Live Report July 25th, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney NSW

Okay, just got home so I will say a few words and let you know my impression of the show and atmosphere etc, shall try to keep it brief.
I had a seat quite close to Robert's side of the stage and from there I could see the whole band and the arena. It was fun seeing them interact with each other and we often had visits from Simon on this side of the stage. Also had a visit from Roger during BDC which was lovely.

I want to thank the band for such an amazing concert, I couldn't have been happier with their performance, they gave it their all. I felt Rob's voice was a little less powerful at times or perhaps he was saving it a little but still they are the stuff of legends.

The crowd where I sat was a mixed bag, we had some young girls up dancing the whole time which might explain the visits from Simon and Roger . My feeling was that there were a lot of casual fans as they didn't react at all at the times I was losing my mind. I feel so lucky to have heard Plainsong, All I Want, Primary!!!. Robert introduced Like Cockatoos by saying it was inspired by someone who lived not far from here and my god, it was gorgeous!
A Hundred Years was savage, like I always wanted it to be. Encore number 1 spectacular, although the audience was just so flat during A Forest, really p*ssed me off. The audience was perhaps the one thing that marred a perfect night for me.I wanted to get up and give them a slap. The reaction to ICNBTS was very warm, people seem to instantly love it. To hear Shake Dog Shake was a gift.

Of course from Encore 2 to whole arena were on their feet and just so into it, I wish they could have warmed up earlier though.
Robert looked so happy at the end, tired, yes but very happy.

My highlights were definitely Primary, Like Cockatoos and One Hundred Years. I have a hope that they will start to switch up the encores more and perhaps put BDC back in it's box for awhile.

The band are at the peak of their powers, they are getting better and better and this bodes well, very well for the future.

Ahhhh... Great to know that i was not the only one that wanted to slap people into feeling the concert. Thanks for that lovely recap. Wished I was there to help slap them into it!!