Scott Gelston

18/06/2026

Sunday, 23rd January 2022.
The first night of their final world tour.
I don't think anything could have prepared me for just how powerful Midnight Oil were going to be live.
A bunch of blokes, bordering on 70, destroying any notion that strength is reliant on age.
I went home after the gig and tried to dial my amp in to sound like Martin's, I thought back to all Jim's multi-instrumental anarchy, Rob's bombastic but militaristic drumming and of course Peter's hypnotic dancing and immense vocal delivery.
It was so good I went back two nights later and stood on the boardwalk outside the venue just to hear that magic once again.

"Sometimes you're beaten to the call.
Sometimes.
Sometimes you're taken to the wall.
But you don't give in."

11/06/2026

Something wild for you all today: Me! On camera! Talking with the unmistakable Mick Harvey (Ex-Bad Seed and all round musical powerhouse)
This is my first time doing a Zoom interview for publication so there may have been nerves but a shoutout to Tom from Sense Music Media for the opportunity!

"These Are The Waves" is a celebration of the music of the late singer/songwriter and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds keyboard player Conway Savage, performed by family, friends, colleagues and peers. Scott Gelston sat down with Mick Harvey to find out more. Interview link below!

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09/06/2026

Somewhere Down the Barrel, back on this day in 2004 Daniel Johns and Paul Mac had a little band called The Dissociatives.
Launceston was the second gig of their only national tour.
Such a memorable time in my life, and this gig was pretty rad - Front row seats, meeting Dan and Paul before the show, and supports from Little Birdy who we loved, and a new band no one really knew called The Presets...
I had no idea what I was doing with my camera, but I knew I wanted to be doing it!

07/06/2026

12 months ago today! Supergrass!
I guess with Blur and Oasis also ticked off my Britpop list I better make sure I see Pulp next time they tour...
To be honest these lads far exceeded my expectations, the end of their set was back to back to back killer tracks!

02/06/2026

End of the line.
Boags Brewery 2019.

29/05/2026

The man, the myth, the legend that is John Farnham has announced he's officially finished his singing career and will no longer take part in live performance.

I was lucky enough to catch him a couple of times over the years, and despite avoiding pop music for much of my youth, you couldn't deny the man had The Voice!

Oh and seeing as your read this far, and I know you're asking, Every Time you Cry with Human Nature is my go-to track, but that's possibly because it came out when I was just starting to take notice of music seriously...

Details on his celebration concert are here https://www.tegdainty.com/tour/john-farnham/

27/05/2026

Phil Jamieson at The Royal Oak with Mally, on this day 2021.
I've been lucky enough to shoot Phil solo and with Grinspoon and he's been a true gentleman, even using one of my pics for some gig posters a while back.
Oh and any gig where the muso's end up down with the punters is a good one in my book!

18/05/2026

Another truly pinch me moment in my career was receiving an unsolicited email asking if I could shoot some promo work for The Whitlams back in 2020.
The band was returning to the spotlight and had a new album in the works (Sancho) and wanted me to photograph them before Festivale and then their afternoon set there (They opened with No Aphrodisiac!!!)
I was amazed that they'd seen my work and liked my style!
Needless to say it was a simply awesome experience, but in the years since I've shot Tim solo, plus a couple of his concerts concerts, Tim dining with the notorious criminal and excellent storyteller Bertie Kidd and the band at a festival...
Great people, great music, and some photos I truly love.

16/05/2026

I posted a couple of weeks back about my love of Neil Finn and how I'd had the privilege of seeing him live both solo and with Crowded House.
I'd also seen his brother Tim twice solo (including once when I was 17 but the gig was meant to be 18+)
Well this week I added Split Enz to the Finn list (I guess I should also add Betchadupa to that list as well)
Tim shone on Time for a Change and Stuff and Nonsense, while Neil and the band sent Message to My Girl into the stratosphere.

16/05/2026

More words and pics from the last week - this time Split Enz

"...This is New Zealand’s BEATLES; an impeccably tight band, a world class pair of songwriters and an arena’s worth of timeless tunes."

Split Enz were in a class of their own at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne for the "Forever Enz" tour. Check out Scott Gelston's review and photos below!