So when I decided that I’d be going to the United States for a second time, I realised I was in a tiny bit of a pickle. I had bought tickets for shows during the week of Coachella - namely Tiesto at Festival Hall and Shadow & Cut playing The Hard Sell at the Palace. I wasn’t too worried about Tiesto, the event had sold out and I had no trouble getting rid of the ticket for the show. But I really wanted to see The Hard Sell. When I really started get Jurassic 5, I tried to get into as many of their side projects as possible - one of which was Shadow and Cut playing this brilliant set full of mashed together 45s called Product Placement. I fell in love instantly and bought the CD (Product Placement On Tour) along with the DVD and was stunned at the performance the two talented DJs put on. When the tour was announced, my jaw dropped. I bought a ticket for the Melbourne the day they went on sale, and prepared myself for an audio-visual feast, watching the YouTube videos from the Hollywood Bowl set they played.
So when I decided that I would return oversees for another year, I did what any rational person would do - I bought a ticket for the Sydney show along with a cheap return airfair on Jetstar. But figuring the concert would go late and that I would want to go to the footy the next day, I decided to get the first available plane to Melbourne (6am) and didn’t bother booking a hotel. I was going to stay up all night and have one of the better times of my life.