Reviews of Jimmy Eat World Sidewave at University of NSW Roundhouse

Jimmy Eat World - 23 Feb 2010 - UNSW Roundhouse

24 Feb 2010, 15:15 by kellenalarra

Tue 23 Feb – Jimmy Eat World Sidewave

With an unpretentious setting - the lack of any splashy backdrops, minimal lighting - it was obvious that the music would be the star of the show at the Roundhouse last night. The last minute addition of Jimmy Eat World, replacing My Chemical Romance as one of the headliners at Soundwave Festival, made this huge five band line-up a must-see for any self-respecting punk/emo kid.

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(photo from Justin Pierre's Twitter)

We missed RX Bandits due to a public transport miscalculation, and arrived just in time to hover near the barrier of a mostly empty floor for US pop-punksters Motion City Soundtrack. Frontman Justin Pierre, with his mad-scientist hair, led a tight 7 song set of mostly new tunes (from 2010's My Dinosaur Life) almost bookended by their two biggest hits to date. Closing with poppy favourite 'Everything is Alright'…

Jimmy Eat World, Sunny Day Real Estate & Glassjaw @ UNSW Roundhouse

24 Feb 2010, 09:21 by forgetrehab

Tue 23 Feb – Jimmy Eat World Sidewave

For the first time in a few years I gave the Soundwave Festival a miss. The festival for me has been great in the sense that they manage to bring over a lot of bands that might not make it to Australian shores without the help of a big festival. On the flip side though, the festival has been plagued by poor organisation to the point where it has largely ruined the festival experience.

If you're lucky enough to live in Sydney (like me) or Melbourne, there's also the option of hitting up some Sidewaves. Although these Sidewaves appear to be run by the same promoters, they seem to turn out a lot better which is probably in part due to the scale of the event compared to the festival.

Glassjaw, from memory at least, were a late addition to the Soundwave line up. They were a band I loved in my high school days so they don't rate as highly on my Last.fm profile as they do in my mind. A lot of the bands I listened to around that Nu Metal period didn't really stick…