Steel Panther, The Art @ Luna Park Big Top, Sydney (05/10/2012)
For anyone who has had the misfortune of missing out on seeing even a video of Steel Panther’s live shows, the best way to describe the experience is spandex, glitter, sex, drugs and rock n roll. Oh, and boobs. Their sold out show at Sydney Luna Park’s Big Top was certainly no exception.
As their first headlining show in Australia, and only their second time after Soundwave festival earlier this year, Steel Panther promised us the works at their shows and they well and truly delivered.
Opening the show, Sydney locals The Art took to the stage in front of a growing crowd. Known for supporting some of the biggest rock acts over the years, including Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and 30 Seconds To Mars, The Art showed us exactly why they’ve shared the stage with so many bands.
Starting out at full volume, the four-piece band ripped into their set. Their heavy, 60s rock n roll sound, driven by the impressive drumming and energetic stage presence, certainly kept the crowd’s attention. They performed songs from their album Here Comes The War, including their single Dirty Girl.
Overall The Art performed a highly dynamic and entertaining set that managed to captivate the crowd who wanted nothing more than to see Steel Panther.
Steel Panther finally made it to the stage, with Satchel striking a pose under the mid-stage spotlights and playing the opening licks of Supersonic Sex Machine, before being joined by the rest of the band and charging into their set. They continued straight into Tomorrow Night that started off their light show, which continued throughout the rest of their set.
Known for their on stage banter both amongst themselves and their audiences, the introductions of each member were a little long-winded but incredibly hilarious. Their descriptions ranged from Michael Starr as a 62 year old with double hip replacements (from all the sex), through to Lexxi Foxxx’s similarities to Farrah Fawcett. Of course for anyone familiar with the band, Lexxi is the butt of most of their onstage jokes, although that probably comes more from jealousy over his hair and fantastic lip gloss application.
Nevertheless, they continued rocking out with Fat Girl, Just Like Tiger Woods and Gold Digging Whore. These three tracks brought the crowd together with almost every person in the building screaming line for line back up at the stage. Their introductions to each song and the banter between the band brought more ‘your mum’ jokes and comments about sex than you would hear on a bus trip of sixteen year old boys. But really, who would expect anything less from these guys?
Boasting, and quite frankly earning, its own spot on the set list, Stachel’s solo swept the crowd into a frenzy of screaming, jumping and attempted to mimicking of his fingering. His solo covered everything from Van Halen, Guns n Roses, and Black Sabbath through to Flight of the Bumblebee and Do-Re-Mi from The Sound Of Music. Of course, not to be outdone by Stix Zadinia’s brief backing on the drums; Satchel stepped us his solo by taking over the kick drum while continuing his guitar solo. At around 6 minutes long, and with Satchel’s rather successful attempts at starting a one-man-band, almost every person, including those up in the seats, were on their feet and rocking out by the end.
The set continued, blasting through more of the hits from their Feel The Steel and Balls Out albums with Turn Out The Lights and I Like Drugs. Both the tracks kept up the energy of Stachel’s solo, with the catchy tunes and lyrics creating an audience sing-a-long.
Bringing Stix out from behind his pink, sparkly kit and onto the keys, they brought the tone down a little with the piano ballad hit Weenie Ride. Despite its quiet(er) tone, the song is incredibly captivating and was helped along with Satchel leading the crowd in his interpretive dance moves. Lexxie’s break in playing gave him plenty of time to fix his gloss and hair in his onstage mirror before getting ready for their special guests to join them.
The special guests were a couple of their friends from Brazzers, a rather well-known porn site. And in typical Steel Panther style, the band started chanting for boobs and bums, which their friends were more than happy to oblige. With the girls having fun on stage, the set continued with Party All Day (Fuck All Night), which is pretty much what Steel Panther is all about.
The final song of the set was Death To All But Metal. It was certainly a crowd-pleaser and a definitively high note to end the night. Of course, as with almost every show, the best songs are left until the encore and Steel Panther certainly stuck with this rule. Their three song encore started with Community Property, which was the crowd-pleaser of the night with everyone up on their feet shouting along. In fact for anyone new to Panther find this track, listen to it, love it! The encore continued with Eyes Of A Panther and ended the show with 17 Girls In A Row, which according to the boys was what happened backstage before the encore.
For fans of glam rock and heavy metal, sex jokes and onstage nudity, Steel Panther presents the perfect show for you. Their onstage antics and high-octane music keep the energy high and the volume higher throughout their set, leaving the 3000 person crowd chanting and panting along with them.
Bethany Williams
Feel the Steel! Our photos from the night can be found here!
As their first headlining show in Australia, and only their second time after Soundwave festival earlier this year, Steel Panther promised us the works at their shows and they well and truly delivered.
Opening the show, Sydney locals The Art took to the stage in front of a growing crowd. Known for supporting some of the biggest rock acts over the years, including Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and 30 Seconds To Mars, The Art showed us exactly why they’ve shared the stage with so many bands.
Starting out at full volume, the four-piece band ripped into their set. Their heavy, 60s rock n roll sound, driven by the impressive drumming and energetic stage presence, certainly kept the crowd’s attention. They performed songs from their album Here Comes The War, including their single Dirty Girl.
Overall The Art performed a highly dynamic and entertaining set that managed to captivate the crowd who wanted nothing more than to see Steel Panther.
Steel Panther finally made it to the stage, with Satchel striking a pose under the mid-stage spotlights and playing the opening licks of Supersonic Sex Machine, before being joined by the rest of the band and charging into their set. They continued straight into Tomorrow Night that started off their light show, which continued throughout the rest of their set.
Known for their on stage banter both amongst themselves and their audiences, the introductions of each member were a little long-winded but incredibly hilarious. Their descriptions ranged from Michael Starr as a 62 year old with double hip replacements (from all the sex), through to Lexxi Foxxx’s similarities to Farrah Fawcett. Of course for anyone familiar with the band, Lexxi is the butt of most of their onstage jokes, although that probably comes more from jealousy over his hair and fantastic lip gloss application.
Nevertheless, they continued rocking out with Fat Girl, Just Like Tiger Woods and Gold Digging Whore. These three tracks brought the crowd together with almost every person in the building screaming line for line back up at the stage. Their introductions to each song and the banter between the band brought more ‘your mum’ jokes and comments about sex than you would hear on a bus trip of sixteen year old boys. But really, who would expect anything less from these guys?
Boasting, and quite frankly earning, its own spot on the set list, Stachel’s solo swept the crowd into a frenzy of screaming, jumping and attempted to mimicking of his fingering. His solo covered everything from Van Halen, Guns n Roses, and Black Sabbath through to Flight of the Bumblebee and Do-Re-Mi from The Sound Of Music. Of course, not to be outdone by Stix Zadinia’s brief backing on the drums; Satchel stepped us his solo by taking over the kick drum while continuing his guitar solo. At around 6 minutes long, and with Satchel’s rather successful attempts at starting a one-man-band, almost every person, including those up in the seats, were on their feet and rocking out by the end.
The set continued, blasting through more of the hits from their Feel The Steel and Balls Out albums with Turn Out The Lights and I Like Drugs. Both the tracks kept up the energy of Stachel’s solo, with the catchy tunes and lyrics creating an audience sing-a-long.
Bringing Stix out from behind his pink, sparkly kit and onto the keys, they brought the tone down a little with the piano ballad hit Weenie Ride. Despite its quiet(er) tone, the song is incredibly captivating and was helped along with Satchel leading the crowd in his interpretive dance moves. Lexxie’s break in playing gave him plenty of time to fix his gloss and hair in his onstage mirror before getting ready for their special guests to join them.
The special guests were a couple of their friends from Brazzers, a rather well-known porn site. And in typical Steel Panther style, the band started chanting for boobs and bums, which their friends were more than happy to oblige. With the girls having fun on stage, the set continued with Party All Day (Fuck All Night), which is pretty much what Steel Panther is all about.
The final song of the set was Death To All But Metal. It was certainly a crowd-pleaser and a definitively high note to end the night. Of course, as with almost every show, the best songs are left until the encore and Steel Panther certainly stuck with this rule. Their three song encore started with Community Property, which was the crowd-pleaser of the night with everyone up on their feet shouting along. In fact for anyone new to Panther find this track, listen to it, love it! The encore continued with Eyes Of A Panther and ended the show with 17 Girls In A Row, which according to the boys was what happened backstage before the encore.
For fans of glam rock and heavy metal, sex jokes and onstage nudity, Steel Panther presents the perfect show for you. Their onstage antics and high-octane music keep the energy high and the volume higher throughout their set, leaving the 3000 person crowd chanting and panting along with them.
Bethany Williams
Feel the Steel! Our photos from the night can be found here!