Soundwave 2014

To play to such a magnitude, a sense of theatre is needed, and the band had that in spades.

The Music Perth editor Daniel Cribb takes us inside SW14

We wrap-up some of SW14's best moments

Alice In Chains open with the grinding classic We Die Young and it quickly becomes apparent this is not a band of mere mortals but rather musical gods incapable of making mistakes or singing out of key.

Even in stripped-back festival format and not performing in darkness, horror king Rob Zombie is a pure entertainer, and the dedicated following adored him for it.

"With almost three hours of Green Day you're gonna get a bunch of everything; old stuff, new stuff, stadium rock posturing and covers – plenty of covers. It all works well – though three hours is far too long."