Australia here. Im fortunate enough to have seen them a number of times. October 1993, Sydney and Wollongong Australia were my first. Suicidal Tendencies were their touring support band (amazing as well). They opened the show with Nutshell behind a backlit, white sheet in front of army rope netting. All you could see were silhouettes of the band on the sheet. I’d never heard nutshell before as Jar of Flies was not yet released but it blew my mind.

Then…

The white sheet dropped to the floor and they cracked into Dam that River. Layne is climbing the netting singing like a beast. Next was Them Bones, still behind the roped netting and Layne still climbing, kinda searching for a way out.

They were absolutely phenomenal in Sydney, playing Rotten Apple for the first time ever.

It was a similar show in Wollongong but the set list changed up a little, still opening with Nutshell but kicking into Junkhead when the white sheet dropped. Again, so fucking good!!

I’ve seen them with Will a couple of times and they were great but I don’t think it would have ever grabbed me as much as those first couple. Over 30 years ago but I still have clear vivid memories of this shows that will never leave me