BDO 2011 - Matt and Kim

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

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!

Muse and Powderfinger @ Big Day Out

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

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

The Mars Volta

Muse

Passion Pit

Peaches

Rise Against

Big Day Out 08: Silverchair

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

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

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...

Adelaide Make Poverty History Gig

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!