Bluesfest 2005 - Byron Bay 28 March 2005

[Shenelle]

Hey all.

I went to this yesterday and it was a fantastic day!

I ended up seeing quite a few amazing acts such as:

Missy Higgins (I know... fancy her being there too!!)
Beautiful Girls
Sarah McLaughlan
REM
Bright Eyes
Mia Dyson
Gomez
Michael Franti and Spearhead

plus many more

It was an awesome day, and Missy was fantastic as per usual.

I took a couple of photos and I recorded "The Special Two" on video - all will be put up in the multimedia section shortly!

It was good seeing Missy again! I cant say that anything has changed, except she has changed her casualty rendition at the end.. as well as being REALLY enthusiasti, she grabbed her foot and started banging it on the keyboard whilst shaking her hands in the air! hahahahah what a cack up!

It was a great day overall and great gig. The whole crew were fantastic!

I know some other forum members were there - Kels, Peewee, Surealist, spookylovemouse, cactus...

Good to meet up with most of you... feel free to post on how your day was!

:)
Shenelle

[littlebird]

That is so cool!! It sounds like you had a great day!!! :D I look forward to seeing your pictures! Was that the first concert on your tour of seeing Missy?

[swandive]

It was a great day and Missy was fantastic and full of energy as usual.

I was up the back with the folding chair brigade and heard so many people being amazed at how good Missy is live.

My daughter, who is four and a HUGE Missy fan, was soooo excited, she couldn't decide which was her favourite song....................but I think she decided on Scar and Cup of Tea (which is actually Casuality)

Hope everyone else who went had an awesome time.

PS...................REM were fantastic too.

[Beakierat]

It was a great day and Missy was fantastic and full of energy as usual.

I was up the back with the folding chair brigade and heard so many people being amazed at how good Missy is live.

My daughter, who is four and a HUGE Missy fan, was soooo excited, she couldn't decide which was her favourite song....................but I think she decided on Scar and Cup of Tea (which is actually Casuality)

Hope everyone else who went had an awesome time.

PS...................REM were fantastic too.

Cup of tea! how cute!!! :D

[Cactus]

I was front right hand side of stage. About 3 rows back.
Pretty good view. But u know what, I dont remember seeing her band... I guess they were there.

from what I remember she played mostly songs from her album aswell as Under the Milky way, Unbroken and beautiful mind.

Cactus

[surrealist]

Missy was fucking awesome as usual - plus I caught a couple of songs from Michael Franti and Spearhead and they fully kicked my ass also.

Did anyone get a chance to see Lisa Hunt? I saw her a little bit when I was wandering around during REM's set (who were also pretty good.) But Lisa Hunt was this big African American woman with an amazing voice doing old soul covers - I caught her doing Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay and My Girl, really great stuff.

But the act of the night for me was Mia Dyson for sure. Second time I saw her, also get to meet her (for the second time as well :)) and all I can say is I am definitely a huge fan now, I bought both her CDs and they are absolutely amazing. Check her out if you get the chance, I promise you will not be sorry.

[lozzy]

It was good seeing Missy again! I cant say that anything has changed, except she has changed her casualty rendition at the end.. as well as being REALLY enthusiasti, she grabbed her foot and started banging it on the keyboard whilst shaking her hands in the air! hahahahah what a cack up!
OMG OMG that is a cracker!! i hope she does it like that at the nsw gigs.... hahaha

[Cactus]

Agree with u there surrealist... well almost. She was my 2nd favourite!

Bloody amazing hey? She's inspired me to learn slide quitar! Man she is good on that thing!


Cactus

[Hinny]

Oh, the jealousy.

[Shenelle]

Mia was great... I couldnt see her for long, as I had to go somewhere else.. but the slide guitar was good!

I reakon if i was drinkin and possibly smokin and not worrying about transport etc, then i would have been one of those ppl wandering around not knowing what they were doing!

It was a great day! Must go again next time! I say they get Xavier Rudd there next time too - when Missy is playing!

Also, yes that was gig 1 of the 12 gigs... im thinking i should do a countdown in my avatar! :)

[milko]

i couldnt go on the moday cos of school but it was fucking aweseom! ive seen mia dyson twice now and she rocks! i love her! im saving for a cd, after all the other shit i gotta buy... xavier played with jack j on friday night, and so did michale franti and g love it was great! and what else... oh it was just the best ever! missy woulda made it even better but oh well im seeing her soon anyway.... oh it was so funny, during the violent femmes set, this guy without a shirt on, pissed/stoned as all hell, came up to me, put his arm around me and started singing me the song into my ear and dancing lol it was hilarious! (i didnt know him)

[Nat]

Sounds like it was a bloody awesome event, well with a line up like that of course!
I wonder how long it will take me to stop being so damn pissed off that I missed it?
I miss The Waifs already...
Ah well...everyone have fun at the upcoming gigs!

Nat

[milko]

im going to miss the waifs... i got so depressed (not really im not a sad person but anyway) when they said it was like there 2nd last show in aust b4 they spend the rest of the yr OVERSEAS! :eek: i cant wait till another studio album of theres

[lozzy]

if the waifs go overseas then who's gonna play guitar for missy?!?
*runs off to start learning guitar*

[lozzy]

hold on.... missy will be overseas too... :(

[Cactus]

relax guys, I will be playing guitar for Missy! I wish.

Cac

[Doesnt_it_sound_familiar]

hey yeah i saw missy
hey cactus i was 3 people from the front on the right WERE ANY OF YOU GUYS THE GIRL WHO HAD ON THE SHIRT THAT SAID IF YOU SEE MISSY TELL HER I'M GREEDY FOR HER LOVE - Cause i was near her
so yeah it was awesome i didnt realise there was a forum meet up and I wasnt there but hey!

[Cactus]

Hey
Nah I didn't have that t-shirt on. I was doing lots of photo taking. Singing! which i regret coz I can hear it on my camera sometimes! eew.

There were too girls next to me in matching green singlets pashing!

Cactus

[peewee]

Twas a good day yiiis. My highlight was definitely Michael Franti...now that guy knows how to put on a show!!! The crowd was going nuts. I saw a bit of George Clinton too and that crowd was crazy as well. REM and Sarah were great too and of course Missy. That's actually the first time I've seen her all year so was goooood.

I heard they're talking about finding a new venue for next year cuz it's too packed. It's just impossible to get even remotely close unless you get in hours before. And the claustrophobia and the back and legs pain arrrgh lol. Oh and being tall drives me crazy let me tell you. If you were up the front for Sarah you might remember me as the guy up front blocking everyone's view haha. It was heaps of fun in between acts though with all the stoners haha.

Good to catch up with some of the crew again. You disappeared Shemelly! Was great too meet Kels again...this time with her fkn awesome new hairdo! :D You'll have to see the Shane pic Kels. ;) Anyway you made REM less boring in the songs I didn't know so thank you haha.

Next year I'm going all five days fo sure. I recommend it to everyone.

[Cactus]

Hmmm did i already post and say I bought a lap steel guitar today? If i didn't then there u go. I bought one! After seeing Mia Dyson work that thing for the 2nd time live.. I had to go out and get one. She's bloody brilliant! There aren't many females out there that play bluesy... lap steel ya know what I mean.

I can play one basic song so far. Pleasure and Pain by Ben Harper

Cac

[Cactus]

and also.

Shenelle is going to be posting my pic of Missy and I up in the Gallery sometime tonite I think... if ur interested.


Hey I had 1 hours sleep last nite! 1 hole hour.. and I am not exagerating. had an early plane to catch so I thought I would just have an all nighter but drifted off for an hour!
So im hitting the sack pretty soon!

Lotsa luv

Cac tuss

[milko]

theres a lot of controversy areound that new venue stuff... next yr its definietly NOT at the same place... there thinking of building permanent stadiums etc set to hold 4x as many people out near tyagarah... but theres a LOT of local opposition to this... simply because of all the power and water and sewerage and stuff its gunna need

[Doesnt_it_sound_familiar]

hey guys
nah thats not true i live in byron and there all rumors
THE BLUES FESTIVAL WILL be at RED DEVIL PARK
yeah so just thought I'd clarify that!

[Hinny]

I wanna live in Byron.

The waves, the proximity to Nimbin, Blues and Roots, and SPPLLLLEEENNNNNDDDDOOOUUURRRR!!!!

[Hinny]

theres a lot of controversy areound that new venue stuff... next yr its definietly NOT at the same place... there thinking of building permanent stadiums etc set to hold 4x as many people out near tyagarah... but theres a LOT of local opposition to this... simply because of all the power and water and sewerage and stuff its gunna need
Byron would never have a permanent stadium. It just doesn't fit in with the overall vibe of the place.

[Kels]

Hey Guys,

I haven't posted for so long i forget how to do it :)
Bluesfest was fucking amazing!!! was awesome to hang out with PeeWee, we sure had some laughs!
Great to see shenelle and shan, deb and the rest of the crew. Nat, exciting news for you, I met the waifs and got them to sign my t-shirt, twas very exciting, even more than up in Townsville. BUT, all of my jokes went down like a lead ballon, and they just wern't digging my flow, but none the less
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU FOR TOMORROW NAT! hope Germany is treating you well and the horses are doing well (unsure of what you say about horses)

Totally unrelated, but i'm keen for the sydney meet up, will it be every night of her gigs? or just the first?
Figured i'd get all my posting done in one post, can't be assed to find the right thread, sorry astro and scrozza.

Should be exciting to meet some of you, but a face to the type. lozzy, we've got to have a huge one on the sunday night? your coming right? do a pub crawl of newtown, and anyone else who is legal and interested, join in the festivities!
Word to your Mutha
Kels

[cirrol]

You met the waifs.... *is uber jealous*

[lozzy]

Hey Guys,

I haven't posted for so long i forget how to do it :)
Bluesfest was fucking amazing!!! was awesome to hang out with PeeWee, we sure had some laughs!
Great to see shenelle and shan, deb and the rest of the crew. Nat, exciting news for you, I met the waifs and got them to sign my t-shirt, twas very exciting, even more than up in Townsville. BUT, all of my jokes went down like a lead ballon, and they just wern't digging my flow, but none the less
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU FOR TOMORROW NAT! hope Germany is treating you well and the horses are doing well (unsure of what you say about horses)

Totally unrelated, but i'm keen for the sydney meet up, will it be every night of her gigs? or just the first?
Figured i'd get all my posting done in one post, can't be assed to find the right thread, sorry astro and scrozza.

Should be exciting to meet some of you, but a face to the type. lozzy, we've got to have a huge one on the sunday night? your coming right? do a pub crawl of newtown, and anyone else who is legal and interested, join in the festivities!
Word to your Mutha
Kels
they didn't like your jokes?? :eek: ....where's their sense of humour?!? *disappointed shake of head*

and i'm not goin sunday :( ....i'm going to the friday and saturday ones.... you should come to the meetup on friday anyways kels....everyone will be there :D