Glastonbury

Three of the finest from Glastonbury.

Tears for Fears were ‘Gold’ Live

Twenty five years … a quarter of a century … that’s a long time for anyone to wait to see one of their beloved bands ! But that’s how long it had been between drinks for Tears For Fears to return to Australia.

The only drawback on the night was that their set was... 

Coldplay Live

My brother had seen Coldplay perform live twice already, so I made sure I wasn’t going to miss their third “Twisted Logic” tour of Australia. I jumped on a plane landed in Melbourne and we both headed straight for Rod Laver Arena. As with previous tours they opened with the title... 

RocKwiz Live

I always wanted to attend a Music Quiz TV Show, so I decided to do something about it ! I planned my next trip to Melbourne when visiting my brother to see if we could make this happen. Talk about getting lucky … not only was RocKwiz recording at The Espy but my brother knew someone who was... 

Gurrumul Live

I, like so many other Australians, saw Geoffrey Gurrumul Yununpingu perform live at the ARIAs and was mesmerized by his performance. I got hold of his “Gurrumul” album as soon as I could. But if you told me I’d get to witness him live within the next month I wouldn’t have... 

Ben Folds Five Live

Our football team had just won their first premiership ever that afternoon, my brother’s band were supporting Ben Folds Five the same night and then to top it all off we met Ben Folds backstage before the jig !  The best day of my life ! Second only to my wedding day (of course) … hi honey... 

Eric “God” Clapton Live

There is a very good reason why music buffs refer to Eric Clapton as “God”.  To see the “slowhand” in action live is utterly mesmerizing. I had the great fortune of witnessing this first hand with my brother by my side and of all days on my birthday !  It does not get much...