What makes the perfect gig? What makes you leave a gig being like ‘wow… that band was phenomenal!’. Is it the way that the songs are played? Is it the way that the frontman interacts with the crowd? Is it down to the lighting show or how the show is mixed?
The whole range of things comes into play when we go to a show. The venue can play a huge part in whether it is an intimate gig or an arena spectacular. I mean, it would be a completely different vibe if a band like U2 played in Sydney Entertainment Centre, which would be a huge show and full up, compared to in the Annandale where there would be very few people who would actually be able to attend due to the size. So does this also play on the idea of whether it is a good gig?
Me personally, one of my favourite gigs I ever went to was The Rocket Summer at the Annandale in 2011. The reason for this is the fact that the frontman, Bryce Avary, Went out into the crowd and engaged with everyone and got friendly and actually came into the crowd during the gig. To me, the fact that he didn’t sit up on stage the whole time but actually engaged in the audience made the gig so enjoyable. It was also in The Annandale (which I love) which is an intimate venue so there were less people and that made it even more enjoyable.
Probably my favourite ever performance of a single song, though, is of Coldplay at Sound Relief and their song Fix You (mind you I was not at this gig I saw them that night). The video is phenomenal and the fact that he just ran through the crowd makes it even more special.
Coldplay – Fix You (live Sound Relief 2009) [HD]
GIGS! 
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I agree with you, its always great when a band member walks out into the crowd and interacts with the audience, I have been to a couple of smaller gigs where that has been the case. However the one gig for me that really stood out was by Adam Katz, this is his fan page http://www.facebook.com/adamkatzmusic?fref=ts
He played at The Beresford earlier this year, which is a venue with a great stage for gigs but I find it a little strange in the way that it is half a nightclub and half a live music venue. That aside, the reason I loved this particular gig is because Adam incorporated this amazing male tap dancer into the show, by doing the rap sections in time to the changing rhythm of the tap dancing. It was just so unusual but really exciting to watch and it got the whole crowd going which was great!
(N.E)