Melbourne Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia, December 16th, 2005
What can I say? Last night was honestly just incredible. I was incredibly disappointed that I was not in the Idiot Zone as I got my tickets Saturday and on Monday they released more Idiot Zone tickets. Really annoyed. But my god that was good.
Classic mix of new songs and old songs (disappointed that When I Come Around was not played), with the highlight songs being Jesus of Suburbia and St.Jimmy.
Crowd went absoulutley nuts for Longview and Hitchin A Ride, giving Billie Joe the urge to touch himself up a bit.
Tre was fun, going nuts at the start of Shout, and the addition of the members of the crowd on stage left 60,000 people very jealous. Young guitarist got to keep the guitar (worth a bloody fortune now), the drummer some drumsticks, and unfortunatley for the young female bassist, she was left with nothing but the memory (which she may have lost on the crowd surf out).
Great moment of the night was before the boys were even on stage, as the roof, which was closed for My Chemical Romance and Jimmy Eat World opened up, allowing for the spectactular fireworks display.
Billie Joe is a true entertainer, revving up the Aussie crowd by drinking our beer, waving our flag, touching up his guitar as the Aussie flag and bringing the Living End guitarist Chris Cheney on stage, as well as playing the classic Aussie song Shout, by Johnny O'Keefe. Not to mention sudden outbursts of Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi.
Only disappointments was When I Come Around and Nice Guys Finish Last not being played, not playing a Living End song with Cheney, not being in the Idiot Zone despite a ridiculous amount of space left (would have looked ugly from the stage), and the lackluster performance from Jimmy Eat World.
Otherwise, brilliant.
Classic mix of new songs and old songs (disappointed that When I Come Around was not played), with the highlight songs being Jesus of Suburbia and St.Jimmy.
Crowd went absoulutley nuts for Longview and Hitchin A Ride, giving Billie Joe the urge to touch himself up a bit.
Tre was fun, going nuts at the start of Shout, and the addition of the members of the crowd on stage left 60,000 people very jealous. Young guitarist got to keep the guitar (worth a bloody fortune now), the drummer some drumsticks, and unfortunatley for the young female bassist, she was left with nothing but the memory (which she may have lost on the crowd surf out).
Great moment of the night was before the boys were even on stage, as the roof, which was closed for My Chemical Romance and Jimmy Eat World opened up, allowing for the spectactular fireworks display.
Billie Joe is a true entertainer, revving up the Aussie crowd by drinking our beer, waving our flag, touching up his guitar as the Aussie flag and bringing the Living End guitarist Chris Cheney on stage, as well as playing the classic Aussie song Shout, by Johnny O'Keefe. Not to mention sudden outbursts of Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi.
Only disappointments was When I Come Around and Nice Guys Finish Last not being played, not playing a Living End song with Cheney, not being in the Idiot Zone despite a ridiculous amount of space left (would have looked ugly from the stage), and the lackluster performance from Jimmy Eat World.
Otherwise, brilliant.
