Big Day Out wrap-up

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:58 pm

So? How was it?

Who checked Concord Dawn? Did it go off?

Is RJD2 worth checking out?

Was Kid Koala as big a wanker as people said?

Did anyone see a 12-year-old OD?

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:32 pm

Was cool, Leroy was alright (dude from Prodigy), Streets were ridiculosly packed, as was Hilltop Hoods, Kid Koala I missed, and I was working during CCD, but I got told they were both pretty impressive. P.Money w/ Scrib was alright, but way too many people there, the biggest in AUS yet they reckon.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:34 pm

Interested to know what the Freestylers live show consisted of?
Did they play We Rock Hard tunes?

did Cox really call Melbourne his home town?

Was the 12 yo overdosing on acid?

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:44 pm

DBoy wrote:Interested to know what the Freestylers live show consisted of?
Did they play We Rock Hard tunes?

did Cox really call Melbourne his home town?

Was the 12 yo overdosing on acid?

Cox sounded quite good from what I heard, which was only a little.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:46 pm

heard he played cheese.

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:49 pm

DBoy wrote:

heard he played cheese.

I heard 2 tracks, one with a sick dark synth in it, that always gets me, and the other was a not too cheesy hard remix of Eurythmycs - Sweet Dreams. Sound quite cool too, but not cool enough to keep me at the tent.

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:54 pm

DBoy wrote:
did Cox really call Melbourne his home town?

man i swear i saw him at Flammable Liquid last week in lounge...

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:58 pm

12yo old acid.. huhuhuh

Focus · Post by **Focus** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:10 pm

T I C K A wrote:
DBoy wrote:
did Cox really call Melbourne his home town?

man i swear i saw him at Flammable Liquid last week in lounge...

I thought that as well, as did a friend of mine.

i only know what he looks like from the front cover of one of the street presses though.

eskay · Post by **eskay** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:13 pm

Will wrote:Did anyone see a 12-year-old OD?

I saw some 14 year olds gurning hard - scary sight

almax · Post by **almax** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:17 pm

Focus wrote:
T I C K A wrote:
DBoy wrote:
did Cox really call Melbourne his home town?

man i swear i saw him at Flammable Liquid last week in lounge...
I thought that as well, as did a friend of mine.

i only know what he looks like from the front cover of one of the street presses though.

it was probably Stamina MC who was, to my surprise, at the operatives gig at platform 1 on Friday night, they kinda look similar if you're in a dark nightclub, they both be black and heavy set

Post by **system** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:14 pm

almax wrote:they kinda look similar if you're in a dark nightclub, they both be black and heavy set

not really, Carl Cox would be twice the size and bald as a cueball!

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:16 pm

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:05 pm

My quick wrap...

- Decoder Ring, amazing but boiler room was not the best place for them

- Concord Dawn, mad... but the sound was too low... they were not happy, storming up to the sound guy.. pleading he turn it up... fucked!

- The Music, wicked!

- Le Tigra - my pick of the day.... these girls & guy are sooo talented its not funny... had a fucken ball...

- Kid Koala, only caught the last 15 mins.. sounded dope, he had the room jumping

- B. Boys, {instert moistness}.... i stood there with my mouth open gasping for air the whole time

- Polyphonic Spree - a trip & vision... wish i could have hung around longer

- Scribe & P. Money - better than i expected... they sure are showmen... never seen the boiler room that packed so early

- The Streets - stupid choice putting them on the RRR stage... there were people ccueing up all along the hot house trying to see/hear them.... i gave up after 10 mins, but what i heard was dope

- Freestylers, zzzzzzz boring....{ducks for cover}.. even bring the first behind the fence in centre couldn't stop me from walking out after 15 mins... the beer tent was calling

The Chemical Brothers - the set had its moments of finery... but in all was pretty chilled... the lightening was awesome... was great to easily navigate up to the front of the bolider room so late in the day

I have to say that i was worried with BDO being a sell out that it would be squashy as all hell in there... but was surprised to find this to be one of the best BDO crowds i have been in yet. loads of very friendly

people.

Good to see ya Steve, Hans, Alisha, Ollie, Susan, ... sorry i missed ya Fents, Gary and Lucas..

Now i must go back to working on recovering my soul... good night all

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:06 pm

Crap just posted my thoughts in the other thread.

Anyways.

Weather - The weather was spectacular not a cloud in the sky for a majority of the day. Good temperature if you kept hydrated.

People - Plenty of good lookin ones around.

Bands -
The Donnas - disappointing as they played pretty much a staightforward set with no real embellishment. Sounded exactly the same as on their albums.

Concord Dawn - Awesome. Agree wid Fi on the sound levels tho.

Scribe - meh. I can't really get into him on CD, radio or live.

Hilltop Hoods - stark contrast. They were really good but I ended up outside for half their set because of the heat and crowding.

The Streets - Had most of Skinner's set described to my by three mates who were in a tree looking over the fence. From what I heard it was pretty amazing.

System of a Down - I'm not normally into metal but I've been a big fan of System for a while now. They didn't disappoint with new arrangements for various sections of a few tracks and an energetic show.

Carl Cox - yes he did say something about this being his "home crowd". I rolled around on the grass for about 20 minutes laughing my ass off after that. Then I felt bad because he bought a house in Frankston.

Beastie Boys - Ahahahaha. Fuckin awesome. Really really impressed. Did a whole lot of stuff I didn't expect. Pity the turnaround between wheeling instruments on stage made a few people leave. Highlight of the day.

Chemical Bros - not nearly as good as I remembered. The lasers were pretty and I was ready to leave by that point.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:38 pm

mecka wrote:Carl Cox - yes he did say something about this being his "home crowd". I rolled around on the grass for about 20 minutes laughing my ass off after that. Then I felt bad because he bought a house in Frankston. .

:rolf god damn :rofl

mecka and SQ- nice run downs- fell like i was there... almost.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:26 pm

I quite enjoyed it. I usually always leave disappointed, but not this year. My only gripe is turning into red lobster boy. Just call me Zoidberg.
My run down:

Kid Koala - Prolly my pick of the acts. Fucking killed it... effortless genius.

Concord Dawn - Well impressed, played propa dark (How about that Neo remix eh Fents!

)

Infusion - Quite boring, which was a shame cos ive loved them in the past.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Brilliant as always.

Decoder Ring - Get better every time I see em... pure class.

SOAD - Don't usually like them, but they really get their shit together live.

RJD2 - Only saw a bit, but what I saw was good.

Isaw bits and pieces of other acts, but couldn't be arsed writing more. All in all, a good day.

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:44 pm

Hardy wrote:My only gripe is turning into red lobster boy. Just call me Zoidberg.

yes i heard you are even more burnt than i got at Rainbow.

good job. and you werent even wasted!!!

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:58 pm

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:
Hardy wrote:My only gripe is turning into red lobster boy. Just call me Zoidberg.
yes i heard you are even more burnt than i got at Rainbow.

good job. and you werent even wasted!!!

Yep, what a tool...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:20 pm

quick wrote:
Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:
Hardy wrote:My only gripe is turning into red lobster boy. Just call me Zoidberg.
yes i heard you are even more burnt than i got at Rainbow.

good job. and you werent even wasted!!!
Yep, what a tool...

You fools... Chicks dig sunburn, it's a scientific fact. It drives 'em batty.. Too bad that if any of 'em try to touch my skin i'll be in utter agony.

patch · Post by **patch** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:58 am

mecka wrote: Carl Cox - yes he did say something about this being his "home crowd". I rolled around on the grass for about 20 minutes laughing my ass off after that. Then I felt bad because he bought a house in Frankston..

southside massive!!!!!

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:04 am

patch wrote:
mecka wrote: Carl Cox - yes he did say something about this being his "home crowd". I rolled around on the grass for about 20 minutes laughing my ass off after that. Then I felt bad because he bought a house in Frankston..
southside massive!!!!!

my old mans into urban plannin & rekons Frankstons the "next big thing" ...
to quote him ... "the next Sorrento for Victoria" ... HA!!! ...yea right!
lol...

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:24 am

Oh yeh, nice to meet yous goin out to

Eskay

Lizkins

Hardy

Stovequeen.... again.

great_magnet · Post by **great_magnet** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:43 am

My 10 cents:

Decoder Ring: blew me away, first time I have seen them.

Concord Dawn: rocked it, sound was crap, crowd was pumped.

Kid Koala: sheer genius, made the complicated look so simple. Loved it when he said, "anyone here have a cassette deck?" and then threw a mix tape into the crowd.

Infusion: performance was amazing, but the set didn't grab me the way I wanted it to.

Freestylers: was great to see them live, wasn't completely blown away but enjoyed it all the same. would have loved a few live representations of some older tunes...

Beasties: see above, fucking wicked, was twenty metres from the front of the stage surrounded by the masses with my jaw attached firmly to the grass. They will always be one of my fave hip hop acts for their sheer exuberance and longevity.

Chemicals: from an entertainment perspective they rocked it, the lighting, the lasers, the sound and the visuals - all amazing. They played a real crowd pleaser of a set for the first half (to be expected), with the highlights for me being Block Rocking Beats, Galvanise and Brothers Gonna Work It Out. Second half was very laid back and dreamy which put me on my arse after a long day...

Coxy: you crack me up. All you needed to complete your set was the "I Love Frankston" tee I saw some teenager wearing earlier in the day.

Pissed that I missed The Streets and Hilltops due to overcrowding, but all in all a great day...

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:57 am

U guys have wrapped it up all nicley.

Concord Dawn - SMASHED IT! Tiki's a nutter MC i was lovin it, crowd was way up for it...Even got the lighter massive happening!! And yes hardy, that Neo remix sounded mad!!! Wicked room to dance up the back too. Even my mate who hates dnb was into it. ohhhh and the ECHO - OUT OF TIME - CALYX Remix.....Oh gosh on a big system its soooooo good!!!!!!!

Hilltop Hoods / Streets - I dont know one person who got to see em. way too packed.

Butterfingers - Wicked BAND! Ya moms on the top of my things to do list...nuff said

Wicked too see 4 of my cousins there rocking it hard too:lol:

Powderfinger - AMAZING! Sat in the bar near the main satge and drank a shitload and listened....ahhh the memories

Freestylers - Way too packed and crap.

RjD2 - Not what i expected...train wrecked the first mix

Kid Koala - Not what i expected either...had the crowd bouncin was ok.

Slipknot - Biggest mosh pit and the most weirdest dudes ive ever seen.

Beasties - OMFG! They killed it....sound wasnt too good up the back so bolted as far fwd as i could...Mixmaster Mike is a fuckin genius on decks, that massive screen did him justice...and the instrumentals they did rocked!

Chem Brothers - Shithouse, not my thing, long day went home.

All in all was the best BDO ive been too.....

Nice to catch up with everyone, Friday (wicked random mettings), Quick, Liz, Noz, Hardy, Flippo etc.....

Fi - U were no where to be seen

That butterfly was the BOMB just before beasties....dankshe! xoxoxoxox!!!

BDO rules

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:06 am

Fent's.. yeah tried hooking up with you a couple of times but eventually gave up... my vision started to go about 6pm

Glad you had a great day. Good to have you, nutter, and the ladies over Friday night... and speaking of Friday night...how good was it... fax for the ride.., until next time

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:30 am

T I C K A wrote:my old mans into urban plannin & rekons Frankstons the "next big thing" ...
to quote him ... "the next Sorrento for Victoria" ... HA!!! ...yea right!
lol...

i wouldnt be surprised.

Miss Bee · Post by **Miss Bee** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:30 am

Infusion - Quite boring, which was a shame cos ive loved them in the past.

Really? Everyone I have spoken to said they were awesome and played a great set?

Heard Coxy played Flashdance and Drop the Pressure

First BDO I haven't been to in years.

Any bets as to where they are going to have it next year? Show grounds are a no go, Rod Laver has the tennis on???

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:37 am

Yeh great day. Great weather 2.

Concord, and all the bass heads that came to cut the rugs to them got ripped off by the soundman. Way too quiet. Good tracks tho.

I'm an ex metal head so I loved SOAD. Did not play enough of Steal This Album tho.

Infusion, I thought they were sensational. Hardy thanks for the tip-off there.

Beastyboys, I'm sure if i got up close enough I would have loved it, but from affar it was not working for me. Plus I was fucked by then.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:39 am

Miss Bee wrote: Any bets as to where they are going to have it next year? Show grounds are a no go, Rod Laver has the tennis on???

Big Day Out[back]

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:47 am

great_magnet wrote:Coxy: you crack me up. All you needed to complete your set was the "I Love Frankston" tee I saw some teenager wearing earlier in the day.

Yeah saw that on some chick, great T that one.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:50 am

quick wrote:
great_magnet wrote:Coxy: you crack me up. All you needed to complete your set was the "I Love Frankston" tee I saw some teenager wearing earlier in the day.
Yeah saw that on some chick, great T that one.

the best tee i saw Sunday was "GENIUS PROOF TWAT"

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:07 pm

Close runner up was the dude with :

CUNT

funny shit.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:12 pm

There was a Frenzal Rhomb shirt goin around with "At least we know Russel Crowe's band is fucking shite" or something to that effect.

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:00 pm

Fents wrote:Close runner up was the dude with :

CUNT

funny shit.

i have that shirt.

its a Blood Duster shirt. gets some funny looks walking down the city center with it on.. haha

Smismid · Post by **Smismid** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:02 pm

mecka wrote:There was a Frenzal Rhomb shirt goin around with "At least we know Russel Crowe's band is fucking shite" or something to that effect.

I think they have a song about that. They should be experts on shit bands. They've gotta be one of the worst bands I've ever had the misfortune of hearing.

sweetcheeks · Post by **sweetcheeks** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:08 pm

Wolfmother were great; I thought Concord Dawn were better at BDO then at the party on Friday [fuckin nice to hear drum and bass on the boiler room system!]; Atmosphere was great: was even better at the sideshow, dude's got a massive mouth. Reckon they shoulda had Hilltops on one of the main stages though

gutted i missed Deceptikonz, Butterfingers, Kid 606, Polyphonic Spree woulda been fucking sweet to see

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:11 pm

sweetcheeks wrote:Wolfmother were great; I thought Concord Dawn were better at BDO then at the party on Friday [fuckin nice to hear drum and bass on the boiler room system!]; Atmosphere was great: was even better at the sideshow, dude's got a massive mouth. Reckon they shoulda had Hilltops on one of the main stages though

gutted i missed Deceptikonz, Butterfingers, Kid 606, Polyphonic Spree woulda been fucking sweet to see

FUCK...I forgot i saw u guys there....i was a wee bit

at the time.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:13 pm

sweetcheeks wrote:[fuckin nice to hear drum and bass on the boiler room system!];

i disagree dood.. thought the sound in the boiler room for CD was shit house.. I moved across to the middle at it was better... but still too low.

Agree re Hilltops.. the hot house was way too small for em.

I saw 15 mins of Kid 606... fucking amazing.. spewing i couldn't catch the whole set.

great_magnet · Post by **great_magnet** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:50 pm

stovequeen wrote:
quick wrote:
great_magnet wrote:Coxy: you crack me up. All you needed to complete your set was the "I Love Frankston" tee I saw some teenager wearing earlier in the day.
Yeah saw that on some chick, great T that one.
the best tee i saw Sunday was "GENIUS PROOF TWAT"

[off/topic]

My fave tee of recent times was one sported at beat.aid that said "World's Greatest Break Dancer" in huge red writing. I WANT ONE...

There were some absolute corkers at BDO...

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:00 pm

stovequeen wrote:
sweetcheeks wrote:[fuckin nice to hear drum and bass on the boiler room system!];
i disagree dood.. thought the sound in the boiler room for CD was shit house.. I moved across to the middle at it was better... but still too low.
t.

i remember when Reprezent played the boiler room, sounded all over the place...

oh wait....

that is what it is meant to sound like.

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:01 pm

great_magnet wrote:
stovequeen wrote:
quick wrote: Yeah saw that on some chick, great T that one.
the best tee i saw Sunday was "GENIUS PROOF TWAT"
[off/topic]

My fave tee of recent times was one sported at beat.aid that said "World's Greatest Break Dancer" in huge red writing. I WANT ONE...

There were some absolute corkers at BDO...

Yes at BDO last yeah I saw the T-shirt of my dreams, can't find it anywhere, it had a giant photo of a squirrel holding an acorn, and hed "Original Nuttah" on it.

sweetcheeks · Post by **sweetcheeks** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:47 pm

Fents wrote: FUCK...I forgot i saw u guys there....i was a wee bit at the time.

thas okay fentonius, we'll negate it, never speak of it again, and make up for all those times i've cornered you whilst schlarpered

stovequeen wrote:
sweetcheeks wrote:[fuckin nice to hear drum and bass on the boiler room system!];
i disagree dood.. thought the sound in the boiler room for CD was shit house.. I moved across to the middle at it was better... but still too low.

that was more about the fact that there was any drum and bass at all, I agree the sound could have been heaps louder, thought it was pretty quiet too even for Chemical Bros. I remember when they came last time the sound fucked my ears for days but i was heaps close to the front & after 4 years of unavoidable speakerlove maybe am deafer now in my old age. perhaps the area had a crackdown on noise levels and shit and they may have been obligated to keep it below a certain volume?

what kinda tunes did kid 606 play gal friday?

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:03 pm

true dat SC's.. should have been more dnb @ BDO for sure.. ah shucks, it IS a day for the rock & metal heads after all i guess.

Kid 606 styles...? difficult to put em in a box.. fuckin talented producer thats for sure... plays da lot electronica/dancehall/techno/dub/breakbeat etc... tis a STAR!

killeye · Post by **killeye** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:49 pm

Didn't go to the BDO...but did go to the Freestyler's side gig last night..

Got to say they were fantastic. Their level of energy was very impressive, especially when you take into account their heavy touring schedule. They didn't play a particulalry long set, and it was mostly the "hits" stuff of 'Raw as Fuck'..there was a couple of other tunes I wasn't familiar with, quite possibly older stuff.

The two MC's/vocalists were awesome. Real stage presence, great musicans and they were having a ball. They had the crowd with them all the way.

In terms of translating the album tracks to the live setting, some material worked better than other material. From Raw as Fuck they did : Raw As F**k,Get a Life,The Slammer,Push Up,Punks,Dogs and Sledges,Loosing You & Too Far.

'Punks' was great,'Loosing you' was a definite highlight and 'get a life' was good. 'The Slammer' didn't work so well, I think it lost its tightness in the live performance. 'Push Up' really wasn't crash hot either, kinda sounded like a shonky cover, bit of a let down, cos they defintley have the power to do it better live.

i think also what has impressed me is the blurring of styles, it makes for great listening and means a greater audience can appreciate the tunes!

/end review

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:56 pm

quick wrote: Yes at BDO last yeah I saw the T-shirt of my dreams, can't find it anywhere, it had a giant photo of a squirrel holding an acorn, and hed "Original Nuttah" on it.

Haha Steve i also noticed you mischeviously eyeing off my Design is Kinky sweatband.

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:21 pm

mecka wrote:
quick wrote: Yes at BDO last yeah I saw the T-shirt of my dreams, can't find it anywhere, it had a giant photo of a squirrel holding an acorn, and hed "Original Nuttah" on it.
Haha Steve i also noticed you mischeviously eyeing off my Design is Kinky sweatband.

I'll swap u for a pair of these

Actually used by Adam West

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:17 pm

Holy black sweatbands Batman!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:12 pm

WoW a whole thread on BDO i missed. oh well....

Hardy is a lobster

Stevey danced the squirrel dance

I met Mecka - nice one dude

and got to see bands

and the best of all! I got to act like a tool in front of lots of people passing out programs and collecting tickets. my favourite lines that i was saying to the kiddies were:

"hide your drugs" - you should have seen em freak; and
"you know you want a program cos it'll keep you in the know, ya know?" hehehe i'm easily amused!

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:14 pm

Lizkins wrote:WoW a whole thread on BDO i missed. oh well....

Hardy is a lobster

Stevey danced the squirrel dance

I met Mecka - nice one dude

and got to see bands

and the best of all! I got to act like a tool in front of lots of people passing out programs and collecting tickets. my favourite lines that i was saying to the kiddies were:

"hide your drugs" - you should have seen em freak; and
"you know you want a program cos it'll keep you in the know, ya know?" hehehe i'm easily amused!

sozz i missed meeting you Liz.

were you on the same gate as Steve? he checked me in

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