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This post is a part of a series: V Festival 2009 Australian Tour. Plenty of photos of all the bands from all the shows!

Another quick post from me, coming to you soon after Elbow performed at the Metro Theatre in Sydney. I guess you could say it was “a bit dark” at the venue. I’d also guess it’d suit their kind of music too!

Elbow is another band that I will put on the “maybe” list of bands that I don’t exactly understand. It’s  band that has a huge following - shown by tonight’s sold out show - but I guess I had missed the bandwagon to really understand what they’re all about. The only other thing I know about them is that Snow Patrol really like these guys too.

I was here at the Metro Theatre last week for Biffy Clyro as I had nothing do before the Sydney V Festival. It was then that I noticed there wasn’t really much front-lighting at this venue. But, I must say, the floor layout is superb! Since it was formerly(?) a theatre, the stepped pews give everyone a view of the stage!

Check out my Flickr photostream for more photos from Elbow!

I also (finally!) got to meet Nat (left photo) at the Elbow gig after following her for years on Flickr. She’s also a Sydney photographer and has a really nice portfolio! You should check out her Flickr photostream. And in he right photo, we have Jerrem who moved to Sydney from Perth to work for a law firm. He was a fellow Fasterlouder photographer. You can check out his Flickr photostream too, but he hasn’t had the chance to shoot much since the move to Sydney!

 

This post is a part of a series: V Festival 2009 Australian Tour. Plenty of photos of all the bands from all the shows!

Supporting Kaiser Chiefs at the Enmore Theatre was Razorlight, who are also on tour with the V Festival. I am genuinely surprised that I recognised a fair few songs by them. It’s a bit sad that I’ve only just realised who these guys are, but that just means I’ll just enjoy them more at the festivals!

I guess them supporting the Kaiser Chiefs was pretty fitting, with an equally energetic frontman and a similar rock sound. It was a nice way to rev up the crowd for the headlining act.

This is just a nice little post for me before I head out to catch Elbow at the Metro Theatre!

There are a few  more photos on my Flickr photostream.

This post is a part of a series: V Festival 2009 Australian Tour. Plenty of photos of all the bands from all the shows!

After a hectic couple of days touring with the V Festival in Sydney and the Gold Coast, I’ve finally found the energy to blog! I present to you… Kaiser Chiefs playing at the Enmore Theatre in Newtown, NSW.

 

Funnily enough, this is the first time I’ve seen Kaiser Chiefs for the whole tour. At both V Festivals, I’ve always been elsewhere! So, I’m so very glad to be able to shoot their sideshow. A Kaiser Chiefs show never disappoints, with frontman Ricky Wilson and his signature erratic antics on stage!

 

I absolutely love the lighting at the Enmore Theatre. And the stage is at an awesome height too, only coming up to my chest. I’d seen hundreds of photos taken here from many other Flickr photographers, but to finally experience it for myself, it was a real pleasure!

 

And, speaking of Flickr photographers, here we have Ashley Mar and Lucky Perera were in the pit that night. It was the first time I had met Lucky and he is such a funny guy! It was an honour to meet the Strobist king… just check out these photos! Ash is a prolific Sydney photographer, doing a lot of social shots and red-carpet shoots at all those huge award ceremonies.

 

I thought I would be totally packing my dacks shooting at the Enmore Theatre - being an unknown venue to me - but, you know what? This whole tour has felt so natural shooting it. I really love doing this, no matter where I am.

There are heaps more photos on my Flickr photostream from the Kaiser Chiefs show.

Coming soon… Razorlight @ Enmore Theatre and actual V Festival photos!