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2011 Festival Highlights Two: Soundwave

2011-07-11T11:10:00.004+09:30

Slayer

Festival Highlight Number Two was held in March of this year. The Soundwave Festival held in Bonython Park just gets bigger and bigger and this year was no exception.

Iron Maiden

Rob Zombie

With headliners Iron Maiden putting on a huge show and other big names like Queens of the Stone Age, Slayer, Primus, Slash and Rob Zombie pulling massive crowds this was the highlight of the festivals so far this year.

One Day as a Lion

Slash

2011 Festival Highlights One: Big Day Out

2011-07-11T10:48:00.008+09:30

Iggy and the Stooges

On a cold winter day, I thought it was time to remind myself of the warm and sunny days that I have spent shooting some of the touring festivals so far this year.

The Deftones

The first one was the Big Day Out. The always popular tour had a number of big acts that had been here before... highlights included Iggy and the Stooges, Die Antwoord, Rammstein and Grinderman.

Die Antwoord

Lupe Fiasco

Stay tuned tomorrow for 2011 Festival Highlights Two: Soundwave

The Foo Fighters Are Coming!

2011-07-11T09:29:00.008+09:30

It's been a while... not the Foo Fighters, but me. Been busy with family additions! The Foo Fighters have been busy too, but they have found time to announce an Australian stadium tour at the end of the year through Frontier Touring. The last time they played Adelaide was huge so this is sure to be a great show.

I was lucky enough to shoot the last tour so fingers crossed for this one! These photos were from the Adelaide Entertainment Centre during their 2008 full Oz tour.

More Future Music Festival

2011-03-15T19:27:00.007+10:30

Mark Ronson & the Business International

The Presets

Grant Smillie

The first of the live shots from this year's Adelaide Future Music Festival. This was the largest FMF to hit Adelaide and they pulled it off well!

Future Music Festival 2011 - The Punters

2011-03-15T18:20:00.007+10:30

Future Music Festival 2011 has been run and won. I was shooting for dB Magazine on the day so make sure you pick up a copy this fortnight for the review and more live shots!

More punter shots and band shots to come... keep checking back! A number of shots on my site are available for sale. Please email me for further details on prices and availabilty.

More From Soundwave 2011

2011-03-11T15:14:00.003+10:30

2011 Soundwave Festival

2011-03-07T16:15:00.015+10:30

Rob Zombie

Primus

First shots from this year's Soundwave Festival which I was shooting for The Vine. This festival seems to keep getting better each year! This year was well organised, great line-up, awesome weather...Wonder what next year will bring?

Slayer

Slash

One Day as a Lion

Stacks more photos from this year's festivals to come, including the Big Day Out, Laneway, Soundwave and Future Music Festival which visits Adelaide next weekend.

More Highlights from Laneway 2011

2011-03-03T16:26:00.008+10:30

Les Savy Fav Playing Photographer

Warpaint

More photos from the recent Laneway Festival... what a good festival it was!

Two Door Cinema Club

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Keep checking back for more photos from The Big Day Out Festival, Laneway and the upcoming Soundwave Festival!

Laneway 2011

2011-02-21T19:05:00.015+10:30

Warpaint

Cut Copy

Laneway 2011 was the first time I have attended this festival and it left me asking myself why I haven't gone before. Apart from the fact that it was tightly packed the music and atmosphere was amazing. Working for The Vine and hanging out with some good mates it was a cracking night. This is a quick peek at some of my favourite shots of the day... more to come!

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Blonde Redhead

Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti

BDO 2011 - Matt and Kim

2011-02-08T21:41:00.006+10:30

Another highlight from this year's Big Day Out were Brooklyn Duo, Matt and Kim. They brought their infectious and fun sounds to the Lily World Stage and had an appreciative crowd bouncing around.

Those in Australia who know the current advert being run by Mars will know their song Daylight.

The energy that they both put into their music makes for great photo opportunities!

Stay tuned for photos from Iggy and the Stooges, The Deftones, Lupe Fiasco, MIA and more!

BDO 2011 - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

2011-02-06T20:45:00.009+10:30

The Big Day Out juggernaut rolled into Adelaide last Friday. It was the coolest day for a Big Day Out in many years although the humidity still made it hard work!

The whole day seemed a bit flat, maybe it was the weather, maybe it was the feeling around town that it wasn't a very strong lineup. There were some great highlights throughout the day though with my favourite being Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

They put in a really passionate set and had many adoring fans. Playing songs from their awesome album Up From Below they were a real pleasure to watch. Alex Ebert put on a great show venturing into the crowd to sing with the bands fans.

Check out some of their music here!

More Gorillaz...

2011-01-08T13:26:00.003+10:30

Merry Christmas, Happy New Years and all that... Some more photos from the Gorillaz last month! Such an epic show.

Plenty of photos to come from the No Sleep Til Festival and the upcoming Big Day Out Tour!

The Gorillaz

2010-12-09T14:02:00.004+10:30

Last night saw the Gorillaz bring their Escape to Plastic Beach Tour to Adelaide. They put on an amazing two hour set which had everyone dancing around. Goodtimes!

Silversun Pickups

2010-12-06T21:18:00.006+10:30

Sitting here doing some work listening to the Silversun Pickupsbrought back some memories. I saw these guys support The Birds of Tokyo a couple of months ago here in Adelaid. The sound mix was terrible but these guys put on a great show!

Parklife Part Two

2010-10-15T14:55:00.003+10:30

More photos from the recent Parklife Festival...

Parklife hits Radelaide Part One

2010-10-05T13:57:00.006+10:30

Yesterday I went to the Adelaide leg of the Parklife Tour to take snaps for dB Magazine. It was a cracking day with great weather and a top layout. There was a great mix of music this year with a bit of something for everyone. Highlights for me were Soulwax, Darwin Deez and New Young Pony Club.

Check back soon for more photos from Parklife 2010!!

Photos, Photos and More Photos

2010-10-03T21:44:00.007+10:30

It's been a busy couple of weeks with the camera. I shot Birds of Tokyo and Silversun Pickups for The Vine which was a killer show. A packed and sold out crowd enjoyed an awesome double act.

I also took photos of Powderfinger for Triple J as part of their farewell tour at Memorial Drive. Head on over to the site to see the shots!

Tomorrow I am off to shoot the Adelaide leg of the mighty Parklife Festival. With fine weather hanging around, good times are sure to be had! Keep an eye out on my site over the next few days for highlights!

Bullet For My Valentine

2010-09-19T19:36:00.009+09:30

Last week I took photos of Bullet For My Valentine on their current Australian tour at Thebarton Theatre. It was an epic setup and the crowd were pumped! A massive couple of months of live music coming up in Adelaide so stay tuned!

Moo!

2010-06-22T09:12:00.011+09:30

I recently spent time trying to sort through photos for new business cards from Moo. They are these amazing business cards where you can order multiple photos on your personalised cards within one order. They look very cool and are a great way to carry some of my photos to show anyone who might be interested!

It's amazing how difficult it is to decide which photos you like the most and which photos will be effective when the size of a business card. This is a selection of shots that made the cut.

Something Different

2010-04-01T09:50:00.007+10:30

Something a little bit different... I love travelling and returned from a trip back to Nepal and Tibet at the end of January and also visited Cambodia for the first time. These are a few of the images I captured.

Soundwave 2010 Part Two!

2010-03-07T16:44:00.010+10:30

Here are some more photos from Soundwave Festival 2010 last weekend. What a great even and all the reviews written have really rated Adelaide's event right up there!

Faith No More

AFI

With another busy weekend of gigs in Adelaide stay tuned for photos over the next few days of Future Music Festival and 90's indie rockers, Pavement as well as more highlights from The Big Day Out and Soundwave!

Placebo

Alexisonfire

Jane's Addiction

Soundwave Part One

2010-02-28T22:00:00.010+10:30

Yesterday saw the Soundwave juggernaut hit Adelaide and hit it hard it did. With the strongest lineup of all the festivals this summer there were high expectations for this years event.

With names like Faith No More, Jane's Addiction and Placebo on the bill it was going to be a big day. Big kudos to the Soundwave 2010 organisers for putting on a great festival.

The festival seems to be going from strength to strength and after only three years on the scene is a great addition to the festival circuit. Once again I was shooting for the mighty dB Magazine.

More photos to come over the next couple of weeks including more from the Big Day Out last month.

The Biggest Lady in Music...

2010-02-25T08:14:00.005+10:30

Last week I shot The Gossip at Thebarton Theatre. They have been talked up a lot over the last year... the crowd at the show were definately into them! Beth Ditto belted out the tunes as she danced her way around the stage. They put on quite a solid show with Beth interacting with the crowd throughout the show.

Muse and Powderfinger @ Big Day Out

2010-02-11T08:18:00.009+10:30

Some more photos from the recent Adelaide Big Day Out. It was a massive day and great to shoot. I was working for The Vine on the day.

Big Day Out 2010

2010-02-03T20:57:00.012+10:30

First of many photos from the Adelaide Big Day Out Circus! More to come.

The Mars Volta

Muse

Passion Pit

Peaches

Rise Against

Holidays...

2009-12-13T11:27:00.004+10:30

The time has come for me to head overseas for a month and a bit... Im heading to Nepal, possibly Tibet and Cambodia...

Will be back on deck mid-January so see ya then!!

Maximo Park

2009-12-05T15:01:00.009+10:30

Some photos from the recent Maximo Park tour...

It's coming...

2009-10-29T21:31:00.005+10:30

There's been a hold up! I'm interstate for a the next week or so and as a result I won't be able to launch the new site until I am back...

In the meantime head on over to the Triple J website and check out my first shoot for them. I shot Kisschasy and Regular John at HQ in Adelaide on a cold, wet weeknight!

New Site Coming!

2009-10-16T21:28:00.006+10:30

My new site is almost ready to launch which is very exciting! Check back over the next week or two to see the newly designed website for Rockpics. I will still be keeping the blog up and going but have built a new fancy website to showcase my photos in a more user friendly format.

Big Day Out 2010 Announced...And an Extra Show

2009-10-07T13:10:00.017+10:30

Big Day Out Headliner, Muse

Just over two weeks ago the Big Day Out 2010 lineup was announced. There has been a lot of debate about the strength of next years lineup considering many of the bands are bands that tour Australia a lot or have played the Big Day Out many times.

All that aside, the Sydney Big Day Out sold out in a reported ten minutes... so much for a weak lineup! This morning a second Sydney show was announced which will be only the second time this has happened in the Big Day Out's history.

The main acts confirmed with the first announcement are Muse, Powderfinger, Eskimo Joe, Grinspoon, Kasabian, Lily Allen, Mars Volta, Groove Armada, Rise Against, Girl Talk and Mastodon.

Grinspoon

What will the second announcement bring??

Kasabian: Big Day Out 2007

Stuck With My Leg Up!

2009-09-24T11:42:00.003+09:30

Gyroscope

The Living End

I had surgery last week on my ankle so haven't been able to shoot anything... but looking back through some photos from earlier this year I found some shots that hadn't seen the light of day. I was shooting the Clipsal 500 concert in Adelaide for Fasterlouder featuring local lads The Shiny Brights as well as The Butterfly Effect, Gyroscope and The Living End.

The Shiny Brights

I hope to update this blog (and start building my new site) over the next few weeks while my leg is up! Stay tuned for photos from the recent All American Rejects Tour and more from Eskimo Joe and Soundwave.

The Butterfly Effect

Eskimo Joe @ Thebarton Theatre Part 1

2009-08-14T10:08:00.008+09:30

Last Night I took photos of Eskimo Joe for dB Magazine at Thebarton Theatre. It had been a while since I had seen these guys play. The last time I took pics of them was Falls Festival 2007.

I can still remember taking pictures these guys play as a three-piece in the front bar of the Holdfast Hotel in Glenelg to a room of about 100 people back in about 2001 when they were relatively unknown.... how things have changed for these guys.

More Photos to come.

Billy Talent at Soundwave

2009-07-28T12:23:00.010+09:30

I finally found some time to look through some old photos on the weekend. The ones that caught my eye were from The Soundwave Festival earlier this year and in particular photos of Billy Talent. Ben Kowalewicz is such a great guy to take photos of because of the emotion he puts into every move as you can see from these pics.

A busier couple of months coming up gig wise with the Hilltop Hoods returning to Adelaide this weekend which should make for some good photos! Stay tuned...

Pink

2009-05-27T11:30:00.006+09:30

Pink played at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre last night as part of her 3 month sold out tour of Australia! More photos to come...

More From Soundwave 2009

2009-03-19T13:18:00.007+10:30

Alice in Chains

Nine Inch Nails

Dillinger Escape Plan

Billy Talent

Womadelaide 2009

2009-03-09T13:40:00.012+10:30

Another Womadelaide world music festival has just finished and what a fine 3 days of world food, music and arts it was!! Arts Projects Australia definately know how to put on a show!

There were plenty of highlights but for me the stand outs were Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Rokia Traore, Neil Finn, The Cat Empire and Ska Cubana. Womadelaide truly is a feast for the senses!

Neil Finn

Rokia Traore

Updates, Updates, Updates!

2009-03-01T20:57:00.012+10:30

Hhmmm, haven't been around for a while which is disappointing. As a result there are many updates to be had! Below are photos of Nine Inch Nails who I shot yesterday as part of the Soundwave 2009 Australian Tour for old trusty dB Magazine.

I had never seen so many lights for one band, they even put out a warning to epileptic people to be aware!

The Subways

New Found Glory

It was a long, hot, dusty day but some great bands and great photos to boot!

I have finally decided to get off my butt and try to keep this site regularly updated... Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks for updates from the Big Day Out Tour last month, Jose Gonzalez, and Womadelaide 09 which I am shooting over the upcoming weekend.

Adelaide International Guitar Festival

2008-12-20T11:31:00.010+10:30

Last week I shot The Adelaide International Guitar Festival for dB Magazine. The night saw three of Australia's favourite rock bands crank out the tunes in Elder park as part of the 2nd annual guitar festival.

Magic Dirt opened the night with a solid performance followed by Shihad and Grinspoon finished up the night with a good (but to short!) performance.

The crowd was a bit dissapointing but the weather probably had something to do with this!

Update

2008-08-13T21:41:00.007+09:30

Photos from three previous huge shows which I did not put up links for are below! Visit the links and see all the photos at Fasterlouder!!

Powderfinger

Foo Fighters

Matchbox 20

Enjoy!!

Devo

2008-08-13T21:30:00.007+09:30

Last week I caught Devo at Thebarton Theatre. They have been around for over 30 years but and still put on a great show pulling out all their hits!! Photos below and more can be found at Fasterlouder.

Powderfinger

2008-06-10T12:58:00.006+09:30

Been a while between drinks....

Next week I am shooting Powderfinger as part of their 'Upstairs at the Downstairs Tour' for Fasterlouder. Should be a great show going on the last time I saw them which was in March this year as part of the Clipsal 500 after race concerts.

Stay tuned for photos next week! I also have a few more gigs waiting in the wings....

The Foo Fighters

2008-04-27T12:55:00.003+09:30

Thursday night saw The Foo Fighters return to Adelaide to play one of the most anticipated shows of the year. The show was absolutely amazing and no one left dissapointed! Dave Grohl played out of his skin, interacting with the crowd and pulling out all the rock moves.

I was taking photos on the night for Fasterlouder which can be found here. The review of the show really highlights what a great night was had by all with the Foo's pulling out all stops to play an epic night of great rock music.

Stay tuned....

Matchbox 20

2008-04-27T12:48:00.003+09:30

Last week I got to shoot Matchbox 20 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Although I am not really a fan, what I saw of them was quite solid. Rob Thomas pulled out all the hits and really played to the crowd! Due to copyright I cannot post my photos here but I was there shooting for Fasterlouder and all the shots can be seen here.

More updates to come!

Big Day Out 08: Silverchair

2008-02-27T21:05:00.006+10:30

Some more photos from this years Big Day Out. This time it's some of Aussie rock legends, Silverchair. Unfortunately on the day they didn't live up to their hype and were a bit flat.

More photos to come!

Big Day Out 08: Rage Against the Machine

2008-02-05T20:44:00.000+10:30

Having just returned from overseas I was straight back into it last week shooting the Adelaide leg of the Big Day Out circus for dB Magazine.

It was a great day as usual with a great variety of acts playing and the largest crowd ever at the event in Adelaide. There was only one band one the bill that most people had come to see... Rage Against the Machine! Having grown up as a teenager wanting to rebel the system, these guys provided the theme music.

RATM are one of only 3 acts that I have wished for the last 10 years to be able to see at some stage during my life. With the other two being Nirvana and Jeff Buckley I was hedging my bets on RATM!

The band did not disappoint playing a huge best of set to thousands of screaming and moshing punters. From the moment they stepped onto the stage they really hit the crowd with everything they had and no one left disappointed!

Stay tuned for more photos from this years Big Day Out!

The Year That Was... Part 1

2007-12-28T00:57:00.000+10:30

As the year draws to a close I thought it was time to share the years highlights! Below are some of my favourite shots from some of the great gigs of 2007. Happy New Year!

Robert Smith from The Cure showed that they still have what it takes to play a blistering set at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in August.

On the theme of veteran rockers, Alice Cooper blew people away at Thebarton Theatre in July.

The biggest show of the year went to Adelaide's own, Hilltop Hoods who managed to blend their hip-hop sound with the full Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Amazing!

Kasabian played to a large crowd at the Adelaide Big Day Out and really impressed.

Dinosaur Jr get the gong for the loudest show of the year! They blew eardrums at the Governor Hindmarsh in July.

Stay tuned for part 2...

Maximo Park

2007-12-11T20:30:00.000+10:30

Thinking back through the great gigs I have been to this year I thought of Maximo Park who played one of the shows of the year at Fowlers Live in August.

I'm on Holidays!

2007-12-11T20:03:00.000+10:30

I'm currently enjoying 4 months of touring the world! So for those of you who check this site, sorry!

I will endevour to post more gig pics that haven't made it up when I get some time! There is quite a bit to catch up on!

Stay tuned early next year for Big Day Out photos and many more!

Cheers

Countdown Spectacular 2 Promo Shoot

2007-10-03T11:11:00.000+09:30

I was trawling back through some photos before I head overseas for a few months and found this shot which I took for dB Magazine to promote the Countdown Spectacular 2 Concerts about 2 months ago. The photo is of John Paul Young, Richard Clapton and Martha Davis.

I was only given about 3 minutes with them and it was all very rushed as they were running late to get to a radio interview on the other side of town but they were all really nice about it! Whilst the interview was being done I found the "Star Suite" door and thought it summed up the event.

Update 2 - The Cure

2007-08-27T21:28:00.000+09:30

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to shoot The Cure for dB Magazine. From all reports it was a really great show! (I couldn't stay) It has been a really busy couple of months for gigs in Adelaide and late September/October are going to be even crazier!

Update 1 - Black Sabbath

2007-08-18T10:49:00.000+09:30

A couple of weekends ago I was lucky enough to shoot three huge shows - Black Sabbath, The Shins and The Cure! I was in photographers heaven.

At the Black Sabbath show which was called Heaven and Hell as Ozzy Osbourne wasn't involved I was the only photographer. Even in Adelaide this is extremely rare! The band was touring the "Dio Years" which was the short time where Ronnie James Dio was the frontman for the group.

They were supported by "Down" who are fronted by ex-Pantera boy, Phil. It was a really loud rock'n show! More photos at Fasterlouder.

Dinosaur Jr

2007-07-14T21:11:00.000+09:30

J Mascis

I was lucky enough last night to shoot one of the bands that I have always wanted to see, Dinosaur Jr. I wouldn't say that I am a huge fan but I think that they make great loud music. They didn't disappoint last night putting on a stellar show at The Gov. To see more photos check out Fasterlouder or My Gallery.

Murph

Lou Barlow

J Mascis and Murph

Alice Cooper

2007-07-12T15:40:00.000+09:30

Last night I shot the Adelaide leg of the Alice Cooper tour at Thebarton Theatre. I only got to stay for the first four songs but from what I saw and heard it would have been a great show! I was shooting the show for local street press, dB Magazine.

Adelaide Make Poverty History Gig

2007-07-08T13:36:00.000+09:30

Room One

Last week I shot the Adelaide leg of the Make Poverty History gig. The idea was that there would be a concert in major centres then buses of Australia's youth would travel to Sydney spreading the Make Poverty History message.

Unfortunately the Adelaide show was not well publicised and it as held on a Monday night which did not help things. That aside, the event saw local act 'Room One' play there largest gig to date. Other acts to feature on the night were Lowrider, Guy Sebastian, Dukes of Windsor and Bliss n Eso. Below are a few photos from the night.

Lowrider

Guy Sebastian

Dukes of Windsor

Room One

Stay tuned for more photos and updates! Still to come (When I get time!) photos from Xzibit at Thebby Theatre, The Black Keys and more!

Hilltops Hoods Restrung

2007-05-13T09:46:00.000+09:30

Last night I was lucky enough to shoot local hip-hop legends, The Hilltop Hoods in a once off gig with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. It was quite a hard gig to shoot to shoot becuase the ASO were right up the back and hidden in the dark a bit aswell as big smoke machines clogging up the air!

The sold out gig at The Adelaide Entertainment Centre was absolutely amazing. Mixing a 31 piece orchestra with one of Australia's most successful hip-hop groups was a risk...which paided off!

Little Barrie

2007-04-16T21:07:00.000+09:30

Saturday night saw me shooting English group, Little Barrie at the unibar. I didn't know to much about this three peice before last week but they were awesome!! Check out some of their music at their myspace... well worth it!

Gomez

2007-04-06T12:13:00.000+09:30

Home having a quiet Easter I thought I better do some updating of this site!! So first things first, Gomez. I shot them last week at HQ. They were amazing! This was their second visit to Adelaide in just over 6 months and they did no disappoint! Here's a couple of photos!

Stay tuned for more updates!

WOMADelaide Part 2

2007-03-19T19:22:00.000+10:30

Here's Lookin' at You!

Here is the second installment of WOMADelaide photos. All photos will be in the gallery by the weekend! (I finally have a spare 10 minutes this week!!)

Augie March

Habib Koite

Lior

Fat Freddy's Drop

WOMADelaide Part One!

2007-03-12T22:19:00.000+10:30

Femi Kuti

Here is a sneek peek at some photos from WOMADelaide which I shot on over 3 days on the weekend! Check back for more!

The Gotan Project

The Legend -Kev Carmody

The Waifs make a triumphant return!

Habib Koite's Drummer

Update from the crazy house!

2007-03-01T17:26:00.000+10:30

The Beautiful Sarah Blasko

I'm in the middle of moving house at the moment so things are a little crazy around here! Thought I'd put up a couple of photos that I took last week at 2 gigs I shot. The first 3 photos are from Adelaide University Oball and the last one is from Shihad. Stay tuned for more!

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!

Regurgitator

Shihad

Angus & Julia Stone

2007-02-09T17:57:00.000+10:30

Last night I attended a sold out performance by Angus and Julia Stone at Jive. Not knowing much of their stuff I was excited to hear (and see!) them live. Julia was so elegant in her long white dress and the brother and sister duo put on a mesmerising performance. It was definately among the great gigs that I have seen from a group that I have not known too much about.

Adelaide was the last gig on their national tour but if you get the chance to check them out take it!! Below are a couple of photos from the night. The rest will be in my gallery soon!!

Stay Tuned...

2007-02-07T20:09:00.001+10:30

Muse

The first half of my photos from the BDO are now in my gallery. The rest should be up by tomorrow night! Unfortunately I don't have a lot of spare time to sit in front of the computer doing this as much as I would like!

Tomorrow night I am off to see Angus and Julia Stone at Jive. I am really looking forward to seeing them after their break through song 'Paper Aeroplanes' received a great reception by listeners on JJJ.

Friday night I am going to see Jurrassic 5 at Thebarton Theatre! Should be a good show aswell! Have seen them once before and they were great!Stay tuned for photos from Angus and Julia Stone and the rest of the BDO pics!

Moments Caught in Time

2007-02-05T20:41:00.000+10:30

Kasabian

While sifting through my Big Day Out photos tonight something occured to me. As a photographer I capture a moment in time that will never be repeated. Below are some photos of musicians from the BDO in the moment... a moment that I was able to capture.

Trivium

Peaches

Morals of a Minor

My Chemical Romance

The Butterfly Effect

Rock On!

Big Day Out Photos

2007-02-04T23:08:00.000+10:30

Jet

Just finished sorting through the masses of photos from Friday's Adelaide Big Day Out! It was a huge day (and extremely hot!!) but awesome fun! Below is a sneak peek at some of the photos that I took! Hopefully (time permitting) my complete gallery should be up byTuesday night! Enjoy...

Muse

My Chemical Romance

Kasabian

Kasabian

Morals of a Minor

Jet

The Butterfly Effect

Big Day Out

2007-01-23T15:55:00.000+10:30

John Butler

Well it's been a little while since I have had anything to say on here! So here I am... Not much has been happening music wise here in Adelaide but next Friday (2nd of Feb) we have the most anticipated date on the music calendar for the year, The Big Day Out. This year the event sold out in Adelaide in record time so it is bound to be huge! It is always a huge day of music festivities that leaves you sore for days!

I will be shooting the event for a local magazine called Entropy. Stay tuned as I will be posting all of my shots in the gallery!

After all the media hype (beat up!) about Sydney BDO goers being advised not to take their Australian flags to the event lets hope there is no trouble!

Tim Rogers - You Am I

Here are a couple of photos of a couple of Aussie's who will be playing at this years event! They were taken at the recent Falls Festival.

Katy - Little Birdy

Kav - Eskimo Joe

Falls Photos Up!

2007-01-07T18:15:00.000+10:30

Saul Williams

The majority of my falls festival photos are up and can be found in my gallery. There will be a few more to come over the next few days so keep checking back! Most of my photos are available for purchase. If you are interested please contact me!

Falls Festival Photo Gallery

2007-01-03T20:32:00.000+10:30

Basement Jaxx

Just a quick update: The sorting of the photos is taking longer than expected due to the large quantity! Expect the photos to be in the gallery by the weekend so keep checking back! In the mean time, here are a couple more!!

John Butler

Matt Costa

CSS

Sleepy Jackson

Falls Festival

2007-01-02T23:56:00.000+10:30

Wolfmother

I arrived home late this afternoon tired and dirty but happy with my Falls Festival experience! Being my 3rd visit to the awesome festival I probably enjoyed this one the most because of the fact that I was taking photos. I will be sitting down over the next day or two to sort through all the photos so check back to see them all in my gallery. For now here is a teaser!

You Am I

Wolf and Cub

John Butler

Basement Jaxx

It's Confirmed! I'm Shooting Falls!

2006-12-18T15:06:00.000+10:30

Michael Franti

Today has been a great day... I finally received an email to confirm that I am working as a staff photographer for the Falls Festival! I have known for a couple of weeks but didn't want to announce it prematurally! I get to wonder around the festival for three days and nights capturing the vibe and event with my camera! Definately the biggest and best event I have had a chance to shoot but I am stoked to get the opportunity and cannot wait!!

Youth Group

The line up includes, Modest Mouse (USA), Michael Franti and Spearhead (USA), Wolfmother, The Bees (UK), The John Butler Trio, Basement Jaxx (UK, full band), Hilltop Hoods, Eskimo Joe, Scribe (NZ), Saul Williams (USA), Matt Costa (USA), The Sleepy Jackson, The Mountain Goats (USA), Cansei de Ser Sexy (Brazil), The Black Seeds (NZ), Little Birdy, You Am I, M. Ward (USA, full band), The Audreys, Youth Group, The Vasco Era, Wolf & Cub, Jamie Lidell (UK), Josh Pyke, Ground Components, Blue King Brown, Dan Kelly and The Alpha Males, The Exploders, Jen Cloher And The Endless Sea, Dexter, The Fumes, Timmy Curran (USA), Custom Kings, Dallas Frasca & Her Gentlemen, Dan Sultan, Labjacd, Muph N Plutonic, Plus a heap more!

Josh Pyke

Anyone who has been to Falls knows what an awesome event it really is! With New Years Eve being so over rated it is the perfect place to welcome in the new year with your mates in the beautiful surroundings of Erskine Falls near Lorne. Stay tuned! I will post a gallery and news about the event as it happens!!

Something Different!

2006-12-14T16:36:00.000+10:30

Well it has been a couple of weeks since I last posted anything on here. I was away for a few days during this time for work which got me thinking about other photographs, other than music photos that I have taken.

I was actually on the Murray River with a school group as I am finishing a postgrad teaching degree at the moment and am a kayaking instructor. I took my camera along to take a few happy snaps of my students and started thinking about all the other pics that I have taken of great landscapes and people over the last couple of years.

'Murray Mirror' - This photo was taken on the Murray River last year near a place called Chowilla Station near Renmark in South Australia.

'Nildottie Sunrise' - The amazing sunrise that I woke up to one morning whilst completing a solo 650km kayaking trip.

The photos below were taken on my most recent trip to Nepal in 2003. I am a keen outdoors enthusiast and have travelled to many amazing places throughout the years.

'Sunset Beauty' - This photo was sunset on Macchupuchare taken from Annapurna Base Camp. Macchupuchare has never been climbed because it is a holy mountain, such a beautiful sight!

'Trekkers view' - Three trekkers enjoy the view of Annapurna (8091m) the 10th highest mountain in the world.

'Prayers Above' - Prayer flags flutter in the wind on this memorial at 4100m above sea level at Annupurna Base Camp.

'Chandra' - This is a portrait of my guide and good friend Chandra just below Annapurna Base Camp.

'Relaxing' - in Southern Nepal, Chitwan National Park

More photos can be found by looking in my photo gallery. l will add more as I sort through the back catalogue!

Most of the photos found in my gallery are available for purchase. Please contact me via email for more information!

Bob Evans

2006-11-27T10:35:00.000+10:30

As mentioned in an earlier post, Saturday night I headed along to see Bob Evans aka Kevin Mitchell of Jebediah fame. Was a good night out, supported by a new local band, Saving Savvanah. Bob's infectious pop/rock tunes had everyone leave with a smile! Below are a couple of pics from the night.

What a Week!

2006-11-25T15:11:00.000+10:30

The Datsuns

Well, what a week! On Tuesday I got a phone call late in the arvo to tell me that if I met someone at the door that night I could get in to see Pearl Jam! Wow! What a show, it took me ages to stand there and realise that I was actually watching a group that I grew up listening too!

Didn't get to shoot the show (Apparently no one did here in Adelaide) but I am reviewing it for one of our two street press dB Magazine. Check out the review on 6/12 by clicking on the link to the right! Unfortunately the great mag only comes out fortnightly.

Last night I headed along to see The Datsuns supported by The Casanovas. Was a great night of dirty rock n' roll!! Below are a couple of photos I took of the show. More can be found in my gallery! Tonight I am off to shoot Bob Evans. I was meant to shoot one of his shows about 3 months ago but was sick the day of the show so had to pull out so I am looking forward to seeing Bob do his thing!

The Casanovas

The Datsuns

New Photos Added

2006-11-20T22:29:00.001+10:30

I have recently added a number of new photos to my gallery. I hope to add a heap more over the coming week when I have more time!! There should be another 5 or so galleries up by the end of next week so keep checking back!

Busy time for live music here in Adelaide over the next week! If all goes to plan, this week I will shoot John Butler Trio, The Datsuns and Bob Evans. On top of that U2 have just left town, Pearl Jam are here this week and we have Elton John, Robbie Williams and Kylie all about to visit! Bring it on!

Fuse Festival

2006-11-15T22:16:00.001+10:30

Taasha Coates - The Audreys

Tonight I headed along to the Electric Light Hotel in town to hear about 'Fuse'. Fuse Festival is run in conjunction with the Adelaide Fringe Festival and consists of live music events and two days of seminars and workshops. The other reason for the night was for people to get together and 'network' with other people in the industry along with the opportuity to hear from and chat to Alistair (The Audrey's Manager) and PJ (Hilltop Hoods Manager).

The thing that I really took out of the night was the fact that here in South Australia we really need to build a network and community of like minded people... all interested in helping the SA industry grow and prosper. Indeed, since the Hilltop Hoods and The Audrey's both collected ARIA awards recently, we need to capitalise on what we have here... an amazing music scence that needs supporting!

So if you are from SA and are reading this, log onto the Fuse Website (link to the right) and find out about getting involved in helping to shape the direction of the music scence in the state.

Little Birdy Rock The Gov

2006-11-13T18:18:00.000+10:30

I shot Little Birdy and the Red Riders at the Gov last night... After a busy weekend I wasn't exactly excited about another night out knowing that I had to go to work early in the morning!

All in all a great show, they definately have a good following here in little ol' Adelaide!

Gallery Up & Running!

2006-11-12T10:54:00.000+10:30

Ash Grunwald

Update: I have linked my blog to my photo gallery. The link is found on the right hand side of the page. This is still a work in progress as it will take me quite a while to load all my photos into the galleries so keep checking back to see more of my work. All images are © copyright 2006, but feel free to contact me if you are interested in any of the photos.

Sarah Blasko

2006-11-09T18:56:00.000+10:30

Thursday night I headed along to see Sarah Blasko play at the Governor Hindmarsh to launch her new album, What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have. I had not seen her play live before so I was stoked to get the opportunity to take some pics of her.

The gig was great! Sarah is such a beautiful lady and has an amazing voice! Check my gallery (link coming!!) in a couple of days to see the rest of the pics! Or, click on the Fasterlouder link and look for them in the Adelaide photos section!

My First Post!!

2006-11-08T18:38:00.000+10:30

Michael Franti

Well, my first blog post! Never really been one of these blogging/internet type people but thought it was time to get on board!! I regularly look at a music photographer from Sydney, Daniel Boud blog and being a big fan of his shots I thought I better start a blog to show off my work as well!

I have been taking photos at gigs around Adelaide for about five years... It all started when I was bored at university and was reading the unipress and saw an add asking for people to contribute. I figured it would be a good side show to my education and with free access to gigs, being able to meet and interview bands and free cds, what did I have to lose!

After a bit of time out last year, I got back into live music photography earlier this year when I shot the Hilltop Hoods album launch with a mate (The same person that had got me into the game in the first place) and remembered how cool it can be and decided to get right back into it!

I have shot a lot of gigs this year so far and will put up a gallery of photos as soon as I get the time!! I will use this blog to keep you up to date with whats going on and to show some of my favourite pics that I have taken!

Just remember kiddies, you cannot use my pics without my written permission! It's called copyright! (I have had probs in the past... just wanted to remind people!)

Enjoy! I hope to build this site up quickly and post at least once a week! Oh, and feel free to leave comments!

Peace,
Andrew