I recently took a trip to Australia, I visited Cairns and then stayed in Melbourne for a few weeks. While I was in Melbourne I hit up Soundwave Festival. Soundwave is sorta like Australia’s version of The Van’s Warped Tour. I say sorta because it is the same concept- a traveling festival that covers the whole Country. The difference is that Soundwave is only five stops total, and at each stop there are way more people than Warped. Melbourne capped 55k I believe, it sold out. I’ll post my travel pictures, and behind the scenes gopro video of this live shoot soon. But for now, here are the final images.
These were all taken on March 2nd, 2012.
and we’re off to a good startTour LaminateNeil’s suitcaseJeremy hangingYour Demise hanging with A Day To Remember, backstage soundwaveHard at workNeil with Dan from AtticusUnknown tech, Jeremy, and David all holding Marilyn Manson’s micsMaximum singing voice, Opera maybeJohnny “I want a shot with the crowd behind me” …. not ideal lightingMax, local Tour ManagerJeremy and Anthony Green, fist pound before going on stageLast minute stretchKevin SkaffKevin Skaff liveJosh Woodard liveNeil WestfallA Day To Remember liveA Day To Remember liveAlex Shelnutt on drumsCrowd shot, lots of folkAnd againNeil tuningA Day To RememberKevin swapping guitars with tech JohnnyDrummerIt’s really hard to get lighting this nice when you are shooting at 3:00pmJeremy liveOZ cape actionKevin Skaff doing what he does bestSuperhero! Ay!A Day To Remember live at SoundwaveLike a bossJeremy McKinnonAlex and Jeremy talking with their facesShellnutNeil WestfallKicksTechs, being awesomeOut with a bangHad to grab this quick at the endJohnny, I am not sure why I edited this, this way. But it works for Johnny.Johnny and KevJohnny and NeilPing pongThey are very focused, I however, am not.The Kev chillGoodbye Johnnyand the rest of the teamwaitingHartley, great shooter. Very photogenic too!
and sassy, I haven’t used that word in years.
Had a chance to hang out and meet a few photographer friends of mine. Such good people.
Dan Purnell, Me, James Hartley, and Ben Clement – photographer hangout!