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Last time I saw The Mountain Goats was on 2nd January 2007 and, oh boy, was that a joyous show! And though they had originally planned to come back April this year, it had to be cancelled for “personal reasons”. But, being huge fans of Australia, they promised to be here later in the year… and they did! I’m only a modest fan, only owning The Sunset Tree and Get Lonely, but John Darnielle is such a great storyteller. He gets very emotive while on-stage and always puts on a good show. Given the packed out crowd and loud reception, I reckon The Mountain Goats earn the title of “folk rockstars”!

I was pretty surprised at the mix of people at the show. The Mountain Goats are truly ones to bring everyone together. I also didn’t expect to be squashed into the front of the stage either. Gosh, that place needs some better ventilation! Though I think the situation has improved there since the renovations. Anyway, I don’t think I can say much more… excuse this poor excuse for a blog post. Though, here’s another photo for you.

One thing that I will have to post is the autographs I got from both John and Peter Hughes after the show. I shall post it soon… it’s very special. Here’s a bit of trivia for you: John Darnielle doesn’t shake hands - he would rather hug you. He’s also a big fan of Missy Higgins, having toured with her in the US. Rumour has it that she has actually immigrated to America! I guess that explains why she does all her touring there!

A couple more shots are on my Flickr photostream. And there’s a review and a (really tiny) photo in this week’s Drum Media Perth.