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STICKY FINGERS

+ Dress Theque

@ Big Top, Luna Park

2/06/18

(Live Review)

Reviewer: Esther Triffitt

Sticky Fingers began their comeback world tour in Sydney on June 2nd at Luna Park’s Big Top. With supports from Sydney band Dress Theque, the show started the tour with a bang.

Despite being at the forefront of the music industry’s controversy for the last couple of years, Sticky Fingers put on a show to remember and are great musicians, which is what this, as a music review, will focus on.

Starting off the night at just before 8 was Dress Theque, who with debut single ‘Landslide’ emptied a tender feeling throughout the venue, driven by washy reverbs and percussive rolls.

As the lights lowered once again, Sticky Fingers rolled onto the stage at around 9pm, starting off with ‘Australia Street’, before going into a song dedicated to “all the haters”, as bassist Paddy Cornwall pointed out.

The crowd immediately began jumping and singing along, with people on shoulders and puffs of smoke being emitted from in the middle of the mosh. ‘Sad Song’ was up next, followed by ‘Flight 101’, which again was welcomed by the sold out crowd that had been waiting for this tour since the beginning of the band’s hiatus.

‘Outcast At Last’ was a crowd favourite amongst its messy guitar and synth balance, finishing with a punch.

‘Show No Shade’ was up next, followed by hit single ‘Rum Rage’, that saw the whole crowd singing along. The band’s interaction with the crowd was definitely an improvement since their first comeback show at Sydney’s Bad Friday event in Marrickville.

Dylan Frost of Sticky Fingers // Big Top, Luna Park // Deb Kloeden Photography

Newly released single ‘Kick On’ was next played, prior to Jimmy from Bootleg Rascal joining the boys on stage for songs ‘Bootleg Rascal’ and ‘Velvet Skies’. Frost’s vocals were as sharp and raw as they always have been, accompanied by a band full of great musicians, which is not something to be ignored despite the problems that have arisen over the past few years.

‘One By One’ was next played, soon to be followed by a new single, that alluded by Cornwall, will be released very soon. The new single remains mainly in the hands of classic Sticky Fingers, but its riffs and lyrics offer a slightly new sound.

Another crowd favourite of the night was ‘Liquorlip Loaded Gun’, which saw even the people in the seated areas on their feet screaming the lyrics to all ends, offering a striking sense of nostalgia into the venue, before the band began ‘No Divide’.

‘Cyclone’ was performed acoustically by Dylan & Seamus, which brought the whole room together in awe as phone torches and lighters were raised.

Sticky Fingers // Big Top, Luna Park // Deb Kloeden Photography

Sticky’s finished the show off at around 10:30, highlighted by predecessor ‘Our Town’. Final song ‘How To Fly’ flooded the room with a swampy reggae feeling, as the crowd sung back the lyrics as arms and bodies flailed about.

And with that, Sticky Fingers put on nothing short of a great show, met by the crowd’s enthusiasm, with a decent hour and a half set to begin their world tour.

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