10 January 2007

Australia Day Live '07

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Another Australia Day Beckons, and with it Australia’s worst music festival in the form of “Australia Day Live” at Parliament House.

Thanks to Bighead for the reminder, you can see the line-up in all its glory on the dedicated website.

The announced acts are: The Whitlams (token Canberra?), The Audreys, Guy Sebastian, TV Rock, Sick Puppies, Bobby Flynn, Renee Geyer, and the cast from Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical.

Now I’ll concede there are some good acts on that lineup, but I’d love to meet (but not for too long) the person who won’t actively loathe some part of it.

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Australia Day live is shiite! Unless you’re 2 metres from the stage, the other 90% of the audience are just there as fillers for the TV pimps. The event is geared as a broadcast event and the constant TV ad breaks are annoying from a live audience perspective. And Gretel Killeen (hopefully she’s not hosting it again) is more annoying than 20 Guy Sebastians – who I’d be willing to bet can carry a tune far better than anyone here… despite his unfortunate part in the Idol fiasco.

have you listened to the podcast?

queen_vic_toria_II8:35 am 11 Jan 07

you guys should check out Quagmire!!!
I have caught them around town and they are a great Canberra band… from the Queen herself – bugger Parliament House, go and check out some local talent and support them!

terror laws might kick in though if they sing that one

They had a point about the pokies, I thought.

Vic Bitterman10:49 pm 10 Jan 07

Thw Whitlams…. the eternal singing whingers.

Seepi pay attention if you choose to burst into song.

Cotter never been the same since I cant buy callippos from there

The Cotter event’s my pick. I find Glebe Park an inconvenient location.

With a few baby boomer token artists like Renee.

My teen daughter and friends are going this year, and I went a coupla years ago with my teen son and friend – had a ball it poured with rain for about ten mins but no one cared, a nice friendly vibe. I had to stand on the esky to see anything though. Definitely aimed at the younger crowd.

Bobby Flynn, who is he anyway he was voted OUT at Australian Idol, but all of a sudden he is in the ACT Line UP, yay we get all the good ones, losers that is!

loath Gretel….will not go for that reason.

Deadmandrinking2:32 pm 10 Jan 07

Is Guy Sebastatian STILL around? I thought he’d used up his one album of fame. Isn’t it time for him to crawl back to whatever shoe-shop he came from?

Nope, Guy Sebastian comments are not allowed anywhere near the poolroom. The only thing appropriate for the poolroom is to pretend he doesn’t exist.

There’s supposedly some ACT events (as opposed to the “national” Parliament House concert) but ACT Events haven’t updated their website yet.

ParkLive ’06 – all-ages bands etc at Glebe Park. To include Ashleigh Mannix, Los Capitanos, Quagmire. Amusingly, there will be a “ChixZone” for the girls where they can have a manicure and learn how to do beading. No “BlokeZone” on offer.

Commonwealth Park – the usual breakfast, citizenship ceremony etc. Plus Australia Day Children’s Festival, including Active Kidz from ABC TV, Tricky Nick magic show, and Gecko Gang.

Australia Day Fireworks Spectacular – around 9pm? at Lake Burpy-Gherkin.

Cotter Bush Picnic – a more low-key family event, we had a great time last year. Food, music, storytelling, horse & cart rides etc.

All the details are here.

It’s a battle for me between Loathe, Never Heard Of and Their Best Days Are Well Behind Them (last category reserved for Renee Geyer and The Whitlams).

Loathe: Guy Sebastian!

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