Missy Higgins, Beastie Boys, INXS, Jeff Buckley

Missy Higgins
Date: 1 November 2004
Venue: ABC Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne

Setlist
Nightminds
The River
Katie
This Is How It Goes
Ten Days
Greed For Your Love
All For Believing
Don't Ever
The Special Two
The Cactus That Found The Beat
Scar
Encore:
Eye Of The Tiger (Intro)
The Sound Of White

Description : A great young Aussie talent out of Melbourne. Higgins won a song writing competition when she was 16 and went on to record her debut album The Sound of White which was massively successful and an album I thoroughly enjoyed. This performance introduced the singer/songwriter to a broader audience.

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Beastie Boys
Date:31 December 1995
Venue: Summersault, Macquaire University, Sydney

Setlist:
Slow & Low
Pass The Mic
Groove Holmes
Do It
Shake Your Rump
The Sounds of Science
Sabrosa
Namaste
Somethings Got To Give

Description: Basically all I’ve got to say about this gig is that it was held at my small humble university and would easily be the biggest gig to ever be held there. It was a part of the Summersault Festival which as far I know no longer exists.

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INXS
Date: 12 September 1982
Venue: Carringbah Inn, Sydney

Setlist:
Night Of Rebellion
Soul Mistake
To Look At You
The One Thing
Underneath The Colours
Black And White
The Loved One
Just Keep Walking
Don't Change
Wishy Washy
Stay Young

Description: Australia’s greatest live act in their early days doing what they did best; rocking pubs and clubs. This gig occurred at the peak of the Pub rock period of Australian rock which included legendary bands like Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels and Cold Chisel. The band plays their hits brilliantly in particular Black and White and Don’t Change. Nobody present that night would’ve been surprised at the bands subsequent global success.

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Jeff Buckley
Date: 6 September 1995
Venue: Phoenician Club, Sydney

Setlist:
1. Dream Lover
2. Mojo Pin
3. So Real
4. Last Goodbye
5. What Will You Say
6. Grace
7. Lover, You Should've Come Over
8. Eternal Life


Description: Part of his Mystery White Boy Tour. This was one of the two Australian gigs to put onto his live album named after the tour released in 2000. On the back of his critically acclaimed Grace album Buckley was massively popular sadly the artist passed away two years after this recording.

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John Butler Trio, Flaming Lips, RHCP

John Butler Trio
Date: 12 October 2001
Venue: ABC Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne

Setlist
Attitude
Life Ain't What it Seems
Media
Take

Description: Recorded in the very early days of the band well before their mainstream breakthrough. The band was starting to cause a stir in the blues and roots scene with their great on stage improvisation skills which they have carried through into their mainstream success period. These songs are not played all too often nowadays as the band tours the European and US festival circuits.

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The Flaming Lips
Date: 24 January 2004
Venue: Big Day Out, Sydney

Setlist

Race For The Prize
Seven Nation Army *
Fight Test
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Pt. 1)
The Golden Path @
She Don't Use Jelly
Do You Realize ??

Description: Honestly cannot say much about this performance. Short setlist half of it is covers i.e. Seven Nation Army from the White Stripes and The Golden Path by the Chemical Brothers.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Date: 31 January 2000
Venue: Big Day Out, Melbournie

Setlist:
Around The World
Give It Away
Scar Tissue
Suck My Kiss
If You Have To Ask
Could've Lied Easily (I Could Have Lied)
I Like Dirt
Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik
Under The Bridge
My Friend

Description: One of the biggest and best bands to ever play at the Big Day Out. On the back of their mega selling Californication album the band headlined the festival. This is the legendary funk-punk-rap-rock band at their very best. You can watch their entire Sydney show on Youtube and see just how good they are. The improvisation is mind blowing and they work the crowd perfectly without needing any sing-alongs or hand clapping or waving. Just pure rock’n’roll!!
Please note that the writer of this blog’s favourite band is RHCP.

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Mars Volta, Green Day

The Mars Volta
Date: 23 January 2004
Venue: Big Day Out Festival, Homebush, Sydney

Setlist
Roulette Dares
Cicatriz ESP
Drunkship Of Lanterns

Description : Don’t know too much about this gig. Don’t be alarmed by the size of the setlist. It is nothing abnormal. The band performed in Sydney in June this year and were on stage for 3hrs but only played 8 songs!!. They appeared on the main stage before Metallica and The Strokes. This was the bands first visit to Australia.

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Green Day
Date : 19 October 1999
Venue: Goat Island, Sydney

Setlist:
1)Nice Guy Finish Last
2)Minority
3)Blood, Sex And Booze
4)Long View
5)Welcome To Paradise
6)Castaway
7)Warning
8)brain stew
9)jaded
10)2000 Light Years Away
11)Basketcase
12)Waiting
13)good riddance (time of your life)

Description: Held in the world famous Sydney Harbour. The gig was broadcast live on the radio station and was later broadcast on pay TV. This was only the second rock concert ever at the venue after Midnight Oil’s show in 1985.

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Franz Ferdinand, Living End, Smashing Pumpkins, Split Enz

Franz Ferdinand

Date: 24 July 2004
Venue: Splendour In The Grass Festival, Belongil Fields, Byron Bay

Setlist:
Cheating On You
40'
Tell Her Tonight
Auf Achse
Jacqueline
Take Me Out
The Dark Of The Matinee
Michael
Darts Of Pleasure
This Fire

Description: The band in support of their first self titled album, they were one of the main international acts in this Triple J supported festival. With songs like Take Me Out and Michael the group had established a strong following around the world. This was one of the dozen or so festivals they performed at in 2004. In front of a crowd of about 20 000 the boys strutted their stuff for a short but solid set.

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The Living End

Date : 16 November 1998
Venue: Triple J Rooftop, Sydney

Setlist:
Bloody Mary
Save the Day
Fly Away
From Here On In
West End Riot
All Torn Down
Prisoner of Society
Train Kept A Rollin'
Growing Up
Second Solution
On the Inside

Description: This recording showcases the band at the peak of their creative powers. Playing hits like Prisoner of Society, Second Solution and All Torn Down. These boys are one of the most popular alternative bands in the Australia featuring in the radio station’s end of year countdown 10 years in a row. I am led to believe that is was an invite only gig for listeners of the station.

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Smashing Pumpkins

Date: 19 June 1998
Venue: Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney

Setlist
01. To Sheila
02. Behold! The Night Mare
03. Ava Adore
04. Daphne Descends
05. Crestfallen
06. Tear
07. For Martha
08. Once Upon A Time
09. Stumbleine
10. BWBW
11. Shame
12. Blank Page

Description: I don’t know the nature of this gig besides the fact that it was a secret gig at a very interesting venue.

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Split Enz
Date: 21 December 1979
Venue: Comb& Cutter Hotel, Blacktown, Sydney
Setlist:
I Wouldn't Dream Of It
Poor Boy
Nobody Takes Me Seriously
What's The Matter With You
Shark Attack
I Hope I Never
I Got You
I See Red

Description: This gig took place down the road from where I live in the very early days of the band. Some of the members of this band went on to be a part of the more commercially successful Crowded House, for those of familiar with Crowded House will hear where the band got a lot of their sounds.

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White Stripes, Silverchair, Muse, Violent Femmes

White Stripes

Date: 10 October 2003
Venue: Livid Festival,Moore Park, Sydney
Setlist:
Black Math
Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
I Think I Smell A Rat
Lovesick
Hotel Yorba
The Hardest Button To Button
We're Going To Be Friends
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
Ball And Biscuit
Screwdriver
Seven Nation Army
Boll Weevil

Description: A part of the band’s Elephant world tour. The band were co-headliners of the festival with Linkin Park. It was the first time the originally Brisbane based festival had been held in Sydney. Ironically it was also the very last time the festival was held anywhere. The entire gig was recorded and broadcasted on Channel V. Most of the best parts of the gig are included in the recording done by the radio station. The highlight of the show was Death Letter and obviously Seven Nation Army.

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Silverchair

Date : 4 January 1996
Venue : Homebake Festival, Byron Bay

Setlist
Leave Me Out
Slave
Suicidal Dream
Tomorrow
New Race
Faultline
Learn To Hate
Israel’s Son


Description : The band performing songs of their debut album Frogstomp. For those of you not familiar with the band they were discovered in 1994 as three 14 year old high school students from Newcastle. The boys achieved instant global fame with their first song Tomorrow. Homebake Festival is dedicated to local acts and was in its early years then. Silverchair came on stage middle of the day as a support act, the band went onto headline the festival in both 1999 and 2006.

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Muse

Date: 10 September 2004
Venue: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Setlist :
Intro
Apocalypse Please
Hysteria
New Born
Sing For Absolution
Muscle Museum
Sunburn
Butterflies And Hurricanes
The Small Print
Bliss
Heartbreaker
Time Is Running Out
Stockholm Syndrome


Description: This was Muse’s second visit to Australia on their Absolution world tour. Despite the band’s incredible popularity in Europe and UK they have only enjoyed moderate success down under. This was the bands biggest solo show to date in Australia playing to over 6000 fans. The three piece proved their brilliance live on stage at this gig. The band would not return to Australia for another 26 months.

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Download Links: Part 1 - http://www.mediafire.com/?3piuoxtyy2g
Part 2 - http://www.mediafire.com/?1fljmjvt84n
Part 3 - http://www.mediafire.com/?whlzuf4i0pr

Violent Femmes
Date: 8 November 1990
Venue : The Palace,St. Kilda, Melbourne

Setlist :
Fat
Promise
I Hear The Rain
Country Death SongProve My Love
Hallowed Ground
Confessions
Old Mother Reagan
Add It Up
Blister In The Sun
Kiss Off

Description : Performed at the intimate Palace in Melbourne. By this point the band were passed their best but still maintained a strong following in the alternative music scene.

Delays and the List

There have been some delays on getting the download links up for all the gigs. So in the meantime we will tell you the list of the shows that will be uploaded and made available. From tomorow i will start giving descriptions and setlists of each gig but for now her is a rundown of the entire festival.


FULL LIST

The White Stripes (Livid, Sydney, 10 October 2003)
Silverchair (Homebake, Byron Bay, 4 January 1996)
Muse (Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 10 September 2004)
Violent Femmes (The Palace, Melbourne, 8 November 1990)
Franz Ferdinand (Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay, 24 July 2004)
The Living End (Triple J rooftop, Sydney, 16 November 1998)
The Smashing Pumpkins (Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney's Circular Quay, 19 June 1998)

Split Enz (Comb & Cutter Hotel, Blacktown, Sydney, 21 December 1979)
The Mars Volta (Big Day Out, Sydney, 23 January 2004)
Grinspoon (Triple J rooftop, Sydney, 15 November 1999)
Green Day (Goat Island, Sydney, 19 October 2000)
The Strokes (Triple J Studio 227, Sydney, 24 July 2001)
John Butler Trio (ABC Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne, 12 October 2001)
The Flaming Lips (Big Day Out, Sydney, 24 January 2004)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Big Day Out, Melbourne, 31 January 2000)
Missy Higgins (ABC Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne, 1 November 2004)
Beastie Boys (Summersault, Sydney, 31 December 1995)
INXS (Caringbah Inn, Sydney, 1982)
Jeff Buckley (Phoenician Club, Sydney, 6 September 1995)
The Cat Empire (Meredith Music Festival, Meredith, 13 December 2003)
Queens of the Stone Age (Big Day Out, Melbourne, January 2001)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Big Day Out, Melbourne, January 1993)
Coldplay (Splendour In The Grass, Byron Bay, 20 July 2003)
Foo Fighters (Festival Hall, Melbourne, 22 March 1998)
Hilltop Hoods (UniBar, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 3 November 2001)
Rage Against the Machine (Del Rey Theatre, Hollywood, October 1999)
AC/DC (Haymarket, Sydney, 1977)
The Chemical Brothers (Big Day Out Boiler Room, Sydney, 26 January 2000)
The Ramones (Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1980)
Shihad (Triple J Studios, Melbourne, 27 September 1999)
Michael Franti and Spearhead (The Palace, Melbourne, 20 July 2001)
Powderfinger (Triple J Studio 227, Sydney, 12 October 1998)
Beck (Triple J Studio 227, Sydney, 21 August 1994)
The Cure (Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1981)
The Dandy Warhols (Corner Hotel, Melbourne, 30 October 2000)
Interpol (Triple J Studio 227, Sydney, 11 August 2003)
The Killers (Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 18 December 2004)
Ben Folds Five (Triple J Studio 227, Sydney, 29 July 1998)
Crowded House (Transformers, Melbourne, 28 July 1991)
At the Drive-In (Triple J Studio 227, Sydney, 22 January 2001)
PJ Harvey (Big Day Out, Melbourne, 26 January 2001)
Pearl Jam (Melbourne Park, Melbourne, 5 March 1998)
Frenzal Rhomb (Triple J Studio 227, Sydney, 12 May 2003)
Fatboy Slim (Big Day Out Boiler Room, Sydney, January 2001)
Ben Harper (SBW Independent Theatre, Sydney, 11 April 2001)
You Am I (Triple J Studio 227, Sydney, 20 April 1998)
Midnight Oil (Royal Antler Hotel, Sydney, 2 May 1980)
System of a Down (Big Day Out, Gold Coast, January 2002)
Faithless (Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 8 October 2004)
Nirvana (The Palace, Melbourne, 1 February 1992)
Placebo (Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 19 March 2004)
Garbage (Davies Park, Brisbane, 5 October 1996)
Faith No More (Festival Hall, Melbourne, 14 August 1995)
Metallica (Big Day Out, Sydney, 23 January 2004)
Tom Waits (State Theatre, Sydney, 2 May 1979)

Impossible Music Festival 2005

Welcome to the Impossible Music Festival blogsite.

Background
The Impossible Music Festival was not your regular showcase of artists and bands. It was broadcast on Australia's Triple J radio early in 2005 and consisted of dozens of recordings the station's live music team had done over the past 30 years. It ran almost non stop for three days and luckily the entire broadcast was taped and uploaded as a torrent onto the internet. Alot of people dislike using torrents even though they provide superior speeds. So for the sake of those who find torrents annoying we have decided to create this blogsite.

About the Blog
Over the coming weeks we will be gradually adding the recordings. Each entry will include a full setlist, description of the gig and any other details of the show maybe even some background on the band if they are not very well known. We will also be adding some good links to other useful bootleg sites. The download links will be either Mediafire or Rapidshare. Each recording should be under 100mb

Recordings
The recordings are owned by the radio station with permission from the artists. Each recording is 1hr long and includes the best bits from each gig. The next blog will have a full list of all the recordings that will be uploaded. Believe the list will blow you away!!