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Silverchair Makes Triumphant Return to Chicago Print E-mail
Written by CHRISTIAN POWILLS   
Sunday, 05 August 2007
What exactly is a great start to a show? Well being a big band, with an established name and a sure craving from the crowd to see an electric performance is a big help. Before Silverchair even came onto the stage the crowd was shouting the popular Australian chant of “ausie ausie ausie oi oi oi.” This popular Australian band had the crowd pumped and ready even before they came out onto the stage.

Continuing Lolla coverage
Silverchair
Entertainment
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Saturday, Lollapalooza 2007
AT&T Stage
2:30 p.m. Read Lumino Magazine's Lollapalooza coverage all this week! Interviews, concert reviews and more are on their way!

Anticipation is huge, especially when its at Lollapalooza and Chicago hasn’t been privileged to your band in forever. Silverchair had the perfect setup for its second day early afternoon performance.

Frontman Daniel Johns has definitely used his Australian accent to his advantage, echoing out a unique sound that not too many American bands are able to produce, and should be jealous of. Why is it so often that musicians not from the states can usually sing better English sounding lyrics than we can?

For Silverchair, their fame continues to grow, which seems fairly consistent for bands that make it past the 10-year mark as a band. And it always helps that you know you’ve obtained fame when you can throw a guitar pick in the crowd and have over a hundred people scurrying and pushing to try and grab it – including myself.

With two keyboard players, that’s right, two keyboard players, this just shows another unique aspect that adds to the whole creation of the experience of Silverchair. As the melody flowed over the audience, individuals are put into a trance of listening to great rock and roll – thus prevailing this band back to the top of the fans love.

With impressive lyrics and an impressive classical rock sound, Silverchair is able to capture many fans.

Silverchair received a great attendance regardless of the numerous of other bands and groups playing at Chicago’s Lollapaloza – they were the day’s early headliners and grabbed a spot among the select few bands the crowd would have happily given a later slot on the big AT&T stage. So give it to the Ausies again for producing a favorite band of many Americans. Ausie Ausie Ausie oi oi oi.

Comments
great band
Written by Guest on 2007-08-05 21:53:39
love the new album they are a kick ass band and i wish them all the luck on there latest adventure
Sound of the future
Written by Guest on 2007-08-05 22:02:50
It's about time this amazing and talented band get the recognition they deserve. 
Go out and buy Young Modern immediately...best album I've heard in a very long time. It will restore your faith in music!
Young Modern in stores now!
Written by Guest on 2007-08-05 22:10:06
I agree with the previous comment, Young Modern definitely restored my faith in music.
silverchair
Written by Guest on 2007-08-05 22:29:26
:grin these guys are amazing
isabelle
Written by Guest on 2007-08-06 00:21:54
i definitely agree 
silverchair rocks :grin
legends
Written by Guest on 2007-08-06 00:58:30
Give this band a few more years and a couple more albums under their belt and they will be living legends!
LOVE these guys!!!!
Written by Guest on 2007-08-06 07:57:06
:roll  
Helloooooo??!!! 
What 10 years and 6 albulms not enough for you?? 
They already ARE Living Legends !!! 
These guys have had amazing transformations and Still Rock my world! 
Best band i have EVER seen live over and over and over... lol
Best Bansd @ Lolla
Written by Guest on 2007-08-06 08:18:36
Lolla @ Chicago... SC was best show there. Daniel Johns was amazing, great mustache! If they come to your city, dont miss out. Absolutely brilliant.
legends!
Written by Guest on 2007-08-06 21:37:58
Really the greatest band in history!! way to ram it up the American A/R guy from Diorama days who wanted a radio single back then, the chair are slowly taking over the world as all songs are fucking amazing! 
Great review, love to all, 
Fanatical Phil IN Australia 
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE  
OI OI OI
best at lolla!!!
Written by Guest on 2007-08-08 08:32:34
loved their performance.

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