INXS Live Review from Day On The Green

Band: INXS with support from Baby Animals, Train and Sean Kelly

Venue: Rochford Winery for Day On The Green

Date: 6th February 2011

Reviewed By: Espylyn

After much debate and chatter about the weather the day promised some sun and gave us some cloud as well. This didn't deter the thousands who turned up at Rochford Winery to witness INXS with support from Baby Animals, Train and Sean Kelly (from The Models) at the Day On The Green habitat.

I missed most of Sean Kelly - I did manage to hear Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight which took me back to grade 6 and us girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other, ahh such fond memories. Up next is Baby Animals and we all welcomed them back into our hearts. Singer Suze DeMarchi has been living in the US and is back in Australia with her family to give the kids an Aussie upbringing, hence why all the comeback Baby Animals shows. Naturally all their top songs were sung and the band rocked like they'd never left gigging.

I didn't see Train so lets move onto the main act of the night, INXS. All band members except singer JD Fortune, came out and gave us a quirky start with just percussion which was kinda interesting, they were all dressed in suits which didn't really suit the band. Then out came JD dressed in suit and top hat (mmm...top hat) and off with a bang they went. Suicide Blonde opened the night and up the punters yelled and screamed. It was kinda cool to witness a band that was so big with its original singer still retain popularity with the punters and JD. I however, felt like I was watching a cover band to a small degree, but in saying that, the band playing like they were on fire and JD is ever the front man. Lets not get into comparisons and focus on the INXS of now. Songs from the album Switch include Dirty Vegas and Afterglow and the band played music that plummeted the sky and almost made the moon come down to check them out. Older songs were more of a hit, Devil Inside, Bitter Tears, Mystify and Original Sin held the crowd throughout the two hour set.

Garry Beers held onto that bass and brought some major riffs to the set whilst Andrew, Tim and Jon Farris held the band together with Kirk Pengilly who took to front of stage lapping up the luxury of a sold out crowd who were singing along and almost bowing to their hero's who still gel the band together.

The rain held back and the moon shone bright tonight as it looked upon many drunken sods dancing and screaming for a band that may not shine as brightly as it once did, but a band that will shine forever more.