It’s a beautiful Sunday afternoon and what better way to cap off the weekend than with some live music. Especially when that live music is in the form of Grinspoon frontman Phil Jamieson, playing his new solo material at the picturesque venue Drifters Wharf. Located on New South Wales Central Coast the waterfront venue is the perfect setting and a venue upgrade due to the original venue Shady Palms in Avoca selling out.

First on stage warming up the crowd were rock band The Pictures. Featuring Davey Lane on guitar and vocals notably from the iconic Aussie band You Am I.  Their set was loud and full of energy. They even did a cover of ‘Cigarettes and Alcohol‘ by Oasis that both Liam and Noel would be proud of.

As the room began to fill, and the the sun was setting outside on the wharf, Phil Jamieson’s band took to the stage. With Davey Lane pulling double duties playing guitar in Phil’s band also. They Kicked things off with the super catchy ‘Trouble’ and wanderlust evoking ‘Kapow!’ both taken from Phil’s recently released debut solo album Somebody Else.

It wasn’t long until we got to hear some stripped back Grinspoon songs. This came in the form of ‘Protest’ then followed by ‘Bad Funk Stripe’.  The crowd was in full voice which was much appreciated by Phil who’s voice was still recovering from playing Splendour In The Grass recently.

Throughout the night the set was a mix of songs showcasing Phil’s new album sprinkled with some Grinspoon crowd favourites and even included a partial cover of ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ by Tears For Fears. Guitars echoed through the room for ‘Violent and Lazy’ and a slower-tempo rendition of ‘More Than You Are’ gave the crowd flashbacks of wild moshpits from their youth. Phil ended the set by saying he doesn’t play encores, but thanked everyone for a special night and even had his family and close friends in attendance.

To close the set, he played a harmonica driven version of ‘Just Ace’ then ending the night with ‘1000 Miles’, the song signally the band had to “go, go, go”. The coastal crowd disappeared into the night with grins on their faces after witnessing an intimate rock show from the beloved troubadour Phil Jamieson.