LIVE REVIEW: Duran Duran @ Sydney Entertainment Centre, 27/03/12

written by Chris Familton The Entertainment Centre had a reduced, curtained off capacity, no doubt due to the lack of a sellout  yet those in attendance compensated with deafening screams and applause all night. Up first were local duo Radio Ink who are firmly in the commercial dance pop realm, mixing songs from the likes of Survivor, Bee Gees and Daft Punk into a pretty … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Duran Duran @ Sydney Entertainment Centre, 27/03/12

LIVE REVIEW: Soundgarden @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (25/01/12)

written by Chris Familton Arriving at the soulless Entertainment Centre felt like a Delorean trip back to the early 90s with Sydney’s alternative/grunge/rock/metal community out in full force. Faded flannel shirts were scattered through the gathering hordes while the black t-shirt seemed to be the default dress code for the evening. Inside as the melodic hardcore of The Bronx (who had to hightail it up … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Soundgarden @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (25/01/12)

LIVE REVIEW: NEIL YOUNG @ Sydney Ent Centre, 24th Jan 2009

It has been 26 years since I first saw Neil Young perform at the Mt Smart Supertop in Auckland, New Zealand. I was 11 years old at the time and it was a moment that changed my life. It was the first concert I had been to where the act played two contrasting sets, one acoustic, the other electric. Neil was hit by a coin … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: NEIL YOUNG @ Sydney Ent Centre, 24th Jan 2009