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Posted by saluyamo on Jan-24-2008 13:39:

Dam I wouldnt of mind seeing cox, also RATM...

Posted by anarky on Jan-24-2008 15:18:

Bjork might be cancelling?

Posted by Teflon_Teapot on Jan-24-2008 23:00:

quote:
Originally posted by gumble
Bjork has pulled out of at least the Sydney show tommorow.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She better not pull out of Melbourne

Posted by anarky on Jan-25-2008 02:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Teflon_Teapot
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She better not pull out of Melbourne

But I already pulled out of her.

Posted by kelsta on Jan-28-2008 11:44:

She didn't pull out

Awesome day/night... highlights were regurgitator & RATM of course

Also saw hoods, grinspoon, silverchair, nightwatchman, pnau, goodwill, krafty kuts & bjork... crowd was a bit of a (total) mess but it made for some entertainment

Overall exceeded expectations & that's always a bonus.

Posted by Teflon_Teapot on Jan-28-2008 22:57:

oh my god that rage moshpit was insane. the first two songs the crowd was just a mess, everyone just went nuts and it was a struggle just to stay upright. after that it seemed like everyone settled and the massive crowd surges stopped and people just went nuts. the dust storms were crazy, i had to take today off work because my lungs and throat are a mess. if they are going to continue at flemington they really need to work on that problem.

other highlights were the nightwatchmen, playing beds are burning as the last song was awesome. also using dirty deeds was very cool. it was a surprise hearing tom morello sing and talk in a texan accent. for a couple of songs his singing was just like johnny cash.

downside were the number of fights i saw, i swear people are just morons. i saw some dude just turn around and king hit someone in the moshpit at the start.

absolutely awesome day, now all i have to do is decide whether i want to try and get tickets to festival hall.

Posted by sunrise3500 on Jan-28-2008 23:05:

quote:
Originally posted by kelsta
crowd was a bit of a (total) mess but it made for some entertainment

yeah the crowd kinda sucked, but ive seen a LOT worse, but like you said really was entertaining more than anything. so it wasn't too bad

no police presence, although that's no surprise

of the 30 lol people on top of the beer stand, 1 fell off and went away in a neck brace. alcohol + heights isn't always the smartest.. although it was hilarious when the 2 guys tackled each other up on it, best ever!

Only really shit things, first and mostly, worst venue ever.. dust field ftl, no grass, no shade O_o and having an army of connex security and expecting 1000's of people to buy tickets, let alone there's only TWO people selling tickets and no machines = stupidity.

Lines to get an 18+ wrist band, lines to get itchy and scratchy world money, mega lines for drinks, lines at toilet, lines to get out..
should make it 18+ event only.

and silverchair are the biggest bunch of pussies ever.

Posted by Teflon_Teapot on Jan-28-2008 23:07:

quote:
Originally posted by sunrise3500
and silverchair are the biggest bunch of pussies ever.

agreed they should go back and perform at the arias to the teenie boppers

Posted by sunrise3500 on Jan-28-2008 23:09:

heh heraldsun:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/st...ml?from=mostpop

TWO casualties and a crowd surge left thousands of fans angry and confused as Melbourne's biggest musical festival, the Big Day Out, ended in mayhem last night.

One unconscious man had to be crowd-surfed to an ambulance, while another fell from a marquee as crowds pushed forward to see the final act, Rage Against the Machine.

Organisers interrupted the American headliners towards the end to appeal to the 45,000-strong crowd for calm.

Revellers said they feared for their safety as the crowd surged towards the main stage and fans climbed every available vantage point at Flemington racecourse.

Organisers rushed the band off stage, and ordered people to climb down from the structures and trees before the band would resume.

Veteran attendee Cameron Oliver, 26, said he saw a lot of violence in the crowd.

Police said they were disappointed with the crowd behaviour and arrested a few people for letting off flares.

"There were quite a few idiots around," one officer said.

theage:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/enter...1369037398.html

Police said the crowd was well behaved. By 10.30 pm there had been only three arrests. Sniffer dogs caught about 30 people with drugs, which police said was typical for this sort of event.

lol talk about herald sun going overboard, and the age going to the other extreme

Posted by Teflon_Teapot on Jan-28-2008 23:23:

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Revellers said they feared for their safety as the crowd surged towards the main stage and fans climbed every available vantage point at Flemington racecourse.

i felt sorry for some chicks that were caught in the middle of that crowd surge at the start. it was just mayhem.

the stupid thing is the front mosh area was closed off because of fears of overcrowding and the sign said patrons enter at own risk. yet the outside area at the front was far more dangerous because there was just a mass of people trying to get as close as possible. if anyone fell down during those crowd surges it would have been game over.

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