Daniel Cribb, Journalist

Although the crowd started slowly fading away during the last couple of bands, Hits & Pits – a festival for people who hate festivals – was a great way to kick off an amazing week’s worth of punk shows in Perth.

In their most honest and original release since 2005, Alkaline Trio have injected new life into the band.

"I think that music changes, I think it’s inevitable that styles change and people’s tastes change, and I think that our band never really changed along with it."

As the song’s final reverb-drenched lyric drifted into the ether, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds had proved their best days were still in their grasp, and their new record deserved all of its success.

“The one thing that I’ve always tried to do with my music is just write songs that I think are good songs, regardless of the context."

“I’m hoping this is the second of many, many trips. There’s just really unfinished business down there – I need to see more, and do more and taste more."

The organ-like tone of the keyboard was most prevalent in the mix, and the band’s relatively new keyboardist, Don Airey, showed that keys definitely have their place within hard rock.

Perth managed to round out Soundwave 2013 in style, and minimal hiccups along the way.

“With the grant that we’ve received from the government, it’s specifically to do regional tours. The idea is to get live music into regional areas."

"There would be fights, like disagreements on how to handle it; suspicion, intrigue, drama – it was hell on earth.”

Starr isn’t the most talented member of The Beatles, and doesn’t put on a life-changing performance, but is a crucial part of music history, and after two hours darting between the drums and microphone, his formidable legacy was clear.