Silverchair — Big Day Out Sydney 2008
Recorded January 25, 2008
Sydney Showground — Blue Stage · Sydney · 
Australia
Setlist
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“To see Silverchair take Young Modern to the Sydney Big Day Out, between performances and TV interviews.”
Context
January 2008 takes Silverchair to the Sydney Big Day Out with Young Modern as the most recent album. The group takes the Blue Stage at Sydney Showground. The surviving TV edit alternates songs and interviews, offering a slice of the show rather than the full festival set.
All Across the World starts the available musical block. The Greatest View revisits Diorama, while Reflections of a Sound and Insomnia put Young Modern back in focus. After another interview, Straight Lines and Mind Reader pick up the sequence before Freak, the oldest song in this selection.
Seven performances are preserved, separated by two blocks of conversation. The selection favors the fifth album and keeps a link to Freak Show at the close. The document captures the band on the Australian festival circuit, already far from focusing only on songs from its first albums.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- Daniel Johnsvocals and guitar
- Chris Joannoubass
- Ben Gilliesdrums
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