8pm – gateway hotel, newcastle – supporting my disco, with naked on the vague and poland
back to the airport to pick up limited express (has gone?) and round to a friend’s house for a BBQ supposedly with the rogers sisters and popfrenzy peeps in tow. we had to leave before they got there though but everyone felt good and happy eating a traditional aussie outdoor lunch under a cloudless bright blue sky.
so, replenished, we headed off to newcastle and by the time we got there it was dark with loud snoring coming from the back of the car. eventually we found the gateway hotel and loaded things in and organised equipment etc. the room is really used as a discotheque and we couldn’t figure out a way to get good light onto the stage so it was pulsating lights and mirror balls for all the bands!
poland and naked on the vague played short sets to a small but appreciative audience.
the brisbane crew rocked up as promised and limited express (has gone?) played an energetic and destructive set to cap off the tour. the sound wasn’t great but everyone enjoyed the chaotic energy of jj and yukari with koji getting up off his drumseat quite a few times too.
my disco finished off the night with their excellent june of 44-ish hard post rock sounds.
we hung around chatting with various members of various bands and sold merchandise in a steady flow until the pub kicked us out.
thankfully there was little traffic on the way back to sydney and we got home at about 1.30 which meant i could get about 5 hours of sleep before going to work in the morning.
1994ever 