Shihad is an alternative rock band based in New Zealand. Its current band members comprise of Jon Toogood (vocals, guitars), Phil Knight (guitars, backing vocals), Karl Kippenberger (bass guitars, backing vocals) and Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers). More of Shihad here.
I’ve not heard of Shihad prior to Murdoch University’s open day, but after a little Googling, it appears that Shihad has a decent fan base, mainly from NZ and Australia. Although I’m not particularly fond of this genre of music, I am still fascinated by Shihad’s energy and confidence. I enjoyed seeing how they work the crowd up to a great ending to their performance, too.
Murdoch University Open Day 2008 was held a couple of days ago and I dragged L with me since she had never been to one and we had nothing else planned on the day. Of course, I was also keen to take some photos of live bands since I’ve never done that before. Other bands include Myles Vincent (missed this one) and The Silents (another entry for this band).
I equipped myself with my Nikon D60, mainly with the 55-200mm VR and 18-55mm VR kit lens, accompanied with my SB-600 strobe for fill flash.
Anyway, on to the shots (which I spent a bit of time with post-processing today). Enjoy!
Have a lovely week 
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Comment by Wedding Party Band — August 16, 2009 @ 5:46 pm