Empire of the sun live

And not just different people living different lives. I just don’t know if I liked them for this show. But I really enjoyed what I heard. They opened their live set with “Changes”, which showcases an effectively juicy baseline and Luke Steele’s mesmerizing vocals immediately hooking in their audience. I want to preface what I say here, in that I loved their sound.

Their show was a celebration of the band’s enduring legacy and the dedicated fans that longed for their triumphant return of new anthems.

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And the last two songs, ‘Flow’ and ‘Perfect Run’ sent the set home brilliantly.

The people where we were on the hill though didn’t seem as into it. But there were some songs in here that slapped. The music was dope as hell. ‘Walking On A Dream’ was another one that got the crowd moving and singing, before the show closed out with ‘Standing on the Shore’, and ‘Alive’.

The crowd vibes for this show were immaculate all night. Unfortunately, we were super late into the venue as Brisbane city traffic kinda sucks.


But during the big songs, there was this almost wholesome unison. It’s the reason I adore bands like Pendulum so much. It was an amazing 80 minutes of music.

Empire of the Sun – Riverstage – photos by Bec Harbour

Empire blasted through more tunes, like ‘Concert Pitch’, ‘DNA’, and ‘Television’, before Luke really spoke to the crowd for the first time, talking about how his friend from Hawaii was in town and he wanted to bring him out for a few songs.

The duo consists of Nick Littlemore of Pnau and Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson.

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But I don’t know if they were a band that fit the bill for this kind of show. ‘Happy Like You’ played, with the outro to ‘Wild World’ thrown in for a big crowd pop.

And an Empire of the Sun show is not complete without their elaborate use of creative stage design.