FOR once Mother Nature wasn't the ultimate winner at Relbia's A Day on The Green.
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Yes, there was some wind.
Enough for main act Jimmy Barnes to comment about on a couple of occasions.
But, thankfully, there was no torrential rain of Hunters and Collectors or storm-like conditions of Hoodoo Gurus that have been experienced of recent times.
But you get the feeling that those in the crowd would not have cared if it started snowing, they were that keen to see Barnes in action.
The former Cold Chisel frontman, is celebrating his 30th anniversary as a solo artist.
He delivered exactly what you would expect he would.
You were either up on your feet when he belted out his rock classics, or you were sitting down in a state of self-contemplation with his love-infused ballads.
There were some of his more well-known tracks, like Working Class Man, No Second Prize, Lay Down Your Guns, Ride The Night Away and I'm Still On Your Side, but also some "forgotten" hits like Catch Your Shadow.
He also had some help.
The Living End [and You Am I's Tim Rogers as a "back-up singer"] on Lay Down Your Guns, Jade McRae on Stone Cold and Chris Cheney again coming out for Goodbye [Astrid Goodbye], and his daughter Mahalia Barnes on Stand Up.
Three of those four acts played their own sets beforehand, and with his back-up singers made up [apart from Macrae either his wife or daughters] continued the family theme of this show.
That track was one of a few Chisel ones, including Flame Trees and Khe Sanh, making it a true celebration of everything Barnes.
For two hours he kept the audience captivated, in his playful manner, and left everyone wanting more over his two-hour set.
Yep, despite the fact that we'd heard it all before, everyone wanted to hear some more.
It takes a special kind of artist to have that impact after 30 years as a solo artist.
And Barnes can certainly be put in that category.