Queensland Leg

Queensland welcomed us with sunny skies and sunnier personalities from the locals. Despite the first gig of this leg actually occurring in Coff’s Harbour NSW, this entire part of the tour definitely had the Queensland feel to it. Now none of us in HINY are braggers, we swear; but we had a real party during the Coff’s Harbour show. Together with the support band, Elke, and Art Vs Science, we drank 5 slabs of beer, 3 bottles of vodka, 2 bottles of tequila, 2 bottles of whiskey and god knows what else.
Needless to say, thanks to the generous patronage of the The Plantation Hotel we all had an amazing night. One punter’s comment still resonates, “I don’t know much about music… I just kill people I don’t like for money, I’m in the army, you see… but that was a good gig!” Brisbane was quite brilliant too, with the Zoo proving to be one of the best live venues in Australia. Mark and I snuck away after our set for a late night slurpee and discovered the rest of Brisbane was partying just as hard as us. It’s an amazing city that really seems to value its nightlife and the artists it attracts. At Noosa, we enjoyed the accommodation as much as the town’s insane roundabouts. Even our GPS struggled. Thank god for spa baths! They really helped take the edge off performing so regularly. The spa at the Gold Coast hotel was great too but nowhere near as special as the Neverever Bar that we played at that night. It was like a dream. A long narrow bar with the stage at one end and an upper level looking directly over the stage, the place was filled to capacity and the air conditioning had broken two weeks prior: we played in a heady stupor of sweat and sound whilst a teeming mass of bodies heaved to and fro to the beat. It was a phenomenal scene and at this point, all members of the band agree, it was the highlight of the trip.