The Official Big Day Out 2006 Thread (stickied?) (2 Viewers)

[Born Dancer]

the lowdown::::

i went to bdo
and i saw the presets
and they were good. like just bust out good.
and i met meli
and i lined up foorrrreeeevvvr to get my alcamahol wristband
and i saw sleater kinney. and they rocked my socks.
and i waited for an hour in the sun during wolfmother to get infront of the barrier and still didnt get in
and i saw the hilltop hoods
and i saw kings of leon and got very very annoyed by the STUPID guy right next to me who nearly made me fall over
and i saw living end (new respect for that band)
and stas walked past me a couple of times in a distinctive vote for pedro tshirt
and then i saw franz
and then i fainted coz alex kapranos is just so OMGZZZOOOR hot
and then i danced LOTS more
and then i saw the whitestripes and was SOOOOOO DISAPPOINTED.




the end.

 

[icecreamdisco]

i got a massive sunburn; my face kinda hurts when i contort it even slightly. i've been looking at customers today in a clint eastwood fashion.

songs highlights, anyone?

sleater-kinney - "let's call it love" seguing into "entertain" *orgasms*
stooges - LIKE, FUCKING EVERYTHING. save for their two new songs.
edan - "rock and roll"
beasts of bourbon - "chase the dragon"
m.i.a. - "bucky done gone"

 

[55078]

Kings Of Leon were the highlight for me. Wow! They really blew me away! I always knew they were good but I never realised just how good. They have definitely gone up a few places on my favourite bands list - they're probably now at number two. I was surprised at how perfect and "together" they sounded live (even moreso than the bigger bands like Franz). Haha oh... and Jared makes me so weak at the knees, what with his energetic bass playing and all (and his sexy tight pants).

The White Stripes were a bit anti-climatic for me...but I did see them the night before (they were awesome), and they seem better suited to not such huge and messy outdoor stages. I also thought that the songs they chose to play were kind of....weird. I don't know, there just was something strange about their set. But they were still rather awesome!

Franz were awesome awesome awesome!!!! A couple of songs were not as good as they could have been...but Alex's funny little jig-like dance moves more than made up for any minor glitches . Definitely another highlight of the day!

Sarah Blasko is just so lovely. I love her - she makes me want to sing jazz music again.

The Stooges were, of course, quite awesome. Iggy is a crazy man! And I loved how at the end whoever was filming for the big screen kept zeroing in on his butt crack as he walked off the stage. Hahaha.

Errrrrrr I can'r be bothered to write anymore. OMG though, I have to say I got brutally attacked by the sun's rays. I was hardly even in the full sun at all....and I had so much sunscreen on. But, alas, my sensitive British skin does not have a good relationship with that fat ball of fire in the sky.

I was also quite dispirited about the fact that I couldn't go into the mosh pit because I'm too small, I was by myself, and I kinda sorta hadn't eaten for two days. It would have been a bit bad if I had died at BDO. That was sadddddd.

 

[stamos]

yeah i put on heaps o 'screen cause i could feel the uv through the clouds

 

[Purp|e]

m.i.a. - "bucky done gone"

+ 1 ... and amazon *mind implosion*

 

[redruM]

how many/how long/what songs did common play?

 

[Monstar]

my mates didnt buy any tickets and climbed the fence..


imma do that next year

 

[beezjaxx]

FUCK YES!

FRONT ROW for Kings of Leon!
FRONT ROW for Franz Ferdinand!
FRONT ROW for The White Stripes!

I also saw...

Wolfmother
Grates
Presets
Gerling

MOST favourite was KINGS OF LEON! Just couldn't stop dancing! (And yes, even being front row i had room to boogie down!)

My only problem was that i was in the barriers for 7 hours straight and i had to pee! Haha, but it was worth it!

I'm sad now that i'm not at the Kings of Leon concert that is going down RIGHT NOW at The Enmore... ahhhhhhh.

Big Day Out rocked.

 

[beezjaxx]

my mates didnt buy any tickets and climbed the fence..


imma do that next year

Hahaha yeah i bumped into a guy that used to go to my old high school and he said he and a few mates were going to jump the fence and then they kept bumping into others who were going to do the same and by the time they jumped it there was about 50 of them!! Haha..... i got his number so that i could join them next year! And to think i paid $117! Pff! Hahaha....

 

[INXS]

Post up your BDO pix ppls.

 

[Eagles]

Hahaha yeah i bumped into a guy that used to go to my old high school and he said he and a few mates were going to jump the fence and then they kept bumping into others who were going to do the same and by the time they jumped it there was about 50 of them!! Haha..... i got his number so that i could join them next year! And to think i paid $117! Pff! Hahaha....

Mate, I was watching as around 20 guys rushed the fence.
Only about 4 or 5 were successful. the rest got crash tackled by the security guards.

They got their shirts ripped and were smashed against the fence. A few were bleeding afterwards. Police were called to escort them out.

I believe one got smashed against the steel bars.. head suffered a huge incision when we were called to help. ouch!

It was good entertainment for us

btw, we had free sunscreen at our 1st Aid post (with a donation tin next to it *wink*)

 

[beezjaxx]

Mate, I was watching as around 20 guys rushed the fence.
Only about 4 or 5 were successful. the rest got crash tackled by the security guards.

They got their shirts ripped and were smashed against the fence. A few were bleeding afterwards. Police were called to escort them out.

I believe one got smashed against the steel bars.. head suffered a huge incision when we were called to help. ouch!

It was good entertainment for us

btw, we had free sunscreen at our 1st Aid post (with a donation tin next to it *wink*)

hahaha well ok - maybe i WILL pay and enter the BDO next year............. maybe.

 

[ogmzergrush]

It's even funnier watching people who try to jump the fence solo. Imagine one lone moron running around in circles being chased by at least 3 security guards as well as about 4 or 5 coppers who materialised out of nowhere. It was like a game of football, except without the ball. Needless to say the guy got owned in a fairly rough looking manner.

 

[thejosiekiller]

hahah i saw those guys as well


i watched one guy jump over and then begin to start walking calmly as if he had a ticket- ultra smooth

 

[maxibon88]

Haha all my friends jumped and made it, one of them even got kicked out for crowd surfing and jumped back in haha....seriously everyone says its the most fun and u enjoy the day so much more when its all free. Plus Half the fun is jumping...However i wouldnt know as i love the show too much to even think of riskin not getting in...maybe next year ill try my luck!

 

[phantom limb]

sleater-kinney.
i might see 'em tomorrow at the gaelic club

sux to be anyone who didn't go to this


sux to be me for not going to big day out

 

[Espo15]

Haha all my friends jumped and made it, one of them even got kicked out for crowd surfing and jumped back in haha....seriously everyone says its the most fun and u enjoy the day so much more when its all free. Plus Half the fun is jumping...However i wouldnt know as i love the show too much to even think of riskin not getting in...maybe next year ill try my luck!

i dunno, i saw some guys get absolutely fucking nailed, like KO'd. that didnt look like too much fun