The best festivals are those not bound by a specific genre or theme according to Simon Hall, one part of Melbourne musical comedy trio Tripod.<\/p>\n
Simon \u2013 known as \u201cYon\u201d \u2013 said it\u2019s this reason that makes the Queenscliff Music Festival one of the best and his band Scotty \u201cScod\u201d Edgar and Steven<\/p>\n
\u201cGatesy\u201d Gates were looking forward to performing at this year\u2019s extravaganza.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our 22nd year performing together. My favourite part (of performing) is when you get completely lost in it, you lose all kind of selfconsciousness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got that rhythm between you and the crowd, it\u2019s unfolding in a spontaneous way even if you wrote the song 10 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
While some bands are unable to endure the test of time, Simon said it\u2019s a mutual respect and understanding of one another that has allowed them to perform over multiple decades.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just try and be kind to each other, we give ourselves some room to go off and do our own thing, it feels like a threeway marriage \u2013 there\u2019s lots of patterns that repeat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The band got their first break on Hey Hey It\u2019s Saturday and has appeared on a slew of Australian television shows including Rove and ABC\u2019s Spicks and Specks – as well as their own regular segment on triple j.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast time we were at QMF we were singing a bunch of well-known Australian songs with Eddie Perfect. I like how eclectic the festival is, it doesn\u2019t seem to nail itself down to one age group or genre.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think when a festival calls themselves a blues or a folk festival, if you\u2019re wondering around for a few days you don\u2019t want to see flavours of the same thing. Personally, I like getting the opposite from tent to tent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon said he watched Jordie Lane perform on the train once at QMF and loves the dynamic that occurs between the crowd and a performer during a live show.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like getting on the train, I had a memorable experience watching Jordie Lane, he was playing in a duo. It was intimate, sometimes things in a different context make them feel completely different,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s a sweet spot between people heckling or doing nothing. It\u2019s a beautiful thing where the audience yells out stuff that\u2019s on topic. It can really elevate the show, that\u2019s what live performance has to offer compared to film – that interactive experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what we\u2019re going to do for our show, we decide at the last minute. Sometimes we just look at the crowd and decide then and there. When we\u2019re playing our songs there\u2019s a big loud band and orchestra playing in our heads, so we try and project that amount of energy during our shows.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information about this year\u2019s line-up and QMF, visit qmf.net.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The best festivals are those not bound by a specific genre or theme according to Simon Hall, one part of Melbourne musical comedy trio Tripod. Simon \u2013 known as \u201cYon\u201d \u2013 said it\u2019s this reason that makes the Queenscliff Music Festival one of the best and his band Scotty \u201cScod\u201d Edgar and Steven \u201cGatesy\u201d Gates […]<\/p>\n