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Chromeo

Originally uploaded by Australian Rozie

Well it was big night, shame about the drizzly rain but at least it didn’t pour. Plenty of people were out in the city to experience lots of great bands, singers and entertainment from the 2008 Sydney Festival Program. It kind of felt like NYE but better! We made our way to Martin Place to see Chromeo. We were not too far back, arriving about 40 minutes before they were meant to start (then they were 15 mins late). The DJ before hand played a big mix of hits and mashups which got the crowd jumping. As to be expected at these things, there was a fair amount pushing in and projectile throwing. The MC for this event looked like the same guy who MC’d at the HP Art in Motion Coldcut gig - he had got a caning on the ITM forums and it seems he heeded this info by getting some “trendy” sunglasses and wearing his cap sideways I know he’s just doing his job. This part of FFN was well organised with free water stands and first aid & toilets close by. When we left this area after Chromeo (who were really good, but we’re seeing them at the Beck’s Bar too), there was a mad crush to get through. We wandered around the various areas for a while, then decided to get food in Hyde Park. This was the crap part - you had to buy food voucher tickets to get your food. There appeared to be only one stand to buy these and the line had about 100 people in it. So we skipped that and went straight to the numerous ice-cream vans around the park. Next we went to check out Spank Rock in the Phillip Street area. It was very crowded here and the sound was too low (even for my liking - btw I have my new musicians earplugs - they’re awesome). It’s a concert for f’sake - maybe there was a technical hitch - because Fuzzy are very experienced in organising these kinds of events and they would know better right? Anyway, when Spank Rock came on it was kind of a let down because you couldn’t hear them properly and then someone threw a glass bottle and I said “let’s get the xxxx out of here”. So we went to Chinatown and had a nice big, fast, delicious late night dinner.