would be a part of my life more in oh nine and these are the live music gigs I remember most from my all kinds of excellent year…
SxSW Music Festival 2009 - Austin, Texas
My first ever SxSW lived up to every expectation. So many levels of awesome. Too much music in 4 days to ever describe and give it justice. Am going back in 2010. Enough said.
Philadelphia Grand Jury - Bon Amici, Toowoomba
In a tiny coffee shop that I usually get breakfast at when seeing dad on weekends, the Philly Jays played an unfreakinbelievably wizard set between the Yacht Club DJs and Dappled Cities on a Friday night when Woomba’s very few hipster indie kids came out to play.
The Whitlams - Tivoli, Brisbane
I originally gave my tickets away to this gig because I thought I’d be in Sydney. But then on the night when I was in Brisbane Town I ended up walking up to the door to see if I could buy a ticket. The guy in the ticket booth told me that it was sold out but then said someone dropped off her ticket as she couldn’t go. He tried to find it but couldn’t so stamped my hand and told me to go in. I said thanks, gave him a hug and then had one of my fave Whitlam gigs ever. Tim, Jak and Terapai played the entire Eternal Nightcap album from start to finish. Was a super special night for such a long time fan.
Port O’Brien - Laneway Festival, Brisbane
Being on stage with a hundred or so other fans singing I Woke Up Today in the middle of a hot Saturday afternoon was the perfect start to my first Laneway that also featured Yves Klein Blue, Architecture in Helsinki and The Temper Trap as fanfreakingawesome highlights.
Lily Allen - Tivoli, Brisbane
The one celebrity that represented my ideal girl. Sweet on the outside but sharp and bitter on the inside. ‘Twas a fantastic show but was kind of a little bit more about the crush. Since then though she’s hated on the internets so obvs isn’t the girl for me anymore but was still a fave gig of ‘09.
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