Last Saturday, me and Salsa went to the last Sydney concert of Powderfinger who are currently on their sunset tour.
We had general admission tickets and got there early, so got a standing spot right up near the stage. 🙂
The above picture was sneakily taken on my mobile. Can you believe that no photos by normal concert goers were allowed, and mobile phone usage was also not officially allowed, with security having the right to kick you out no question asked? That is pretty heavy handed in my opinion, all because pro-filmers and photo takers, as seen in the picture, can do their thing and sell you concert DVDs.
Anyway, the difference in the treatment of General Admission concert goers and those with seats was massive. GA people were herded around by security and had loud warnings about no moshing, crowd surfing, drugs or any other unruly things which we plebs do at the drop of a hat. The seated folks got proper and friendly customer service, and could enter at the actual entrance instead of basement.
The actual concert itself was excellent. The support band, Jet, rocked!!!! I don’t actually like listening to their music usually but when performed live, the energy and sheer wall of sound totally makes it a very enjoyable experience.
One lady in front of us cried when Powderfinger did their last song. I tend to think their songs are alright, with only a few standouts. :p
It was a pretty good concert wasn’t it? Thanks for getting me the tickets.