Shihad was by far the highlight of the Big Day Out for me. I’ve wanted to see them live for years but have never had the means. They put on what was one of the best live shows I have ever seen. I watched from right in the heart of the mosh pit, 5 meters from the stage right in front of where Jon kept stage diving. At 31 years old I was probably the oldest person in there. As for the music, it was awesome; mostly rocking with one more mellow track thrown in. “Pacifier“, “The General Electric” and “My Mind’s Sedate” were the best. Like most bands at BDO they played pretty much the arrangements they do on the singles.

Since I’ve said they were the best, I’ll give them a rating of 10/10. All other reviews will be scored accordingly.