Weâve all gathered for something called the SNACK Weekender, which features a line-up of mainly DJs but, really, most of us are here to see Tame Impala Sound System. Itâs only the second time this iteration of WAâs psych-rock icons have played live to a crowd â the first being the night before.
Bright lights, big crowd: Tame Impala Sound System at Metro City in Perth on Friday. Photograph: Kamil Szczucki
If you watched Tame Impalaâs Like a Version performance for triple j in December, or the sets they recorded last year for NPRâs Tiny Desk (Home) Concert and BBC Live Lounge, you know what it looks like: with two of the bandâs touring members in other countries, itâs what Kevin Parker developed, alongside Tame members Jay Watson and Dominic Simper, during lockdown.