G-Bone 

Sadly I couldn't make this one off Down Under gig but a few mates from work who regularly go to the Byron Bay East Coast Blues and Roots Festival (or in this case Bluesfest) made a particular effort to see Fishbone because of my raving about them over the years. Another close friend (Shane Rozario - http://www.shanerozario.com) took the shots that are associated with this gig page and he also p...

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It's been nearly 11 years since Fishbone has graced Australian shores and from my perspective, this line up of Fishbone (2007) kicked the ass of the 1996 line up. Not only tighter, they have a horn section now to die for, which was much weaker from the Chim Chim 5 piece of 1996. Not only that, the band are a much happier band on stage and far more active than when they were here last.

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Firstly a word of praise to the organises of this event. As far as outdoor live festivals go, The Great Escape 2007 has to be hands down the best sounding I have ever been to. All the bands on the day sounded great and Fishbone were no exception, although it seems that Rocky just doesn't get the mix he deserves. I was up the front getting more stage sound than front of house, further back I was to...

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