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On a cold Sunday night in Adelaide, a half-filled Governor Hindmarsh crowd farewelled The Getaway Plan for the last time. While Saturday’s show was a sell-out, Sunday’s show was a half-capacity mixed bag crowd of Saturday night repeaters, loyal fans, new fans and this humble reviewer.

Aside from being often upstaged by a group of jock-type guys in the crowd who decided they would give TGP a sweaty, half-naked send off, the boys from Melbourne gave fans a night to remember. Tagging along for the ride were Adelaide boys Secrets in Scale, Nazarite Vow and Melbourne’s Stealing O’Neal.

Opening act Secrets in Scale kicked off an impressive start to the night. The locals kept the crowd guessing with Fall Of Troy-style off-time beats, and embarking on progressive rock odysseys teamed with angsty vocals. Vocalist Dan McGuire’s more intense efforts and intricate guitar work were often lost to the cavernous nature of the Gov and poor sound mixing but nonetheless this band is one to keep an eye on.

Adelaide stalwarts Nazarite Vow were in top form and delivered a strong performance to a not-so-receptive crowd. The predominantly young female crowd didn’t exactly warm to the NV boys but a cluster of die-hard fans were there to amp up the energy. Fresh off the back of new EP Conspirators the boys delivered a tight, energetic performance second only to The Getaway Plan.

Melbourne’s Stealing O’Neal delivered a predictable performance. The band was about as mature as their 15-year-old fan base and just about as interesting to listen to. What Stealing O’Neal did succeed in, however, was getting kids to get in the singing and dancing mood, right in time for the night’s headliners.

When The Getaway Plan finally made an appearance it was none too soon. The boys got straight into the action, opening with Streetlight. The crowd got excited and aforementioned jock-types got sweatier as the boys moved swiftly into hits Vesper, A Toast to the Burning Estate, Sleep Spindles and Shadows. The set was a carefully crafted mixed bag of tunes from the band’s four year career. Opaque from the demo got true fans singing while heavier tracks off the EP let the crowd release pent-up energy. Stand out tracks were Red Flag and New Medicine, giving the crowd a taste of Matthew Wright’s piano skills and showing off the band’s diversity. An encore performance of Strings and Where the City Meets the Sea kept the crowd begging for more when there would be none. A long salute to an incredible Australian band ended the night and as always, I wished they would return.

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