Here’s some photos i never posted several months back of the Rockstar Taste of Chaos concert at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
I primarily went to shoot Gallows because i’d heard rave reviews and seen great photos of them by Danny North. Unfortunately on the large arena stage and with a crowd who didn’t know them the band weren’t performing at their peak.
Apart from Gallows i wasn’t really familiar with the other acts which included Rise Against, Aiden and The Used. The stage light was also pretty rubbish, so i turned my camera round and started photographing the audience. So young and excited, they made a better spectacle than the acts on stage.
It’s a shame Gallows weren’t allowed to play any smaller shows, I’d imagine they’d go off like a frog in a sock somewhere like 77 or even the Gaelic.
They have an energy and provide some genuine vitriol that most modern punk bands severely lack so it sucks that that didn’t come across on this occassion.