We went to
Queens Bridge Hotel (next to Crown in Melbourne) to see
John Digweed and check out their new renovations. Absolutely fantastic. You can see a review
here (inthemix review). QBH has always had an excellent sound system, but now it's even better. A couple of large LCD monitors now grace the stage to complement the projector screens, and it's great to see they kept the laser lights that always dazzles the crowd. The renovations have opened the main room up a bit so there's more space and the acoustics seem to have improved, they filled out the dance floor too, making it safer for people who previously had to negotiate steps when mentally incapacitated and physically squashed by thousands of dancers (not that I've experienced it first hand - he he...)
The crowd was a bit older (as you'd expect) but generally not as friendly as other gigs we've been to, which was a surprise because usually older crowds are much better. We saw some old friends and other familiar faces though, it made the night that much more memorable (if you're reading this, you know who you are).
Digweed himself turned the packed crowd into dancing puppets, his 5-hour set could only be described as pure genius. He took us on a journey of progressive/electro sounds, mixing heart-thumping rhythms with brain-melting melodies. No one wanted to leave until he finished his set (at 6am!), when we got out it was already morning.
Anyways, I'll stop blabbing on and upload some pics for yas :)
(PS: Thanks to
www.ellway.com.au for these pics, he's always at gigs taking pics so we don't need to take our own cams - his prints are pretty cheap too)
