January, week 3

Hi there strangers!

Sorry I fell away from the blogosphere for a few weeks recently! No excuses, but I'm back now and have a few updates and pics to share from the past week or two, so happy reading...

That's Animal Collective behind Brian!

So you'll know from my last entry, I was super excited about going to Big Day Out in Homebush on Jan 18th. Brian and I both took the day off work and made our plans, we went for a late breakfast in one of our favourite cafe's on Crown St, Four Ate Five, where the food is always awesome! it's so good in fact that one of the biggest bands playing at Big Day Out had the same idea as us and strolled up for a spot of breakfast as we were tucking into ours. I had no idea who the scruffy guys at the table opposite us were, but Brian pointed out that they were Animal Collective, an American group set to hit the BDO stage at 10.30 that night. The day was off to a good start!

VIP Bar

Main Arena

Brian chillin in the VIP area

One of the festival greens

Main Arena

Main Arena

Big Day Out was generally pretty fab, the band were all great, it was nice to hear a few new sounds and some old classics too. The Killers were amazing live, as always, and the crowd loved them. Another highlight was Gary Clark Jr, his set was during the hottest part of the day around 3pm, and even the scorching 46 degree heat couldn't deter the crowd that gathered on the green in front of his stage! The crowd was enormous, but the high temps meant there was very little bad behaviour, people were too concerned with drinking water to get drunk (it helped that there was only mid-strength alcohol available outside the VIP area, so getting drunk would have been an expensive and lengthy task anyway!).

Gary Clarke Jr on stage

Things did get a bit crazy during the last headline set of the day, when Red Hot Chilli Peppers took to the stage. Everyone at the festival flooded into  the main arena and it was nearly impossible to make your way through the crowds without being carried away in the sea of bodies! Eventually we made our way from one side of the arena where we had been watching the Killers, to the VIP stands on the far side where we could watch the Peppers from the comfort of the covered seats. check out the size of the crowd during the Karen-O and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs set below-

All in all it was a a big success and we had a ball! It also meant we have a 3 day weekend to enjoy, always a good thing!