Patrick McDonald
HIGH-octane firepower, heavy metal machinery and outrageous manoeuvres are what V8 Supercar racing, KISS and Motley Crue are all about.
The two US rock bands provided the perfect pyrotechnic climax and soundtrack of fist-pumping, high-revving anthems to cap off the Clipsal 500 Adelaide weekend of motor sport.
With titles like Crue’s high-speed Kickstart My Heart and KISS’s classic car-crash opening song Detroit Rock City, they could hardly go wrong.
The concert delivered all the spectacle the 40,000 race fans who packed the parklands hoped for – and more, with KISS actually setting fire to the lighting rig, causing a momentary interruption.
For sheer stage antics, the Crue took the cake, with Tommy Lee’s drum kit mounted on a circular rollercoaster track and rotating above the stage, Nikki Sixx’s bass doubling as a flame-thrower, and a trio of leather-clad dancing girls bouncing from bungy cords.
There was so much going on at once, the crowd hardly knew where to look.