*** Big Day Out - Melbourne Fanviews Here 01/24/14 ***

ZimzuM

I was on stones side right at front in front of the speakers. Mikes sound virtually wasnt there to the point that when he came over to do a solo it just looked like he was pretending to play. Did not hear a single solo and like most didnt want to lose my spot. But on reflection even that was a good experience. Of the 16 shows I've been to ive mostly naturally focused on ed or mike and only on the odd occasion been on stones side. It was nice to sit and just listen to stone do his thing lol.

aus_suz

As always was amazing..

I must have been near u ZimzuM

tommy t

Like in Sydney, Eddie didn't mention Beady Eye when he thanked all the other bands.

mj351

Finally after 8 shows, got front row to Pearl Jam, something I've wanted since '95, but was there from the start, long day. Fantastic show. I get the same overwhelming feeling everytime I see them walk out at the start.
Went by myself but met some great blokes who flew over from NZ paying a small fortune to do so. After being front for Soundgarden and a few deep for RHCP at the last 2 BDO we had no crowd surge on our side at all, maybe a more sedate crowd. Setting Forth, Corduroy and Dissadent were highlights for me.
Other bands - thought bluejuice did a great job first up in morning since entire front row was pearl jam, the banter/abuse from Jake was probably deserved. Beady Eye were terrible, 20 years on Liam is still the most arrogant tool. Primus not my thing. Arcade Fire were great, would nearly pay to go see them as well.
Sound was really good. Touched Ed on the shoulder and scored a pick from Mike. Poster from Rhys Cooper is awesome as well.
Does anyone have tips to make my voice last longer than 5 songs??

Arremcee

Coshie said:

Is anyone catching up for drinks prior to the Eddie solo show in Melb at the Palais? Would be great to get involved for pre-drinks!!!

Which date?

magga1976

Arremcee said:

Coshie said:

Is anyone catching up for drinks prior to the Eddie solo show in Melb at the Palais? Would be great to get involved for pre-drinks!!!

Which date?

My wife and I would be keen for a catch up pre Eddie on the 16th February

vishalbhindora

Fantastic night with great people around me. I was right in front (mike's side) the sound was perfect. Like others said, the boys were in super mood This was only 2nd time that I have seen them live after gold coast, it's safe to say that I am hooked for life!

E.K

There was definitely no wind where I was but I was very close to the speaker on Stone's side .. maybe that was it.

DM76 said:

I personally found Gold Coast clearer and better to listen to.....

Perhaps it was the wind

E.K said:

Did anyone have a problem with the sound at the Melbourne show? I read some comments on Facebook earlier that people were not happy with it.

I went to the Gold Coast show and managed to snag a spot on the barrier down past Stone and although the view was great, the sound left a lot to be desired. Mike's guitar was inaudible at times and was drowned out by Matt's drumming and Jeff's bass.

10 club could a message be somehow passed onto the band's sound technicians so it is better for the rest of the Australian shows?

Thanks.

Arremcee

magga1976 said:

Arremcee said:

Coshie said:

Is anyone catching up for drinks prior to the Eddie solo show in Melb at the Palais? Would be great to get involved for pre-drinks!!!

Which date?

My wife and I would be keen for a catch up pre Eddie on the 16th February

Ah, my partner and I are going on the 18th.

Emm

We are going on the 18th, plan to get to St Kilda mid afternoon'ish and staying over night ... can't wait! send a pm if you want to catch up Arremcee

bec775

ldent42 said:

Crowd was definitely much larger here than in Auckland or the gold coast. Show was great, loved seeing low light. Only problem was there was a considerable amount of people that were not interested in the band who were just standing around bullshitting & having a good time - and that's all good, BUT I couldn't hear the music over them, particularly on the quiet-er songs like low light, pendulum, etc. That's the downside of the open space festival venue though, the bright side is that I could at least move around to find a better spot.
So, here's a request: play louder in Sydney!!! :-)

Agree!! I got footage of some idiot "boys" (they looked pretty young) pulled out of the rail crowd dressed as women with faces painted red.. they clearly were not interested in the set, they seemed more interested in wrestling each other after being pulled out and set free on the side of the stage crowd area. However... awesome show.. too many favourite moments to mention. As always, PJ & EV did a spectacular job! It ended too quickly though! I could have spent many more hours there!!

David Kaufmann

Anyone know what time the bootleg is released today please?

Hawk Jam

You can order today the 3rd in Australia, done!

juswil

Listening to this boot day, I cant say its my fave. The recording levels seem to be all up and down (hope its just not my CD copy). Makes for a frustrating listen from a loud level sound of Wasted Reprise straight into a more muted sounding Life Wasted.

Oh, and could they have muted out the dumbfuck who shouts out the "she once believed' line a few seconds before Ed!? Totally ruins the whole song!