Seth Sentry @ The Forum, Melbourne (17/05/2013)
Seth Sentry continued his busy tour schedule with a sold out hometown show at The Forum in Melbourne.
Ellesquire was the first support of the night and was a nice entrée to start the night. He wasn’t as crazy and energetic as the acts to come, with On The Prowl a highlight.
What followed was an interesting twist. A DJ dressed up as a ninja came onto stage to the sounds of Kung Fu Fighting, holding a sign saying, “What up I’m a fucking ninja”. Tuka came onto stage and showed plenty of energy of stage, getting the growing crowd warmed up for the main event. His cover of Chet Faker’s I’m Into You impressed me and he also performed Thundamentals cover of Matt Corby’s Brother that got the crowd going.
Before Seth Sentry came onto stage I moved closer to immerse myself in the atmosphere. I recently saw him at Groovin The Moo and although slightly affected by vodka, I thoroughly enjoyed his set. So this time, it was interesting to take in his performance from a sober perspective.
He opened with Float Away and immediately the audience was enlightened to Sentry’s great sense of humour. “This is an underwhelming venue ay, all this bullshit Julius Caesar up there.” It’s this sense of humour that compliments Sentry’s performance and caps off his live shows.
“If you know the words to this song then shut the fuck up it’s my song not yours.” Sentry continued with the track that announced his arrival, The Waitress Song.
The show had it all, from old material to a guest performance on the turntables from the Australian DMC champion B2. A strong contingent of Aussie Hip Hop artists offered their support on the night.
Pez featured in Ain’t Got No Time, before Mantra, Ellesquire, Tuka and Trials joined Sentry on stage for an impromptu freestyle rap, based on items that were thrown on stage by the crowd. This was another example of the talent and humour of this group of artists.
The focus shifted back to Sentry when he got the whole crowd to sit down at the start of My Scene. This was my favourite part of the set and once again Sentry’s banter with the crowd was on display.
Sentry finished with crowd favourite Dear Science, complete with a pink hover board. He was joined on stage by the various support acts as well as lead vocalist of The Rubens, Sam Margin, who smashed out the chorus with a bottle of beer in his hand.
DJ Sizzle, who provided the backdrop of the performance for most of the night, grabbed his Bart Simpson bodyboard and crowded surfed to the back of the mosh.
A Seth Sentry show is an experience that is well worth it.
Mitchell Guy
@Mitchell_Guy1
Ellesquire was the first support of the night and was a nice entrée to start the night. He wasn’t as crazy and energetic as the acts to come, with On The Prowl a highlight.
What followed was an interesting twist. A DJ dressed up as a ninja came onto stage to the sounds of Kung Fu Fighting, holding a sign saying, “What up I’m a fucking ninja”. Tuka came onto stage and showed plenty of energy of stage, getting the growing crowd warmed up for the main event. His cover of Chet Faker’s I’m Into You impressed me and he also performed Thundamentals cover of Matt Corby’s Brother that got the crowd going.
Before Seth Sentry came onto stage I moved closer to immerse myself in the atmosphere. I recently saw him at Groovin The Moo and although slightly affected by vodka, I thoroughly enjoyed his set. So this time, it was interesting to take in his performance from a sober perspective.
He opened with Float Away and immediately the audience was enlightened to Sentry’s great sense of humour. “This is an underwhelming venue ay, all this bullshit Julius Caesar up there.” It’s this sense of humour that compliments Sentry’s performance and caps off his live shows.
“If you know the words to this song then shut the fuck up it’s my song not yours.” Sentry continued with the track that announced his arrival, The Waitress Song.
The show had it all, from old material to a guest performance on the turntables from the Australian DMC champion B2. A strong contingent of Aussie Hip Hop artists offered their support on the night.
Pez featured in Ain’t Got No Time, before Mantra, Ellesquire, Tuka and Trials joined Sentry on stage for an impromptu freestyle rap, based on items that were thrown on stage by the crowd. This was another example of the talent and humour of this group of artists.
The focus shifted back to Sentry when he got the whole crowd to sit down at the start of My Scene. This was my favourite part of the set and once again Sentry’s banter with the crowd was on display.
Sentry finished with crowd favourite Dear Science, complete with a pink hover board. He was joined on stage by the various support acts as well as lead vocalist of The Rubens, Sam Margin, who smashed out the chorus with a bottle of beer in his hand.
DJ Sizzle, who provided the backdrop of the performance for most of the night, grabbed his Bart Simpson bodyboard and crowded surfed to the back of the mosh.
A Seth Sentry show is an experience that is well worth it.
Mitchell Guy
@Mitchell_Guy1