The Sessions... Review

Whoever thought that The Cat Empire would play the Sydney Opera House? Anyone who did, well done, because yesterday saw a mighty fine shakedown take place all in the name of Pay TV...

As part of Pay TV channel MusicMax’s concert series
The Sessions, many lucky Cat Alleyites made their way (be it from Melbourne, Sydney or Perth?) to the Opera House for the gig.
Intimate? Yes. Between 75 and 100 people were lucky enough to get tickets to the show, hosted by ex-Crowded House drummer Paul Hester. The boys played two short sets, with a break for questions from the crowd in the middle. While everyone got a chance to answer one, the quotable quote of the day came from Will with his answer to the question "Are there differences between playing for Australian and Overseas audiences", to which he replied "The best thing about playing overseas is meeting people from different countries" (insert as many drummer jokes as you wish!)

The short gig saw Julie O'Hara team up with Felix for The Lullaby and with Harry on their now infamous version of The Lost Song. With a jaaaaazz version of Days Like These and an unrecognisable cover of Sing Sing Sing, the joint was jumping. Well, the first three rows anyway! (Thank goodness the good people of TCE.info are a little crazy!)

Hello and The Chariot were met with the usual dancing by the crowd (but no dancing from Felix and Jumps) and the boys looked especially pleased when all hands were waving in the air for In My Pocket.

The show airs on September 4th... look out for some familiar faces!

Setlist

Set One
Days Like These
The Lullaby
The Lost Song

Set Two
The Rhythm
Hello
Sing Sing Sing
In My Pocket
The Chariot