Incubus: 3rd February 2012 @ Hordern Pavillion

Summer in Sydney has been a joke, fine and sunny one minute then rainy and wet the next. Unfortunately Friday was the latter, the streets in Sydney were lined with water, the skies were dark and gloomy and people were miserable and soaked. 5000 people still braved the weather and headed down to the Hordern Pavilion to see Sydney’s Papa Vs Pretty and California’s Incubus. Doors opened at 7 and the first 400 to brave the rain and get to the venue early were welcomed with a free Tooheys Extra Dry.

If free beer didn’t make patrons warm and cosy, Papa Vs Pretty definitely warmed things up. The set was only short but the young trio left a great impression on the local crowd leaving many patrons wanting to see the local act again. To keep up the positive vibe the Hordern’s resident DJs spun tracks in between bands. There was already a big crowd inside for Papa Vs Pretty but before Incubus it was like everyone multiplied. There were no longer seats empty in the grand stand or standing room on the ground.

http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/reviews/shows/126734/incubus-2.htm

The fact I got free tickets to a sold out gig was pretty unbelievable.