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One Direction, Suncorp Stadium 11.02.2015 Two weeks ago this writer spotted a One Direction annual in the aisles of a discount bookstore and assumed the bubble has burst. They’d been […]

LAMB The Tivoli. 10.02.2015 WAITING In line at the box office for tonight’s LAMB gig, three immaculately groomed young men discuss how they are really looking forward to tonight’s performance

  Darren Middleton and Guy Pearce. Cremorne Theatre QPAC. Brisbane. 12.02.2015 When I first saw that Guy Pearce and Darren Middleton were playing shows together,  I was immediately intrigued. The

Guy Sebastian Madness Tour- Sat 14th Feb BEC.   The Brisbane Entertainment Centre was in intimate mode for Guy Sebastian’s stop on his Madness tour. A cross section of kids and teenagers,

John Legend 08.12.2014   Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. By Craig L Thomson Sometimes you get a venue that perfectly fits an artist. Tonight, John Legend and the Brisbane Convention

Tori Amos November 21st QPAC. Words:  Craig L Thomson. Tonight at QPAC The Lion King is playing in the Lyric theatre whilst Tori Amos is playing in the Concert Hall.

Joe Satriani The Tivoli  04.11.14 A capacity crowd of mainly men, and the occasional dutiful wife or girlfriend, swells the Tivoli tonight to hear some guitar playing from Joe Satriani. From

The Church Further/Deeper Tour The Old Museum-Brisbane, Saturday 1 November 2014. Mingling amongst the crowd outside the Old Museum, the topic of conversation falls to what will be on tonight’s

Robbie Williams 23.09.2014 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Robbie Williams Swings Both Ways! I gasped as I read the headline, but then again weren’t we all kind of expecting it? Kind of like

Justin Timberlake: 20/20 Experience Tour 26.09.2014 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Justin Timberlake returned to Brisbane at the top of his game. Playing two nights at the Entertainment Centre: this was a

Queen with Adam Lambert Brisbane Entertainment Centre 01.09.2014 Pomp, circumstance and a heavy dose of seventies style jamming were in abundance as Queen lit up the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. Playing

Lady Gaga made her Australian debut in Brisbane only a few short years ago (five in fact), opening for the Pussycat Dolls. The Dolls were on the way out and

Bob Dylan Brisbane Convention Centre 26.08.2014 The bard himself performed in Brisbane on Monday night to around 2,500 paying customers. In the last quarter of a century Dylan has played

Flash back to 1997. I’ve most likely got an Adidas twin set on, Kenan and Kel are most likely on the television, I’m most likely drinking Ribena and the only

Splendour In The Grass: Part 3 Alright, alright, alright. Day 3. Everyone’s looking a little worse for wear but is pushing on with a concoction of god-knows-what flowing through their

Splendour in the Grass: Part 2 Day two kicked off with Sydney band Sticky Fingers (otherwise known as STIFI…ha…) at the amphitheatre – and weren’t they a sight for tired

Splendour in the Grass: Part 1 Splendour in the Grass patrons are dedicated folk. The days are piping hot, the nights are freezing. The hours are long. But – the

It’s a cool and crisp Sunday night. Normally I would be on the couch, indulging in my guilty pleasure (making fun of highly sensitive and emotional Masterchef contestants) but not

The White Album Concert Brisbane, 13 July 2014 By Simon Groth Is the tribute performance of a classic album in its entirety already cliché? Even if it is, some albums

Naturally Seven & Michael Bublé Review – Brisbane Entertainment Centre 12.05.14 Having just finished a fun, pleasant and slightly eventful interview with Naturally Seven’s front man and musical director Roger

I will be the first to admit that I’m hard to impress. I don’t want to come off as a snob, but in general I don’t get very excited by

We’ve all heard that (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEVkt0fLWKA) wanky speech Alex Turner gave at the Brits earlier this year – the one that left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth

The Naked and Famous / Vancouver Sleep Clinic Review by: Brendan Dousi There are certain elements of a live gig that tend to nag on you and can possibly seep

  Jason Derulo – Brisbane Entertainment Centre 04.05.2014 Three albums into his career, and with a slew of hits under his belt, Pop / R&B singer Jason Derulo is aiming

MKTO Brisbane Convention Centre                                    24.04.2014 Last week saw MKTO put in a perfectly adequate effort in Brisbane as part of their ‘Thankyou’ tour.  Their vocals were solid as expected,

  QOTSA/NIN 17.03.2014 Two dark giants of the musical world graced Brisbane on the seventeenth of March. The Brisbane Entertainment Centre was their last stop before marching their massive double-headed

Bruno Mars BEC 13.03.2014 Bruno Mars hit the Brisbane Entertainment with all the gusto of a tropical storm. Playing in Brisbane as part of his Moonshine Jungle tour Bruno set

Neil Finn QPAC 08.02.2014 There’s no doubting Neil Finn’s credentials as the best adult pop song writer this side of Paul McCartney. Every time Finn takes the stage the kilos

If like me, you thought the messiah had been and gone in the form of Queen Bey last year, boy did we get it wrong.  The heavens parted at Riverstage

  St Jerome’s Laneway Festival          31.01.14 One would think the organizers of Laneway 2014 had access to some kind of crystal ball or perhaps their very own psychic; plucking

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Brisbane 26.02.2014 The house lights are almost up and Bruce Springsteen is alone, on stage, singing Thunder Road. He’s taken the verse melody

I have actively chosen not to attend Big Day Out since 2011 for fear of ruining the greatest musical experience of my short life. I was 19, naïve and one