This could be anywhere in the world (but it’s not, it’s in Sydney)

I’ll never be able to choose a favourite band, but Torontonian post-hardcore-ers Alexisonfire are, to my surprise as much as anyone else’s, strong contenders. The band managed to sell out the UNSW Roundhouse, and that’s despite the somewhat non-transferrable Canadian subject matter of freezing winds and apocalyptic snowfall. The crowd was fairly young too, fully embracing AOF’s tendency to sing about ‘getting on a bit’ (“my youth is slipping away”, they say… “we are not the kids we used to be”, they moan). Honestly perhaps their last album should have been called Midlife Crisis.

Anyway what is this, a frickin’ album review? The facts are these: one of my favourite bands were lit by red and blue LEDs from the side of the stage for the first three songs. Difficult metering, dodgy white balance settings and saturated colour channels all round. Such a bummer! But hey, that’s the way it goes sometimes.

Gear

Canon EOS 50D Body, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens

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Check out the full set including support act Break Even here.