GEORGE KOLLIAS CLINIC TOUR DAY 2 - SYDNEY
Posted by Allans Billy Hyde , Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:59 AM
After the Melbourne clinic, I realised that my camera was busted and in need of some urgent repair before the Sydney show. So just before soundcheck, thanks to Google maps on my iPhone, I tracked down a camera repair store. I showed the repair guy the problem and he said he could fix it but...it would take two weeks! I freaked! He said, "When do you need it?" I replied, "Oh, in about 6 hours." The repair guy looked at me and laughed! I explained to him that the mighty George Kollias was in town and he said that he would stay back for me to do the job and the camera would be ready by 8:30pm!
We knew we were in for a killer night when we rocked up for soundcheck. The Basement has an amazing vibe and the NSW Allans Music + Billy Hyde staff did a superb job prepping everything before we arrived. It was so loud at soundcheck that Damo from AMBH Drumcraft decided that it would be best to hand out earplugs to punters at the door!
Wow! What a show! The room was packed! Dave Haley went on stage to a HUGE reaction from the crowd and performed a killer one hour set to open the show. Of course, Kollias was up next and began to stun the crowd from the get go. He was simply frightening...and yep, ULTRA FAST!
It's 8:30pm and George is on stage cooking up a metal blast beat feast, so I decide to dash out to the camera repair store to pick up my camera, race back and start taking some clinic shots! It was crazy! The camera worked perfectly.
The crowd at The Basement was killer! Really responsive and very much stoked to be there. Once again, there was stacks of questions asked of both Dave and George and the guys spent over an hour signing autographs and posing for photos.
Messrs. Kollias and Haley had an incredible time and want to come back to Sydney soon.
Alright! Off to Brissie! Let's see if we'll need ear plugs again! :)
- Sam Riseborough (Tour Manager)
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