INSTEAD OF SHAKING YOUR FISTS, SHAKE YOUR ASS.

INSTEAD OF SHAKING YOUR FISTS, SHAKE YOUR ASS. 

I can’t remember the last time I attended the Big Day Out. The most memorable BDO I went to was about 10 years ago, I can only remember one band. It was the first time I had seen or heard of them and I was blown away. When At The Drive-In played on the RRR stage at the old showgrounds it made we want to grab hold of something. RRR listeners will be familiar with Cedric’s line that day ‘Instead of shaking your fists, shake your ass’. ATDI fans can get so worked up (like at a Meanies gig).  Cedric repeatedly threatened to leave the stage early if the band’s audience wasn’t nicer to each other.  ATDI took a ‘HIATUS’ shortly after Melbourne BDO and only now we can I look forward to hearing them return to a live stage.

Regurgeitator where the first band I ever paid a few bucks to see.  It was an underage gig at Sunbury. They were supported by the Fauves, and it was at the bands glory days of ‘I sucked a lotta….’ And ‘Kung Fu Singh’. The band members where kind of healthy looking back then,  going to watch them was a nice nostalgic moment.  My festival highlight was watching Regurgeitator. They were already well into their set when I came into the tent and I was GOBSMACKED.  Three ripped guys -  I first thought the band must have been playing behind the stage curtain and they hired three incredibly fit, muscular men (wearing no shirts) to front them instead – artistic genius.   I later was told that a few years ago they started being interested in Healthy Living.

I got to talk up the Melbourne Bike Share and the National Disability Insurance Scheme at some relevant moments and it was nice. The Melbourne Flremington Racecourse venue seemed to make it easier for people in wheelchairs to get around.

All the acts were good, starting with Stonefield and ending in Noel Gallagher.