Dreaming I was at the Hollywood Bowl…

After a quick stint of lazing around in bed, it was time to get ready and head into the city for the 2nd Chili Peppers show. It was a gorgeous night in Melbourne – balmy with a clear sky and I had no idea of what to expect as the show as that the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and I had no idea of how the show would be in this kind of outdoor venue. Todd and I hailed a cab from Collins Street and had another great taxi experience – the driver had no idea where the Music Bowl was. There were thousands in the general admission area (no way) and as Todd and I made our way to the seats I could not believe how close we were actually going to be. The stage ‘screens’ that are behind the guys were a smaller version of the stadium look that we had in Adelaide but it still had a totally intimate feel to it and with the seating at the front and general admission at the back, it was a great way to see a concert (for us) – there is no way known I would have stood there on the hill at the back.

The setlist went as follows –

Intro/Can’t Stop
Dani California
Scar Tissue
Charlie
Havana Affair
Warlocks
Parallel Universe
This Velvet Glove
Songbird (John solo)
Snow (Hey Oh)
Get On Top
C’mon Girl
Hump de Bump
Right On Time
Californication
By the Way
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Jam (Flea trumpet, Josh bass)
Give it Away
Outro jam
John playing with pedals.

It was a great show – especially with John singing Songbird. I lucked out – some Chili and some Fleetwood Mac! Also so very very happy they played C’mon Girl – one of my favourites from Stadium Arcadium.There was no Under the Bridge for Todd but it was a really enjoyable show. With the outdoor feel of the concert I was able to try and imagine as if I was at the Hollywood Bowl, relishing a true Californian moment

After being encased in the Chili Peppers for a couple of hours it was strange to be thrust back into the reality of “now it is time to go…”. Todd and I wandered across the Birrarung Marr and through Federation square… almost as if coming out of some wilderness experience!

Two RHCP shows in two nights.. what a feeling!

Last.fm Journal on the RHCP 2nd show

Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson