The Triffids

The Triffids were an Australian rock band who achieved some international success in the 1980s. Formed in Perth in the late 1970s and disbanded in 1989, their best known songs are "Wide Open Road" and "Bury Me Deep In Love". Their vocalist and principal songwriter was David McComb (1962-1999).

Scheduled
Friday, 11 October 1985, 02:30 - 03:30

Line up
David McComb – vocals, guitar; Robert McComb – guitar, violin; Jill Birt – keyboards; Alsy MacDonald – drums; Martyn P. Casey – bass; 'Evil' Graham Lee – pedal steel, guitar

Set list
01 Hell of a summer
02 Lonely Stretch
03 Raining pleasure
04 Red pony
05 Beautiful waste
06 Stolen Property 
07 Estuary Bed
08 Field of glass (fades to radio announcer)

Recording
A radio recording of tracks 01 – 05 and 08 exists, 25". I have a combination of two separate radio recordings of tracks 02-08 in lossless flac.

Other info
After the Triffids imploded, Casey joined Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds who also played Pandora's 85.

Triffids on stage at Pandora's 85 (photo Marcel Snoek - huge thanks to Jeroen)

Triffids on stage at Pandora's 85 (photo Marcel Snoek - huge thanks to Jeroen)

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