Most Melbournites know ‘the Toff’ pretty well. For
those who don´t, it is located on the busy bit of Swantson Street, just before
the QV intersection. There is a fair bit going on in that building: Cookie bar
on the first floor, with the best selection of beers in Melbourne, including the
rare and delicious Canadian Scotch Ales; then on the top, there is one of the
most happening Rooftop bars in Melbourne, marvelous spot covered on fake turf,
perfect to sip a good ol’ cold pint of cider-. The Toff in Town, on the second
level, is divided in a bar and a music venue, and there gather some of the best
local artist.
Gold Fields was playing on their last show
before heading off to their US tour and one of my friends happened to be taking
care of them on the night.
In a nutshell: The room was packed, the show
was great and the light engineer was absolutely off his mind. I´ll explain this
further: The light guy was so pumped up that was playing DJ with the flash
lights. As a consequence of this, we were all on the pit, crunching down,
trying to take photos on the verge of an epilepsy attack. It made the
experience confusing but somehow it went well with the music. Some photographer
with less patience than me, went to the back and tried to reason with this
fellow with little success.
To me, the highlight of the night was a cover
to Underworld´s ‘Born Slippy’. Just great.
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