DAFT PUNK AUSTRALIA Final Shows [Official Australia Thread]

[futureproof]

Better to put this here...
I saw a video on youtube of the Perth show that (apprently) was taken outside the venue and you could clearly see/hear the show.
Or am I wrong?
What kind of venue would just let their show be fully visible to anybody walking by?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx-hFUd2tTg

Hopefully the show was sold out and these people are just witnessing awesomeness in the distance...

[piroteki]

that seems really, really bizarre...

i think it's funny how everyone's just standing around, and you can see cars going by. XD

also, is rotating movies 90 degrees so hard to do? D:

[iRollToDaftPunk]

Better to put this here...
I saw a video on youtube of the Perth show that (apprently) was taken outside the venue and you could clearly see/hear the show.
Or am I wrong?
What kind of venue would just let their show be fully visible to anybody walking by?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx-hFUd2tTg

Hopefully the show was sold out and these people are just witnessing awesomeness in the distance...



didnt you say the exact same thing in the other thread?? kekekekeke

[nspurway]

Well
The Esplande Metro area, think of Brighton Beach in England. It's huge - people by tickets, but clearly people can see it a kilometre away. It's just so big and loud and bright and clearly the highest point

[futureproof]

Yes iRoll.
But then I was like "it should go in the Aussie thread too" :)

[boutboulman]

Those exclusive tshirts look pretty cool.
Can someone post a scan or really good pic of the masks please? Then we can all print out our own, just for funs!

[milkboymedia™]

If my scanner hadn't been stolen by my dad, i would...

[CJVercetti]

iRoll.

New from Apple.

[nspurway]

Yep!

[agentm]

Brisbane show was beyond words. Thats all I can say.

[JaceInman]

Better to put this here...
I saw a video on youtube of the Perth show that (apprently) was taken outside the venue and you could clearly see/hear the show.
Or am I wrong?
What kind of venue would just let their show be fully visible to anybody walking by?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx-hFUd2tTg

Hopefully the show was sold out and these people are just witnessing awesomeness in the distance...

that really looks wierd, and it doesn't even look like that big of a venue.

[douglasr007]

I heard someone got inside the pyramid and was pwned by security.

[nspurway]

At the brissy show

[agentm]

Yeah some retard got up into the pyramid, and yes he got smashed by about 5 security guys. It was a beautiful sight seeing him getting taken down a notch. Some guy also got beaten by a security guard because he scaled a speaker stack.

[nspurway]

Someone CLIMBED it? idiots

[nspurway]

22.12.07 - everything, everyone, everywhere, ENDS
Wish us all luck for the final Alive 2007/pyramid concert ever in Sydney, Australia. Join 55'000 other punters as the biggest dance event of the century and the biggest concert event from Daft Punk kicks off from 2pm at the Sydney Showground tomorrow (Dec 22).
For those about to rock, we salute you. (hey, it's a good time to say that!)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!


From my signature.
from spurway.
xx

[boutboulman]

Oh Spurway, I think I speak for all of us when I say I truly hope this works out for you in the most magical way possible.
I even had a dream last night I was at a show and that worked out pretty well.

[JJGHWULL]

In one of our newspapers, a picture of Daft Punk stating it played somewere in Australia. No other tekst was placed.

[nspurway]

Metro had them on the front cover - an SMH liftout last week. Did I already say that?? hmmm

[futureproof]

HAVE FUN!
Uh...remember to pee before you get your spot...uh...dont give up ur spot unless u have the confidence that you can make it back through a crowd...uh...yeah...
:D

[Aero5555]

This is it, it ends tonight, It's been a great and memorable ride for alot of us, we laughed, we cried, we went nuts, we danced and jumped to the point of utter exhaustion, what an adventure, truly something we'll always remember and cherish for as long as we live, Thank you Thomas and Guy-Man, thank you for the unforgettable memories, we'll never forget 2007, Alive 2007, Human Together Forever.

[agentm]

Its 35,000 people spurway, not 55,000. But have fun tonight. Make sure you get there early. Apparently General Admin didnt account for the fact that only 20,000 something people could fit the standing arear, the rest have to sit. Or so Ive heard.

["HUMAN"]

Alive 2007- RIP (a tad overdramatic,perhaps,but i dont think its overstating it that that pyramid changed many of our lives). Hope their next perfomance will be as thrilling as their last surely was...

[futureproof]

They toured in 06 too :)

And yes, when darkness turns to light it ends tonight. it ends tonight. haha
Or rather, when lights turns to darkness :(

[futureproof]

from their myspace...

ALIVE 2007
THE LAST SHOW

TONIGHT - SYDNEY

just sayin' :)

[piroteki]

it's so sad. T^T <3

[DaftBak]

This may be a little hyperbolic but it feels like part of me is dying.

I mean what's next? What isn't next for that matter? That's what's sad. I don't know if there will be a next.

["HUMAN"]

from now on we're going to be speaking about the incredible pyramid of lights in the past tense...the live mix and the entire set up of the show as well for that matter...the end of an era.

[agentm]

I found out that they visited a zoo the day they played here that is only about 500 meters away from my house!

[melkoret]

Remember the days when they used to tour in that crazy light up pyramid with the huge back drop screen and crazy grid lattace?

hahaha that was so ghetto, but it was awesome for its time.

Yeah the new multi-phase plasma airwave projectors that Daft Punk has for their Giant Square is really cool.

[melkoret]

in sydney right now, they are having the Prime Time of thier Lives


=]

im staying up all night to see how it went =]

[melkoret]

it is over and done then.

[valpunk93]

I'm gonna miss the pyramid :(

[nspurway]

My friends.
It is 1:20am as I write this. I saw the red pixellated sun set on the encore well over two hours ago.
A momentous journey it has been.
But to re-cap December 22.
It was an overcast day, people packed into Sydney Showground. Once or twice it rain, but no-one seemed to care. Particular crowd pleasers were The Presets and Cut Copy - home grown favourites.
And yes, my ID worked!
But when Close Encounters started, I lost it. Knowing I had 2GB of space and 90min to cherish this concert, I payed full attention.
And boy, do those lights look better in real life.
It was a aural and visual orgasm. I have never had more fun in my entire life or seen a more monu-freaking-mental stage and light show. We partied like there was no tomorrow, people meeting random people and making friends all at NEVEREVERLAND.
I am exhausted, starving, but I have never felt more, alive, so to speak.
Nothing special happened at the end of Human After All, or the Encore. They just went their merry way off the stage without a big bang.
But the roar they received at the beginning when the first sounds of Robot Rock kicked it completely deafened me. I was one of the 45000 people screaming my head off.
Arriving at 2pm for every single set played, I had stood my ground at around ... 20m back. A good solid area, against a barricade. I stayed there for half the time, and I was rewarded with a front on, light show with no errors. No wonder they picked Sydney as the last one. We came, we saw, and we roared our approval. There were hundreds of people on other people's back's, just to get a good look at those robots.
I can't believe I got in, I can't believe I saw them, and I can't believe how quickly it was over.
It will stick with me forever.
Alive 2007 concluded at 10:45pm, Sydney time, on December 22, 2007.
spurway.
I will upload my footage after I fixed it in iMovie. There are several contrast changes I need to make and the sounds is distorted beyond belief. I'm sorry about thaat.. I wish I could have used the DVi camera. it was so... ALL CONSUMING!
xx

PS - got my merchandise - two shirts and a poster.
PPS - someone clambered onto the pyramid at the encore and was swiftly apprehended. Moron.
PPPS - Presets were the best home support act by far. Nothing gets 45000 jumping than "Are You The One?" Played at 300dB
PPPPS - I condemned people for chucking glowsticks at the pyramid. One landed inside and probably scared the crap outta Daft. IDIOTS>
x.
I also took this pictures..
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o281/nspurway/DSC02617.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o281/nspurway/DSC02565.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o281/nspurway/DSC02555.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o281/nspurway/DSC02607.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o281/nspurway/DSC02638.jpg

[boutboulman]

Oh good. We're very happy for you Nick. Sad overall, but happy as to how good our lives were made, for short periods or long periods, by that amazing show.
I like that photo of you Nick, you have the face of someone.. who knows.

Merci Thomas, merci Guy-Manuel, merci tout le monde qui a contribues, to the Prime Time of our Lives.

[piroteki]

it feels so... quiet now. T^T <3

P.S. who else took pictures of themselves "throwin' up the 'mid" after the show? because i know i did the first time around. i'm thinking it might have to be a requirement... XD

[Ghost Dog]

I had a moment last night when I remembered it was the last Alive 2007 show. I am happy I got the chance to go!

I can't wait to see footage from this concert! :) :)

[Aero5555]

God I'll miss that pyramid, glad you had a great time Spurway.

And the curtain closes for the very last time... Goodbye Alive 2007.

[futureproof]

spurway needs to wake up and upload some clips! :)

[nspurway]

I WOKE UP JUST THEN!
the audio is crappy. should i dub it over?

[futureproof]

of course not. just an example clip or two

[nspurway]

I can't believe I went to it..
uploading now!

[futureproof]

upload faster damn you!

[nspurway]

OI. I have 1500k upstream. I already have 6 up at www.youtube.com.au/spurway1992
Dude, getting dark bits like Stardust and Short Circuit proved difficult for my camera. I was a bit too far away... sorry. but i got the audio a:D

[DaftBak]

...did Bangalter have his camera during the encore?

[futureproof]

damn, you were WAY back...

[agentm]

This was the brisbane show:
http://lh6.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23ht1Ex84I/AAAAAAAAACo/92oi9cnFyZg/s400/DSC02231.JPG

[piroteki]

...did Bangalter have his camera during the encore?

...what?

[DaftPunkNY23]

was there anything different from the others? since busy p said they had something in stored.

[DaftBak]

...did Bangalter have his camera during the encore?

...what?


I heard/read that he did. strange I know..

[piroteki]

...did Bangalter have his camera during the encore?

...what?


I heard/read that he did. strange I know..

i asked what because i didn't understand what you were saying...

that Thomas had his own camera during the encore? or that Thomas had spurway's camera during the encore? (which is clearly not the case, but...) or yeah... i had no idea... lol

[DaftBak]

Did Thomas have his OWN camera, haha! Yeah, Tom jumped now, drop kicked Spurway, and high tailed it back to the pyramid.

[syper]

Yeah Bangalter had a video camera recording the crowd and inside the pyramid during the encore. Hopefully they release some sort of behind the scenes world tour video. :D

[Aero5555]

This was the brisbane show:
http://lh6.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23ht1Ex84I/AAAAAAAAACo/92oi9cnFyZg/s400/DSC02231.JPG



Is that the encore? I don't recall such an image on the pyramid ever being projected, strange pic.

[piroteki]

Did Thomas have his OWN camera, haha! Yeah, Tom jumped now, drop kicked Spurway, and high tailed it back to the pyramid.

lol yeah. that's why i was a little confused...

so... how exactly did he manage recording and mixing at the same time?

also, pix plz. :D

[agentm]

This was the brisbane show:
http://lh6.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23ht1Ex84I/AAAAAAAAACo/92oi9cnFyZg/s400/DSC02231.JPG



Is that the encore? I don't recall such an image on the pyramid ever being projected, strange pic.




No I think it was during Human after All.

[DaftBak]

^^that's the encore. HAA doesn't have lights like that.

It looks like a human heart.

[matt_cky]

Well i went to the Melbourne Brisbane and Sydney shows, and it's now all over. Melbourne was probably the best. I miss them already.

[agentm]

^^that's the encore. HAA doesn't have lights like that.

It looks like a human heart.


yes you're right, I just looked through my phone and it was after the encore started. My bad.

[boutboulman]

This was the brisbane show:
http://lh6.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23ht1Ex84I/AAAAAAAAACo/92oi9cnFyZg/s400/DSC02231.JPG



Is that the encore? I don't recall such an image on the pyramid ever being projected, strange pic.




No I think it was during Human after All.

It's occured to me that that's actually a brilliant picture. Any chance of you uploading a bigger version? It looks really sharp.

[agentm]

Here you go then:

http://lh4.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23hDVEx8zI/AAAAAAAAACA/lb05lgFWKsk/s800/DSC02211.JPG
http://lh5.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23hDlEx80I/AAAAAAAAACI/HpixFt82sHI/s800/DSC02212.JPG
http://lh6.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23hD1Ex81I/AAAAAAAAACQ/9nrLqMfQXk0/s800/DSC02213.JPG
http://lh3.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23hEFEx82I/AAAAAAAAACY/OhTYcl964s4/s800/DSC02215.JPG
http://lh4.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23hEVEx83I/AAAAAAAAACg/fzuhHXhQO50/s800/DSC02217.JPG
http://lh6.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23ht1Ex84I/AAAAAAAAACo/92oi9cnFyZg/s800/DSC02231.JPG
http://lh3.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23huFEx85I/AAAAAAAAACw/hVD1ENu3Ddg/s800/DSC02235.JPG
http://lh4.google.com.au/zalmh85/R23huVEx86I/AAAAAAAAAC4/RgAJvWTUtJU/s800/DSC02228.JPG

[boutboulman]

Wow, those pictures are absolutely awesome!! The lights, and the outline of the crowd.. great stuff.

[piroteki]

indeed. <3

did you say those were taken from a phone or am i just making things up?

[agentm]

Yes they were from my phone.

[Aero5555]

Beautiful pics, thanks man, I'm guessing the cellphone camera is one of those new Nokia N-Series types? The pic resolution of those state-of-the-art cellphones, N-Series especially, is really amazing (I might get one for my birthday XD ).

[piroteki]

Yes they were from my phone.
danggggg. how many MP?

mine's a crappy 1.3 or something... lol

[JaceInman]

Yes they were from my phone.
danggggg. how many MP?

mine's a crappy 1.3 or something... lol


so is mine, those look like pics from my parent's digital cam.

[agentm]

Its a Sony Ericsson k800i. Its 3.2 mp

[futureproof]

Yeah, for a cell phone, thats pretty damn good.
The Sony Ericsson phones always seem to have good cameras in them. And it helps that it actually looks like a camera too from the other side :)

[DaftBak]

...I hate being broke. I'm stuck with a stupid Samsung until my new contract.

[JPML014]

Its a Sony Ericsson k800i. Its 3.2 mp

I have the same number of mps in my cellphone and I don't get that pics!

[agentm]

...did Bangalter have his camera during the encore?

...what?


I heard/read that he did. strange I know..

i asked what because i didn't understand what you were saying...

that Thomas had his own camera during the encore? or that Thomas had spurway's camera during the encore? (which is clearly not the case, but...) or yeah... i had no idea... lol



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpa0mBjVfII

you can see him with the cam in here.

[piroteki]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpa0mBjVfII

you can see him with the cam in here.



nice! thanks for sharing that!

it looks to me like there was something hanging from the upper part of the pyramid. was that just wires or something? (looked a little big to be that to me, though...)

[nspurway]

Okay everyone. Hello and welcome back. I am currently relaxing by the pool at Peppers Resort in northern New South Wales.
Ahh you gotta love these videos.
80 new emails and numerous YouTube comments and messages THANKYOUING me for the videos.
I know it seems far back, but i was much closer. the fisheyeish lense on my camera prevented me from getting closer..
THankyou everyone.,
Sydney was the best show I hav... my god I am so happy.
love you all
back on the 30th
spurway.

[Aero5555]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpa0mBjVfII

you can see him with the cam in here.



OMG what an awesome moment to capture, I can't help but smile everytime I see it. Thanks for the video! :D


Okay everyone. Hello and welcome back. I am currently relaxing by the pool at Peppers Resort in northern New South Wales.



Have fun Spurway, I saw a couple of your vids on youtube (Robot Rock and the encore), both are great, the roars on Robot Rock were insane, and I laughed at the end of the encore when the guy started chanting "do it again, do it again!", hehehehe very cool XD

[valpunk93]

Saw some of your vids also Spurway, and I did hear that guy at the end of the encore chanting "do it again!" lol

[DaftBak]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpa0mBjVfII

you can see him with the cam in here.



nice! thanks for sharing that!

it looks to me like there was something hanging from the upper part of the pyramid. was that just wires or something? (looked a little big to be that to me, though...)


it looked like a camera honestly. Or a light. I dunno.

[JPML014]

The camera didn't become Tron-like.

[DJPixcell]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpa0mBjVfII

you can see him with the cam in here.



nice! thanks for sharing that!

it looks to me like there was something hanging from the upper part of the pyramid. was that just wires or something? (looked a little big to be that to me, though...)


it looked like a camera honestly. Or a light. I dunno.


Its a light. Its from the sourounding lights around the pyramid, it looks like it is in the pyramid from that angle, but its actually on the side of it.

[CJVercetti]

That's definitely a camera.

[nspurway]

OH GOODIE! I'M BACK FROM HOLIDAYS. detailed synopsys of the concert in a jiffy

[nspurway]

And here is my final official blog on the show:



The adventures of spurway at NEVEREVERLAND
Current mood: giddy

Okay. Here it goes. I'm going to write the full day of NEVEREVERLAND on one blog. That's hard.

It began on August 31, 2007 - where me, along with alot of other Australians, found out that Daft Punk, along with several support acts, would launch a five-gig tour across Australia in December. Tickets would go on sale on September 13, and sell out in 13 minutes - all 100'000 of them. It would be the final five shows of Daft Punk's Alive 2007 tour - and Sydney would be the very last one.
Rumours speculated from the boys would remove their helmets, to fireworks finishing it off... but...
Fast-forward three-and-a-half months, and I was waking up on December 22, 2007. My family would be leaving, without me and my older sister, to north New South Wales for a week long trip. We would leave tomorrow.
But I woke up at 4:30am, to the sound of them leaving and got told to hastily make my way back to bed. I did, and I couldn't sleep. Not a wink.
So with around five hours of sleep under my belt, I wandered around and had breakfast. After a few more hours, my sister Alex, and helping each other wear something, (and make me look over 18), we clutched our tickets and our IDs and sped off to pre's at Pinner's house. After a few drinks, we made our way to Chatswood Station. There were now fifteen of us - all of them gob-smacked at my likeness to my fake ID.
And that was my hurdle. I had no idea if it would work. I grew out my stubble and made myself look as 21 as possible. Nervously, I, and others, made our way to Sydney Olympic Park. The train was hot and made my nerves worse. The train was a special, and was totally packed with Daft fans and costumes. 55'000 punters would descend on the Sydney Showground, and one of them was me.
When the doors finally opened at the station at around 2pm, when the doors of the concert would open, we bolted up the stairs to avoid the masses clogging up the lines. I sized up the arena - impossible to jump if I failed to get in. So - ****ting myself, I waited in line for about 20 minutes.
Then, as I handed over my ticket and ID, it worked! Not only that, but I got one of the lucky last wristbands that allowed floor space - so I wasn't confined to the stalls on the side.
Flushed with success - I almost screamed aloud as I got in - I followed my sister into the arena - and it was transformed.
A huuuuuuuge black cloth stage sat at the far end, with thousands of people flitting about it. A DJ booth, where our beloved Modular DJ played, was in the middle, along with a ****ing huge amount of speakers and lights.
Plug In City followed at around 2:30pm. Never heard of them, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Followed by the Modular DJ, then Van She at 3:30pm. I didn't really get into it, partly because I was distracted meeting the 100 or so people flocking around me and eating a LOT of chips, and also because I some t-shirts and goodies before everyone nicked them. Stowing my bag away at the bag check, I walked back to the arena, where Modular came on, then the best one so far, Muscles. I had heard of him, and his music, and the crowd, just as the sun came out, went troppo when "Sweaty" was played first off - jumping and just going crazy. A lot of bottles were chucked about.
At 6pm, Cut Copy came out with "Future", "Time Stands Still" and "Hearts on Fire" and the crowd loved it. I had finally taken my position just outside the mosh area, against the barrier that separated them, and I didn't budge. It was a good location and I wouldn't get trampled. To make it even better, it rained. The heavens opened and dumped a ****load of water in about half an hour. This gave an excuse for practically everyone to take off their shirts and PART-Y. Me? I just went along with it. Rain did NOTHING to anyone.
But a good part of this story is that, once on the barrier, it became a sort of game for people to 'jump' the barrier to get into the mosh. After around 6pm, at least a hundred people jumped by the time Daft came on, with around... TWO getting caught. The guards were hopeless. It was hilarious - and everyone loved them - particularly when it was really hot and the western sun blazed on our necks and they sprayed us with hoses... ahhh bliss.
After Cut Copy, there were no more Modular DJs, but just straight sets from artists. First up was Bang Gang Deejays - and they were awesome. May not get the reception they want, partly because they were up high and out of the way, and only a small camera could see them, and the music they played wasn't the moshing type. Just sort of get-into-the-club-mood sort of thing. Excellent though.
Then, at 7:45pm, the Presets came out. By now it was dark enough to allow some basic lighting, and they ****ing ROCKED everyone. The biggest crowd they played to, and while rocking through hits like "Kitty in the Middle", "My People", "Down Down Down" and finally to round it off, "Are You the One?", which everyone went OFF and BLEW the stands away. The duo looked positively maniacal up on the big stage.
Then, as expected, the curtains came across the pyramid hiding behind, but we did get a very brief glimpse of the software running the visuals starting up, to which everyone CHEERED!
Regular Daft supporters SebastiAn and Kavinsky DJ'd until 9:15. With Kavinsky's Kanye West-like sunglasses, red lights and SebastiAns thrilling mix of "Smack My Bitch Up" - everyone was loving it, especially when bubbles were blown on the crowd and Kavinsky held up a sign saying "WE LOVE OZ" to the camera.

THEN. THE MAIN EVENT.
The one we've been waiting for. For a decade. For years. For WHATEVER. BUT WE WERE HERE.
CUE THE "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" TONE!!!! and EVERYONE YELLED!
The curtains drew back, and there Daft Punk were, standing atop their 3 metre high pyramid, surround by grids of lights.
"ROOOOOOOOBBBOOOOOOOOTTT...."
I screamed. I screamed like I was being attacked. I was here. And so were the people around me. We LIFTED everyone off the ground and thought "You cannot be prepared for this". Camera at the ready, "ROBOT, HUMAN, ROBOT, HUMAN" was faster and faster until the first chords of "Robot Rock" blasted through the speakers and everyone was jumping, not a ****ING care in the world. Just JUMPING AND RAVING AND JUMPING. Strobes, and bright, cyan lights cut through the crowd, with small portions of the "Maximum Overdrive" mix being cut in.
Melting perfectly into "Touch It", "Oh Yeah" and "Technologic", everyone particularly sung when the words "**** IT, **** IT, **** IT, **** IT" appeared in giant orange-and-black letters on the screen behind the pyramid.
"TELEVISION.... RULES THE NATION... AROUND THE WORLD" blared out, casting a white and fuzzy glow, with Thomas Bangalter pumping his fist in time with the quick marking beat of "Television Riles the Nation", climaxing when "Crecendolls" cut across and molded into one song.
Then, Too Long came on, with blue lines jumping around the grid and a flowing, aqua pattern appeared on the screen, and beads of light travelled down the pyramid in time to the quickening beat of "Aura Rock" - "CAUSE WE GUNN MOVE, CAUSE WE GUNN MOVE" slowly and stately, then exploding out twice as fast, running into "Steam Machine" with purple zig-zags appearing onto the pyramid.
Then came a perennial favourite - the opening bass line to "Around the World" - with colours, so many colours, flying down the grid of lights and coming off the lights splayed around the stage; balls of colour on the video screen a la "Around the World' music video. It was a monstrous, huge, eye-boggling display of colourful ecstacy, climbing higher until "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" took over and streams of colours ran off the grid and overlapped with the lyrics "AROUND THE WORLD".
"WORK IT WORK IT WORK IT - HARDER HARDER HARDER HARDER..."
Then it quickly "interluded", showing a flashing orange screen in homage to the Alive 2006 set where "Technologic" was mixed in. But then...
A 'explosion' if you will, on each "WEEEOAH" of "Burnin'" - yellow light rippling out of the grid when the tone went up and down, again and again. The jazzy bass line ripping through the tones and everyone jumped all over the place. It faded out, only to be replaced by, one of my favourite parts, "Too Long", with eerie blue lights wafting around.
Strobes flicked on and off in time with the repetitive lead up to the lyrics. Then, the bass kicked in and, in time, the pyramid flashing pure white, on and off, causing the crowd to yell in delight.
"NO YOU NEED IT. HEY! I NEEDED YOU. WELL ALL RIGHT. NO YOU NEED IT. IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.
WE GONN' MOVE"
Blue lights danced around us and flashing pyramids combined with us to move as one.
It slowly drew itself out, giving us a fifteen second break between the next song.
"WWWHHHAATTS GOOOIIINNGGG OONNN... CAAAANNN'TTT THIISSS BEEE MMMYYY UNNDEERRRSTAANNDINGGGG"
In the opposite to the fade out of "Too Long", "Face to Face" kicked in with a little mousy version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" on top. A green line flicked across the pyramid, like a radar, and more green lines sped up and met in time with the quickening beat.
"IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU'LL FIND FACE TO FA-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-...."
The beat plunged in, with green triangles flashing up and down, a Matrix style background on the pyramid. And then, suddenly, "Short Circuit" cut over, displaying a blue and mellow star background... and it faded away.
Another quick break. Then..
"DONG........... DONG....... DONGGGG...... DONGG...."
And "One More Time" bellowed out of the speakers, green and purple lines alternating back and forth across the grid, a flying dizzying pattern on the pyramid and everyone sung along and screamed like ****.
"ONE MORE TIME, WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE, YEAH OH YEAH ALL RIGHT DON'T STOP THE DANCIN'............ ONE MORE TIME"
And as swiftly as it came, only 2 and a half minutes in, the brilliant guitar solo cut in and rocked away, white lights pulsing all over the stage in double quick time. Subtly mixing in "One More Time" towards the end, it splayed out into "Aerodynamic Beats" and "Forget About the World" - a song remixed by Daft Punk but made by the artist Gabrielle. Not that brilliant, but it did serve an excellent intro to...
"I AMMMMMM THE BRAAAAAAIIINNNWASSSHHAAAARRRRRRrrrrRARrR" and "Phoenix" click-clack sound on top.
It rose higher and higher until "The Brainwasher" was cut off and--
"PRIME TIME OF YOUR LIFE..... NOW.... LIVING... THE PRIME TIME OF YOUR LIFE!"
With red lights, parallel to each other, clicked on when each word was said, then halfway through, the POUNDING bassline to "Rollin' & Scratchin'" kicked in, sending madness into the crowd. The cracking red lights overlayed to blue then purple, sending of "THE PRIME TIME OF YOUR LIIIIIIIEEEEFFFFEEEEE" into the main "Rollin' & Scratchin'" beat, it serving up a second intro into the wickedly fast-paced and souped up "The Brainwasher" - red squares and triangles flashing across the pyramid; strobes and red lasers cutting through the fog.
After a few minutes, the main beat to "Alive" faded up and flashed the grid a brilliant, crazed red, pulsing through until it mixed back to "TIME OF YOUR LIFE.. TIME OF YOUR LIFE..." and ending with "THE PRIME TIME OF YOUR LIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" with rainbows of colours flashing across pyramid, grid and video screen alike.
A brief pause, then --
The first few bars of "Steam Machine" gave way to "Da Funk" - with rippling arrows, brown and gold, flashing on the pyramid.
"DA FUNK BACK TO THE PUNK - COME ON" - "Daftendirekt", like the 1997 show, naturally playing on top of it. Everyone went "WOAH" when the words had finished on each beat.
After a slow ending, there was ONE more song(s) left.
Thomas and Guy-Man, both on the pyramid, set off the kick drum beat to "Superheroes", briefly looking up from their Moogs and clapping - and within one second, everyone was clapping along. CLAPCLAPCALPCALPCLAP..
"COME THROUGH THE AIR" (or whatever your interpretation of that lyric is) faded up and brought a dazzling blue and white grid and video screen display. Then it changed as "HUMAN. HUMAN. HUMAN." - "Human After All" played across, and as each word was said, the grid changed to a brief, but magnificent rainbow aura, creating ecstasy among the crowd. The guitar riffs faded up and ripped through "Superheroes", completely knocking it off when the chorus came in:
"WE ARE HUMAN, AFTER ALL. FLESH UNCOVERED, AFTER ALL" and pictures of planets, humans, space and time flashing onto the pyramid.
Then, a subtle change came in - "Rock n' Roll" joined the song, provided a much-needed boost to the songs playing. Then.. it changed and simply "HUMAN HUMAN HUMAN HUMAN AFTER ALL" played, with hundreds of human faces flashing pasty when each word was said.
Then the song grew higher in pitch, louder in volume, more in ecstasy, and the words "AFTER ALL" played out, the pyramid flashed white and the robots blew kisses and waved goodbye and walked down the steps of thier pyramid, leaving behind a dark blue light haze.
In the five minutes that followed, Daft Punk changed costumes. Still robots, but now with a bonus feature.
Waiting five minutes, I checked my camera - ****ing great shots i got. And up against the barrier, no one was in my way and I made friends with alot of people during the show. I wasn't crushed either!
But some idiots threw glowsticks, one missing the fellas by an inch and landing everywhere. Glowsticks SUCK compared to this! BEHAVE!
After five minutes, the much anticipated encore started, with a guttural "HUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN" pulsing on the video screen in big purple letters. As it got faster, a kick drum beat came in, and on the off beat, after the word 'HUMAN" was said, faces appeared. Faster and faster and faster until...
The lights EXPLODED into life, sending shockwaves of pure fun and a visual orgasm overwhelming the senses, with the strands of "Together" kicking in. As this happened, Thomas did an extraordinary thing - he pulled out a CyberShot and filmed the concert goers raving! EVERYONE WENT OFF AT THIS!
Then - a red line made its way around the grid and up the pryramid - revealing the hidding costume bonus.
The robots were lit up in red! Lined with red piping and lit up like a ****ING great Christmas tree, giving way to the pounding beat of "Together" and a reprise of "One More Time". It was now that some idiot climbed into the pyramid and, ahem, got the **** kicked out of him by about 2000 guards.
Then, Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You" kicked in with a red star field and strobes flashing with the guitar beat. "One More Time" played in, with the encore ending with a bit of "Aerodynamic" sending down the star field before the whole pyramid rocked on it's foundations when the lights blazed to life once more and BLEW AWAY THE CROWD AGAIN. FLASHING FLASHING FLASHING.... then a guttural grinding noise as "Together" faded away and the grinding stopped.
The two robots looked wistfully across the largest crowd they ever played to, and turned around.
"DAFT PUNK" lit up in bright red LEDs on the leather jumpsuits they wear, and they paused, they didn't remove their helmets, nor did fireworks go off.
The crowd roared and screamed at the boys' LEDs, and as they walked off, we saluted them.
And the stadium lights came on, the pryramid's lights were winched down, and walking through a ****ing mountain of rubbish, I found my sister and her boyfriend, collected my bag and went home, happy, but tired. I went to bed at 2am, and flew to Queensland the next day, revering at my photos and videos, not believing my luck that I got in and went to the last Alive 2007 show ever.
EVER.

And I thought:
It's good to be ALIVE.

Still revering, and still amazed
spurway.
PS - videos are up at www.youtube.com.au/spurway1992
s.

[nspurway]

That scream at the beginning of the first ROOOOOBOTTTTTTTTTTT is me..
Me saying "Stop ****ing chucking glowsticks" on the encore was me
and the part where, before HUUUUMAAANNNN appeared for the encore, before it started, some guy jumped the fence and landed face first onto the pyramid. i was appalled and suprised it didn't ruin the 1600 LEDs. he was swifty, ahem, drop kicked.
x

[futureproof]

That guy sounds awesome!
Glad you had fun man

[piroteki]

Current mood: giddy
did you write this for your LJ? XDDDD

i wrote up bang, and i have the openers and first 1/4th of the actual show at Keyspan written up that i never finished... (bad idea, as i don't really remember most of it now. ;~; )

and lolz. you messed up some lyrics. but! we're not going to get into that whole discussion again... XD (i wrote "wrong" lyrics in my live report, too.)

[nspurway]

WHICH lyrics haha
this transcript is from my myspace blog!
ie - that's where the modd came from

[piroteki]

WHICH lyrics haha

since you asked...


"CAUSE WE GUNN MOVE, CAUSE WE GUNN MOVE"

...

"NO YOU NEED IT. HEY! I NEEDED YOU. WELL ALL RIGHT. NO YOU NEED IT. IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.
WE GONN' MOVE"

...

"PRIME TIME OF YOUR LIFE..... NOW.... LIVING... THE PRIME TIME OF YOUR LIFE!"
being picky, the first is just included because there's no "cause."

the second should be "you know you need it. hey. i need it too. well alright, you know you need it, it's good for you."

as for Prime Time, i think it may be under debate, but i've always though it was "live it" instead of "living."

not too bad, right? XD

[nspurway]

Oh you........:D
yes - it's actually LIVING not Live it. According to several lyric websitres.
oh well - i was so hyped up i didn't think straight:D

[nspurway]

you know you've made it when "A Reminder" - a music site, refers to the Alive 2007 NEVEREVERLAND as spectacular - but then links your YouTube pages saying: "This guy is putting up heaps of videos from the show last night." with the Encore below. I have 64 clicks from that link
I am so happy:D
The page is here:
http://www.a-reminder.org/music/?p=885
xx

[futureproof]

Pft.
I hear "LIVE IT!!!!!"

["HUMAN"]

Pretty sure its live it dude.

[nspurway]

I HEAR LIVING...
just like the ****ing superheroes lyrics - why don't we let it slide and keep each to his own
:D

[nspurway]

inthemix.com.au now has the SYdney and Melbourne videos up - the recap ones.:D

[futureproof]

LIVE IT!

[nspurway]

SILENCE>
I KILL YOU

[LxMx]

The Superheroes lyrics are "Something's in the air". If you listen to the original Barry Manilow song they took the sample from, the lyrics go "Something's in the air, I answer the phone but there's nobody there..."

Anywho, best night of my life. Hands down.

[nspurway]

Best night ever. period

[nspurway]

OOps I just pinged this forum from a 9 month hiatus.
Dust off
Start again
Ahah

Where is that nevereverland video that dekoi has?