Kate Miller-Heidke is stunning, in both looks and vocal range, appearing like a retro diva with a hint of burlesque in a black 80’s taffeta dress with sequins and gloves. She almost sounds operatic as she launches into songs about metro sexuals, scooters and super girl, with a voice like an angel and the smile of a demented Alice in Wonderland in a cute, yet sexy keyboard driven way. There’s something wicked going on in that little pixie’s mind and the audience love it!

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Two albums into his already acclaimed career, Lior is welcomed onto the stage like a long-lost family member and with his laconic, razor-sharp wit and his easy between-song banter, it is simple to see why even before he strikes a chord on his guitar.

With a string quartet in tow, the emotional atmospheres of Autumn Flow, Daniel and This Old Love transcend their original versions and take on a whole new power. Add a lovely duet by special guest Katie Noonan into the mix and you can’t get a much better night.

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When did Xavier Rudd acquire so many fans? Or, more to the point, when did he acquire such gravitas? Tonight, as he steps on stage and showers the crowd with some grungy, Neil Young-style distorted slide guitar, he’s a bona fide rock star.

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Juke Kartel have a lot of the key ingredients needed to make a rock band recipe taste extra crunchy: a drummer who knows how to and when to solo; two guitarists whose interplay keeps the audience enthralled, and a vocalist who walks that fine line between cockiness and chauvinistic arrogance.

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It’s been 16 years since Def Leppard last played Australia, but if the unbelievable amount of band t-shirts is anything to go by, time has only made flannie-clad hearts grow fonder. A packed stadium roars as the English rockers launch straight into Rocket, and there are no complaints as best selling album Hysteria provides a good clump of the set. They don’t have as many anthems as Bon Jovi.

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After a stellar 2007 and a landmark set at this year’s Splendour In The Grass festival, The Panics touched down in Brisbane before heading off to write the follow up to the ARIA-award-winning Cruel Guards, and it was certainly a night to remember.

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Blue King Brown made a grand entrance onto the stage with each band member appearing on stage and breaking into their individual pieces one at a time. Drummer Pete Wilkins entered first, then percussionists Salvador Perisco and Carlos Santone came on next, keyboardist Sam Cope, and then it was time for the three gorgeous female backing vocalists to appear with a cheer from the crowd. Trombonist Emily ‘G’ Mould and trumpeter Nick ‘Dub’ Wilkins entered with splendour and as a final point the bold and beautiful Natalie Pa’apa’a who recognized the traditional owners of our land.

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Ooh, are they or aren’t they going out? Surely those clandestine KFC moments snapped by the paps aren’t just for show? We’re left wondering even after the show, but judging by the amount of squealing teens who have arrived well in advance of the gig starting, I’d say the ladies in the house tonight are here for Chris Brown.

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