On Friday night I saw the Hoodoo Gurus at Penrith RSL. It was a great night and a lot of fun (although I thought the support act sucked).
The set covered almost all the classics as well as some fan favourites:
- “Whoopee Cushion”
- “A Place in the Sun”
- “In the Wild”
- “Waking Up Tired”
- “Death Defying” (may have been played later—see below)
- “You Open My Eyes”
- “Tojo”
- “Quicksand”
- “California”
- “Axegrinder”
- “Leilani”
- “I See You”
- “Bittersweet”
- “Come Anytime”
- “Miss Freelove ‘69″
- “1000 Miles Away”
- “What’s My Scene?”
- “The Right Time”
- “Kamikaze Pilot”
Encore:
- “My Girl”
- “Like Wow - Wipeout”
Dave Faulkner and Brad Shepherd had a good banter going, including one moment where Dave accidentally introduced “Death Defying” despite it not being on the setlist, leading to a bonus song we wouldn’t have gotten otherwise!
I was right in front of the stage, and I swear, at one point Dave and Brad were within three feet of me. No kidding.
After the show, I had a brief chat with Rick Grossman (bass, also of Divinyls, Matt Finish and Ghostwriters fame)—great guy who is very down-to-earth despite having such an amazing career.
You can see select photos from the event in my Flickr set, but here’s four to give you an idea:
