erilyn | Cobra/TAI/Panic, Sydney, August 22nd (incl videos + a few photos)

My Brisbane concert recap has the setlists, and my general comments about the show are applicable to this one as well.

I take short videos since my concert pictures nearly always turn out shit. These ones range from 30 seconds to 3 minutes, and sometimes are shorter clips from the same song joined together. If you want to save the files, I've converted them to avi (from the original .mov files), as 180 meg for a 3 minute file is ridiculously large to share (so just rightclick and save). If you're watching on youtube and have the HQ option available, there's a definite improvement IMO. Audio and video quality is reasonably good, though during Panic you get a bit of the girls in front of us (they just didn't stop moving the entire show, and I don't just mean dancing).

If there's something you really want in the better quality of the original files (I haven't found a way of compressing that doesn't lose a bit of the quality) just let me know. Please don't link to my posts or journal on communities/forums etc.

> Youtube playlist of all my videos from this show

I'll tell you what sucks - getting up at 6:15am to get ready and go to work, when your friends are sleeping in. My life, so hard. I was out the door from work spot-on 5pm, which is pretty unusual. Meant I left home, after getting changed, to drive out to Homebush about ten past 6 or so, but I was utterly paranoid that traffic was going to be a nightmare and I would miss Cobra. Apart from one bad patch, it was ok, and I got there in plenty of time.

Found

engenda, who I was sitting with, and then

sinden and

hnix. Now this is how faily we are: we knew that the tickets that

hnix and I had bought were in the same section, same row. But we'd either never compared seat numbers or got them wrong, because it wasn't until we went inside that we realised that we were sitting next to each other. Which was great, but a) almost-creepy coincidence and b) how had we not known? The seats were stage-left, fairly close to the stage and about ten rows back from the front. Good view, except the the stuff on the front corner of the stage obscured a bit of the stage, mostly the drumkits for Cobra and TAI and when the Panic guys would wander back from the mic stands, but we could see Spencer well at least.

Cobra Starship

Not too many videos, I want to bounce around to Cobra too much to hold a camera still.

+ City is at War - 4.62MB / youtube
+ Send My Love to the Dancefloor - 4.57MB / youtube
Fun exchange between Gabe and Ryland.
+ Bring It (Snakes on a Plane) - 8.91MB / youtube
A couple of bits, including Sisky doing the rap.

The Academy Is...
Poor TAI had some technical difficulties, with half a song sounding very off. Clearly the dude who kept coming out to fondle with William's ass and/or mic pack (surprisingly, not Gabe) was falling down on the job or wanted more excuses. Sadly, Gabe didn't come out and sing with them this time.

+ Neighbours - 4.03MB / youtube
William on his knees for Chiz, and some quality mic stand waving (William is possibly a frustrated wannabe drum major)
+ Summer Hair = Forever Young - 7.15MB / youtube
I keep thinking Sisky's shoes are sandals with socks underneath rather than black and white shoes. IDEK.
+ The Phrase That Pays - 4.53MB / youtube
+ About A Girl - 22.09MB / youtube
Almost the whole song. Cute interaction, and some awesome dancing from William.
+ Everything We Had - 16.10MB / youtube
+ Checkmarks - 13.67MB / youtube
William takes a visit to the floor - and towers over the crowd.

Panic at the Disco

I was comfortable in a tshirt for Cobra and TAI, then while waiting for Panic, I got quite cold and wore my hoodie for the rest of the show. Jon must have felt cold too, because he wore socks onstage! We also had an excellent view of Zack standing sidestage (as can be seen in the videos).

+ But It's Better If You Do - 4.22MB / youtube
+ But It's Better If You Do 2 - 4.85MB / youtube
Ryan plays to Spencer and some classic Jon bopping around.
+ Behind the Sea - 8.14MB / youtube
Bubble machine! Harmonies!

+ There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered - 9.85MB / youtube

+ That Green Gentleman - 20.87MB / youtube
2 minutes of the song, including nice bit of Brendon and Ryan playing to each other and mic sharing.
+ I Write Sins Not Tragedies - 7.81MB / youtube
I wish they wouldn't use so much red lighting, it bleeds in my videos, but still very watchable.

+ Time To Dance - 18.31MB / youtube
includes some of Brendon's loldorable intro (including plans to start a side project with the audience), and unfortunately, a bit of the back of the girls in front.

+ Pas de Cheval - 5.32MB / youtube
nice little bit of Ryan and Brendon playing to each other.
+ Mad as Rabbits - 19.58MB / youtube
Ryan adapts the lyrics a little for the location. Zack almost doesn't catch the tambourine. More bubbles! Spencer demonstrates his drumstick throwing.