Round II With Tim Minchin…
It felt more like a dress rehearsal than a full concert with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
But a very relaxed and casual Tim Minchin still pulled off one great show last Saturday night at the Brisbane Convention Centre.
Last March, a very polished Mr Minchin wowed Brisbane with the POPS Symphony Orchestra, belting out two hours of quirky tunes on his grand piano backed by the local Orchestra. His show was an instant hit and his Sydney show was soon broadcast nationwide on the ABC television network.
Saturday night’s show was a ‘re-run’; a chance for those fans who didn’t catch the show the first time around to see it.
And Saturday night’s performance was exactly that. The same format, the same songs (albeit we only had “Not Perfect” as the encore for this show), the same jokes.
But this gig felt different.
Minchin was a lot more laid back, more casual with his banter with the audience and orchestra. It felt more like a dress rehearsal than a show that had been played countless times before.
Minchin appeared very relaxed during the entire performance, joking and smiling and shrugging off mistakes as if it were all just part of it.
His attempt at playing the guitar in the opening song “Cage” was a nice addition, although Minchin admitted that he was ‘crap at it’ and he wouldn’t be doing it again at any of the other Australian shows.
All the favourites were there once again including “Lullaby”, “Prejudice”, “Context”, “You Grew On Me”, “If I Didn’t Have You”, “Cheese”, “Thank You, God” and “Rock N Roll Nerd”.
The closer was his traditional last song (which includes his Eddie Vedder impersonation) “Dark Side.”
“For about five years I tried to come up with another song to finish my shows with,” Minchin explained, “And at the start of last year… I gave up.”
“Tim Minchin Vs The Orchestra, Round II” is currently touring Australia – with most shows already sold out!
For all details on up coming gigs, please visit Tim Minchin’s Official Website:
http://www.timminchin.com/gigs/
