A "Big Day" in Adelaide

Squint and you can see The Killers onstage

After a day of tennis in Melbourne, I flew to Adelaide in South Australia for "Big Day Out," a yearly touring music festival.  Although much of the crowd was there to see the headlining Red Hot Chili Peppers, there was a good mix of musical acts catering to various tastes.  There were two main stages for the big acts, and smaller stages for the newer groups and hip hop acts.

When I arrived, American bluesman Gary Clark Jr. was already onstage.

The crowd sang along with Vampire Weekend.  

I headed inside and checked out Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino (the name alone is brilliant).  Who knew that an actor on Community would turn out to be a respectable rapper?  

I headed back outside to the main stages to hear my favorite band of the show, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fronted by the terrific Karen O.

Lesser bands need to bow down!  Here's their song Zero:

I went back inside and saw B.o.B. and backup dancers.

The crowd loved Crystal Castles, who did their set in silhouette with backlighting and strobe lights.

  

The night ended with Red Hot Chili Peppers.  

Next up, back to Sydney!