Band: Hall & Oates with support from
IcehouseDate: 2nd February 2012
Reviewed By: Espylyn
The Plenary is rather cool venue for tonight’s double header gig of Icehouse and Hall and Oates and the place was very full for the support band, Icehouse, and so it ought to be. The band played to an enthusiastic crowd starting with their hit Icehouse (a song about two large old mansions in Sydney) then straight into We Can Get Together followed by the big hit Crazy. It’s been such a long gap for touring and they did not let us down tonight. The band cruised into Hey Little Girl and it was around here I managed to sneak from my seats near the sound desk to front row (where front man Iva Davies, aka Silver Fox, greeted me with the biggest smile *insert ahh here*) and the show took on a new level. The band were in all in sync and the boys displayed amazing talent and received the applause they deserve. Other songs such as We Can Get Together, Man of Colours (sung mainly by Michael Paynter) followed by Electric Blue (which was written by John Oates) and it was fitting that Oates came out and played guitar and sang Electric Blue with Davies.
Walls got the room pumping whilst Can't Help Myself had punters bouncing out of their chairs and lastly Great Southern Land blew the crowd away. I cannot begin to describe the elation and passion for this band and so far it’s been one of my favourite gigs for a long time which I feel is mainly due to such an absence that the build up of seeing Icehouse live did not disappoint one little bit.
So, after my high of seeing Icehouse, it was time to get ready for the main act. As soon as Daryl Hall and John Oates entered the stage, a couple of hundred punters couldn't help themselves and they grasped the opportunity of getting closer to the boys and ran down to side of stage to dance (the fact you cannot dance here makes the venue not particularly suited to tonight's gig, and I think A Day On The Green may be the better way to witness the band), but everyone seemed to be having a great night and the security certainly had their work cut out for them! It’s been 20 years since Hall and Oates graced our stage and they mentioned this a few times proclaiming that it wouldn't be as long next time. The crowd went bananas tonight as the boys launched into Man Eater, Out of Touch and Adult Education. Six band members proved they all have the right moves to bring to us the music of Hall and Oates; Charlie on sax, Paul on guitar, Elliot on keys, Clide on bass, Brian on drums and Brad (looking amazing) on percussion. Hall calls some of their music Rock and Soul which is rather fitting I thought and he tells us that there are songs they have played at every single gig they have ever performed such as the hit She's Gone. I can't Go For That brought on the encore but it wasn't long and boys were back singing Rich Girl where tambourines glowed in the dark and after another encore the night ended on Kiss On My List which resulted in one fan getting on stage to give Oates a huge hug, it really showed the love for this band as after that, people poured into the aisles and danced the night away. The one thing I was surprised about is that for a band that have spanned across many generations, they didn't play for all that long....
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