City of Angels

1. Chris Cornell. Chris Cornell was THE BEST!! I love him in Soundgarden and Audioslave but not so much solo. I saw Soundgarden live years ago and they were brilliant but I had seen Ausioslave play more recently and had been really disappointed. Because of that, I had low expectations of a Chris Cornell concert. But I was BLOWN AWAY! He played a rock set, then an accoustic and then finished with more rock. He played for about 2.5 hours and it was like I had written the set list myself. He played everything that I wanted to hear. His voice filled the room. He has incredible stage presence. AND he’s hot!! Doesn’t get much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow_sHcraACQ

2. The Datsuns. The Datsuns are a New Zealand Band. I’ve been into them for a few years now and was lucky to see them at the Big Day Out a few years ago. They’re young and they’re good. A few months back they did a small gig at one of my favourite Sydney pubs. The Annandale is a great pub to see a band. It’s small and intimate. It probably can’t fit more than 300 people in it. The other great thing about it is that there is this small ledge on the side, next to the stage that I can stand on and see everything!! The ledge is pole position at the Annandale. If you can get on it. And I usually do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWVxGFIpPB8

3. Rage Against the Machine (At the Big Day Out.) I love RATM. I don’t play their music as often as some of my other favourite bands though. But seeing them live was incredible. There songs are like anthems. The crowd were on fire. There was about 40 000 people there. We were fairly close to the front but I couldn’t see a thing cos I’m only 163 cm tall(5′4″.) It didn’t matter though, I just jumped up and down as often a I could and my husband would give me a boost every now and then. There’s something about singing in unison with 40 000 people that gives me the chills. It’s an awesome feeling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj8×0tjqjBk (This is the concert I was at.)

4. Powderfinger/Silverchair. Powderfinger and Silverchair are two out of my top 5 favourite bands. So when they were doing a gig together I was definitely going to be there. My husband was away that weekend but another friend of mine was going with a friend of hers so I was going to meet them there. But they were late. At the venue, the dancefloor is split in two to avoid a crowd crush. I was in the queue to be in the front section, waiting for my friends. They opened the doors to let us in. I had a choice to make. I could wait for my friends and end up in the back section or go in alone. So I went in alone. I had the best time anyway. I just started chatting to the people around me (I’m quite friendly ) I was in the second row for Silverchair and right up the front for Powderfinger. Awesome!!

This is the concert I was at. It’s not one of my favourite P/F songs but no joke, whoever took this footage must have been right next to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLejOsFdAA8

5. Jeff Martin. Jeff Martin used to be in The Tea Party. They are a Canadian band who are more popular in Australia than they are in Canada. They are really unique. Their music is a fusion of rock, middle eastern and Indian music. This tour was accoustic. It was just Jeff and a percussionist. Although I like him better with electric guitars and a full band, this was still a great concert in Sydney’s Metro Theatre which takes about 1000 people and so it’s still quite intimate.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDYIlaaw_yI