Someone kindly sponsored a ticket for me yesterday for the Placebo concert at the Thebby.
Supporting act Elbow was quite entertaining. They were described to me
a 'modern-day Peter Gabriel', but after I discovered that The
King loves them I expressed a sigh of relief and everything turned out well. With the main act, surprisingly Placebo lead-singer
Brian Molko wasn't wearing a dress for this Adelaide performance. I had heard of many occasions where he has worn skirts (no, not
kilts) when he is performing. Not this time, I guess.
My only musical highlight from the night would have to be Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt.1 by the
Flaming Lips, played during the intermission. Cruel, I know, but it's the
truth. If I had to pick a musical highlight from the actual headlining artist, ironically it wouldn't even be one of their own songs.
The Placebo music highlight of the concert was their cover of the Pixie's
song "Where is my mind". Brilliant song and not a bad rendition by Brian Milkman & gang... For you uncultured space-monkeys out there, this is the song from the closing-credits
of Fight Club. The defining visual highlight from the evening easily would've been Brian Midget's nipple.