Today, I got some tickets to see The Police. I've been playing Roxanne badly at parties for more than a decade, and I've waited to see a Sting tour I might be able to catch for several years now. And I didn't think I'd ever get the chance to see the three of them in the same place, playing the songs they last played before I even knew what an electric guitar was. I'm almost ashamed of how excited I am about this show. And it's three days after my birthday too.
On Saturday we went to see Gotye, doing what looked like a warmup show for this weekend. He's a very earnest singer-songwriter-drummer chap who does funky electronic stuff, and he puts on a good show. There were some lovely moments where a guy next to us tried to sing along in the same octave, and sounded really bad for the high notes. A few minutes later he said to his companion "He's a good singer, isn't he?". And he is.
This weekend we're off to Splendour in the Grass in Byron Bay, one of the most eagerly followed festivals on the Australian calendar. Highlights include Lily Allen (sadly) Powderfinger, Damien Rice, Bloc Party, Artic Monkeys, The Cat Empire and Hot Chip. Should be good. We're staying somewhere very cool too.
A couple of days after The Police is Big Day Out in Sydney. It'll have lots of international names, lots of rock, lots of singing and hanging out in the park. But it's still all about that eighties band I'm seeing just before that. Woohoo!
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Splendour looks like the Australian Glasto', I'm rather envious.
Although you have been to the British glasto several times. At least once more than me. I'm rather jealous too.
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