Amorina Fitzgerald Hood, Journalist

He finishes the set receiving a lot of love from the crowd, which is to be expected.

The gratitude towards his fans is evident, and his banter is tangential and hilarious.

It’s an evening of fun and dancing, though the band is most exciting when they bring more to the table than well-worn conventions of rock’n’roll.

As expected, the crowd is left wanting more and the encore of the mandolin-led Here helps weave the final spell of the Sarah Blasko experience.

The expected encore is a treat, and ends with the crowd singing together, “do you understand what you feel inside?” What a fitting sentiment on which to end the night.

There is joy present (Singie) and conscious lyrics dissecting the world (Cabinet Fever, Bullyman) and Dubmarine sit comfortably in both spaces, creating a uniquely Australian sound that makes you think as much as it makes you dance.

Evoking karaoke at a boozy girls’ night out, the stunning performance ends on a mash-up of Martika’s Love, Thy Will be Done, The Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), Survivor’s Eye Of The Tiger and even a terrible attempt at Eminem’s Lose Yourself.

It feels like a genuine album, and the stories are well-written and performed, but if there’s one weakness, it’s that they’re not very personal