In recognition of all the thoughtful donations to the Pants Network "That boy needs to go outside more" fund, someone kindly sponsored a ticket for me to go to the Tea Party concert held last Friday. Unlike most concerts which always end up at The Thebby, this one was held at the Adelaide Uni, the stomping ground of several forum regulars. Word up, fellas. :)
The supporting acts:
The two supporting acts were quite enjoyable, the first was a band from Perth who I believe were called Black Eyed Dogs. The main supporting act was Adelaide's own Testeagles. Although I was thinking I was unfamiliar with their work, several of the songs they performed brought back some memories and they did a really great job. Rumour has it that the Testeagles drummer was wearing a Half-Life 2 baseball cap, although the team of Pants researchers are still investigating whether he had to connect to Steam before placing the hat on his head.
The intermission:
Best intermission ever. We started out with the obligatory Queens Of The Stone Age and No One Knows, then to The Waifs with London Still, then to complete the Dave Grohl triple-play™ we heard One By One by the Foo Fighters. Also featured during the intermission were artists including Muse (Time Is Running Out) & Elvis Costello (Pump It Up). A very neat playlist.
The main event:
Those Canadians gave us a very good show. There were a few songs I wasn't familiar with, though they were playing a lot of stuff off their latest album (Seven Circles), which I've had a good listen to. Although all three band members were great, Jeff Martin, the 100% modest lead singer, was incredible with his vocals. He has a very strong & unique-sounding voice, and he didn't hold back for the Adelaide crowd. There were lots of unusual instruments used throughout the performance as well, although we never did get to hear a slide-whistle in action. :(
Song highlights would include a tribute to their former manager titled Oceans, their biggest hit Temptation, and their version of The Rolling Stones' Paint It Black. Overall the concert was a little slow in parts but the open surroundings of the Uni grounds and the pleasant warm weather & full moon above more than made up for it.
Well worth the price of admission, which I never did pay now that I think about it... Whoops!