Hailing from Newcastle The Seabellies took stage; taking no time to tune, line check or banter with the bar dwelling audience, they dove aimlessly into the deep end with both male & amp; female vocals hitting spine tingling falsettos with great ease. Proving the bands musical genius saw each of the six members change their weapon of choice at some point with piano accordion, trumpets and more being heavily exploited. With progressive yet strong structures and an entertaining stage show this band would have been better placed elsewhere on the bill, instead Harlequin League took honours.

Being regulars on the airwaves of Triple J made expectations high, very high. Whilst The Seabellies disassembled we saw the timid looking four piece wander around aimlessly before taking stage, the boys looked nervous and as soon as they were given the go ahead they broke out into a very electronic energetic intro, problem being it was hard to determine whether the rest of the set was compiled of different numbers, or whether they played a thirty minute song, they took in applause from the one (ten centimetre) ass crack wielding die hard fan actually paying any attention to the stage, who proved more entertaining then the tranquil up and comers whom disappeared back to the pubs corner from where they whence came faster than when they even took stage. Having seen Harlequin League once or twice in the past, it just simply wasn't their night.

End Of Fashion. Well, it just goes to show what being on commercial television and radio can do to a band. Out of what seemed to be nowhere flocks of barely legal girls managed to squeeze their way into the small confines of the performance area and before a word was spoken, a note played; They screamed their hearts away wanting the band physically more than musically from the get go. Vocals were shaky to begin with but midway through their opening track everything was heading in a very forward direction. Three way vocal harmonies rung out through the PA and the vibe was strong, that was until the third song in. "Shake your booty for me" was the opening lyric, a new one from their latest release "Book Of Lies"�, the girls loved the concept, until the song actually unfolded.

Without knowing the words, the melody or even whether they were about to break into a bridge, verse or otherwise the crowd seemed displeased. All they wanted was what they knew and they delivered. Throughout the entirety of their set they played hit upon hit until striking a chord with third last song. A song that is more renowned for its "singstar"� credibility than that of a lyrically sound masterpiece; it was upon us all; "Oh Yeah"� began and even the drunkest of punters managed to spurt out and sing along to the chorus. All in all it was obvious why End Of Fashion are one of Australia's biggest names on the scene, with that said the night proved to host a talented bill featuring three bands that all could have taken the headline position quite easily. Big ups to opening band The Seabellies whom mightn't have had the biggest crowd in numbers but were musically intense compared to the two acts that followed.