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Franz Ferdinand in Sydney

Daniel Boud — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:31:24 +0000

Straight off the plane from Fiji, sunburnt and dog-bitten, i made my way to the Enmore Theatre for Franz Ferdinand.

It was like 2004 all over again with Red Riders in support. It was the debut show of new guitarist, Brad Heald of The Vines. I guess he’s got time on his hands after The Vines indefinite hiatus.

Middle support was The Temper Trap who i think are rather awesome. Their live show expanded the four piece into six piece and sounded pretty amazing. They’ve conquered the local airwaves, getting a flogging for Sweet Disposition on Triple J and commercial radio and look set to do the same in the UK with the BBC and XFM both naming the band as ones to watch in 2009. The Aussie hype band of 2009.

And then it was the main event with Franz Ferdinand. I was a little unsure how they’d go down after being quiet for so long, but as soon as they strode on with confidence and charisma they had the crowd on side. Playing sing-a-long Do You Want To second song was an inspired move.

I’d tell you how the rest of the show was too but us photographers get turfed out after 3 songs.

On another Franz Ferdinand note, the artwork for their new album is pretty cool. It’s all Weegee inspired, shot in black and white and looking like crime scenes. On their blog Alex Kapranos writes,

“The photograph was taken by Soren Starbird by the side of the Barras in Glasgow. We’re shooting a series with photographers we like in different cities we end up in. The Ulysses cover was taken in Brooklyn by Guy Eppel and we were in Paris and Warsaw with Youri Lenquette and Joe Dilworth recently. They’re shot as imaginary crime scenes, invaded by the photographer. A slice of night frozen by flash.”

Clever idea and some great photographers. Nice to see a band come up with a creative concept for their photos. Would’ve been nice to do a Sydney one.

Franz Ferdinand @ The BDO

Daniel Boud — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 04:42:22 +0000

There’s nothing quite like the sight of tens of thousands of people jumping in unison to Take Me Out.

Here’s the Franz Ferdinand gallery.

Shooting the Big Day Out

Daniel Boud — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:53:52 +0000

10 years ago i went to my first Big Day Out. I don’t remember it too well, just random things. One memory i have is that i only knew the famous songs by the bands. So when Rage Against The Machine played i was just waiting till they played Killing in the Name Of. I also remember the song Drugs by long since disbanded Australian group Ammonia was particularly popular that year, with no one really knowing or caring for their other tunes.

It was at my first big concert like this – having to contend with the masses of shirtless, sweaty, drunken, moshing yobs in the crowd – that i peered into the photographers pit down the front enviously. I remember thinking how cool that would be, to just be able to wander in to the front of stage, and take photos of rock stars – photos just like the ones that adorned my bedroom wall and school folders.

Well kids, dreams do come true. Ten years down the track and i’ve scored myself a photographers pit pass for the Sydney Big Day Out. I’ll be right at the feet of artists like Iggy Pop, The White Stripes, Franz Ferdinand and Wolfmother (again). And i’ll be representing SPIN magazine, one of the mags i used to rip photos out of and stick on my walls.

Here’s hoping i take some decent photos. Either way, it’ll be a thrill just being there.

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