Sticky Fingers Concert

Sticky Fingers are a Sydney band with the members Dylan Frost on vocals and guitar, Paddy Fingers on bass and vocals, Seamus on lead guitar, Freddy Crabs on keys and Beaker Best on drums/percussion. Sticky Fingers describe their music as “a melting pot of reggae, psych, pop and bourbon. Hypnotising you into a swaying trance, then punching you in the face for dancing like a hippy. Their borderline contradictory fusion of flavours speaks to every walk of life, and it’s this multiplicity which makes the world their oyster.” Having attended Newtown Performing Arts School, the band members are locals, having learnt just as much on the streets and in the pubs of the famous suburb of Newtown. The members are around the age of 23, the same age as me, which is really refreshing to see. Having four sold out shows between the 24^th and the 27^th of September at the Metro Theatre Sydney, they kept having do continue to do shows because it kept getting sold out. This tour was the release of their second album Land of Pleasure. I managed to score tickets for their last gig at the Metro Theatre on the 27^th of September. The show consisted of two opening acts with the bands Little Bastard and The Hollow Bones. Compared to other venues, The Metro Theatre is a relatively small venue holing up to 1200 people. It has two sections, the mosh pit and the standing area. When I first got there I stood in the mosh pit for the opening acts, then I made my way to the standing area because I knew that the mosh pit would get crazy after a while, which it did. As soon as Sticky Fingers started playing, I could see the puffs of smoke coming out through the mosh pit. It was nothing like I had seen before. Not too long after it was all around me with a very strong smell. The security guards at the front of the mosh pit were shining their flashlights into the crowd trying to see if they could find where it was coming from. I thought that this gig would be more on the chill side of things, but the excitement was truly apparent in the crowd, with people crowd surfing and standing on their friend’s shoulders it was obvious. I am glad that I moved to the standing section in the top back of the venue as the mosh pit got a bit too crazy for me to handle. The band played wonderfully, really getting the crowds excited and making everyone happy. It was truly a really great gig!