Livid 99
Brisbane RNA Showgrounds, 2 October 1999
by the Livid 99 Organisers

LIVID No 13 was lucky after all! A sell out at a whopping 36, 000 this years LIVID was the biggest (and some say the best) yet. Despite an ominous forecast and drizzle on the morning of show day, the weather held out and stayed happy for the duration of the event.

Injuries on the day were relatively minor, with the great folks at St Johns Ambulance treating problems related mainly to heat exhaustion and dehydration. There were no arrests on site (just a couple off site) and local police report that the crowd was generally well behaved.

Behind the scenes, in the backstage area WONDER WOMAN strutted her stuff to the amusement of all and several band folk took advantage of the special massage area that was set up for any rockers with stiff necks.

LIVID highlights are too many to mention but in a nutshell - THE OFFSPRING showed us why they are currently one of the biggest bands in the world (with Dexter at one point beating up some inflatable Backstreet Boys dummies) while MERCURY REV, SHIHAD and YOU AM I blew the roof off the BIG TOP tent with scorching performances. Hometown boys POWDERFINGER proved just what a class act they are while GERLING caused a minor security panic when they invited kids over the punter barricade to come up on the main stage and dance for their final song. Over in the LIVID LOUNGE the room was packed with sweaty kids dancing up a storm.

Also a lucky break for SPIDERBAIT guitarist WHIT who, after being delayed in the air, arrived at the venue ten minutes late, picked up his axe and walked on stage cool as you like. No sweat! POPE ALICE zipped around the site in her pope mobile spreading the good gospel and GARBAGE were simply & utterly brilliant. Thanks Shirley!

We'd like to warmly thank all the bands, fans and media who continue to support LIVID. Thanks for coming. We'll see you next time around!

The Organisors,
LIVID 1999

This review was taken off the official Livid 99 mailing list (with permission from organisers). See Livid web site.