Rock and Roll – The Poster
Here's the poster for my upcoming exhibition at The Brisbane Powerhouse, designed by the super talented Aaron Sammut. Thanks Aaron! If anyone would large a large printable version just email me and I'll send you the file. In the meantime click this to see a much bigger version.
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The Exhibition opens on Tuesday the 2nd of March, from 6-9pm and runs until April the 5th 2010. It features my 50 favourite photos from 15 years of music photography. The framed prints will be for sale, I'm still working out the price, but they will be affordable. There are 50 large 30x20 inch prints on heavy photo paper, really classy black frames with white matte. They look really great, if I do say so myself..
I'm updating this pretty frequently, and you can see some info on the show at The Brisbane Powerhouse site here.
See you there!
Rock and Roll at The Brisbane Powerhouse.
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It's been a massive job going through 15 years of work, but my upcoming exhibition of live music photography "Rock and Roll" at The Brisbane Powerhouse is coming together! I have 99% of the photos chosen, and framing is under way.. I'm posting updates on progress every few days here. You can see dates and more info at The Brisbane Powerhouse site here.
The show will be up from the 2nd of March to the 5th of April 2010, and features 50 of my favorite live music photos. It will be open 7 days a week, and admission is free.
You might even be in it...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sunset Sounds 2010 – Music Photography by Stephen Booth

Karen O, of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, sporting some classic after 5 wear. Always loads of fun to shoot.
Another from Sunset Sounds 2010 in Brisbane, fun festival, really well organised, nice lights and a pretty diverse lineup, I hope they do it again..
More photos from the festival here: Sunset Sounds 2010 on flickr and more YYYs below..
All Photos ©2010 Stephen Booth Photography. All Rights Reserved.
King Khan – Sunset Sounds 2010 Photo by Stephen Booth
King Khan - Sunset Sounds 2010 Photo by Stephen Booth, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Editors – Sunset Sounds 2010
Editors - Sunset Sounds 2010, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Editors at Sunset Sounds 2010 - Brisbane Riverstage.
Photo©2010 Stephen Booth
All Rights Reserved.
Moby – Sunset Sounds 6 JAN 2010 photo by Stephen Booth
Moby - Sunset Sounds 6JAN09 photo by Stephen Booth, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Moby - Sunset Sounds 2010 - Brisbane Australia. Photo©2010 Stephen Booth. All Rights Reserved.
Jarvis Cocker – Hi-fi Brisbane 5th Dec 2009
Jarvis Cocker - 5th Dec 2009, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
That's it for this year! Here's Jarvis throwing a few shapes at the Hi-Fi earlier this month. The man has moves.
Jarvis Cocker 5th December 2009 - The Hifi - Brisbane Australia. Photo©2009 Stephen Booth
Robert Forster – The 10 Rules of Rock and Roll
Robert Forster has published a book, 'The 10 Rules of Rock and Roll'
The cover features my portrait of Robert, taken in 2008.
This is a very awesome thing.
More info / order here:
Megadeth 7th OCT 2009
Megadeth - 7th oct 2009 - Riverstage Brisbane Australia
DZ – 7th August 2009
DZ at The Zoo - Strobe happy!
http://www.myspace.com/dzparty
The Grates 1st of May 2009
TheGrates_1MAY09, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
The Grates - 1st May 2009 The Hi-Fi Brisbane. Photo©2009 Stephen Booth. All Rights Reserved.
The Grates are currently touring in the US, you can follow their adventures here:
Splendour 2009 – Rolling Stone #695
Splendour 2009 - Rolling Stone #695, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Four of my Splendour 2009 photos in Rolling Stone Australia - October 2009 Issue #695 pp 34-35. Happy Mondays, You Am I, Bloc Party and The Specials. MGMT and backstage photos by Sophie Howarth.
Tex Perkins – Sounds of Spring 2009
Tex Perkins - Sounds of Spring 2009, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Tex Perkins - Sounds of Spring 2009 - 26th Sept 2009 - RNA Showgrounds Brisbane Australia. Photo©2009Stephen Booth. All Rights Reserved.
Brisbane Dust Storm 23rd September 2009 – Photo by Stephen Booth

Brisbane Dust Storm 23SEP09 SBooth, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
This was the view from Red Hill in Brisbane at about 12.30. Usually this spot has great city views, today you couldn't see a single building in the city. So odd.
For those outside of Australia, here's the story: www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/23/2694487.htm
The Kaiser Chiefs VFest 2009
TheKaiserChiefs_VFest09©SBooth, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
The Kaiser Chiefs at V Fest 2009. I know it was 6 months ago, but I have my reasons : )
Violent Soho 5th Sept 2009 Photo by Stephen Booth
Violent Soho_5SEP09_SBooth_006, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Violent Soho 5th Sept 2009 - The Step Inn Brisbane Australia.
Awesome show, check them out here:
htttp://www.myspace.com/violentsoho
There's a whole set of photos from this show on my flickr page, here
Photo©2009 Stephen Booth
TheStrayCats_26FEB09
TheStrayCats_26FEB09, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
The Stray Cats - 26th Feb 2009 - The Tivoli Brisbane Australia. Photo©2009 Stephen Booth.
All Rights Reserved.
www.sbphoto.com.au
YKB_26JUN09_SBooth_099
YKB_26JUN09_SBooth_099, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Yves Klein Blue - 26th June 2006. The Powerhouse, Brisbane, Australia.
Yves Klein Blue launch "Ragged and Ecstatic"
All Photos©2009 Stephen Booth. All Rights Reserved.
Splendour 2004 PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey at Splendour in the Grass 24th-25th July 2004. Photo©2004 Stephen Booth. All Rights Reserved.
I'm off to shoot my 9th Splendour next week, so thought I'd put up a few photos from 2004 to fill in the gaps, 02, 03 and 05 still to come.
All the photos in this set were taken with a Nikon F4, mainly on Fujipress 1600 film
An Horse
AnHorse_11DEC08, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
An Horse - Press Photos December 2008 - Photo by Stephen Booth. www.sbphoto.com.au
I shot these in Brisbane in December 2008, while Kate and Damon where back in Australia briefly. An Horse are doing just fine thanks very much, now based in the US, and touring pretty much constantly. They even played on Letterman. Awww. Great band and lovely people, find them here:
Karnivool 20JUN09

Karnivool - 20th June 2009 - The Tivoli - Brisbane Australia. All Photos ©2009 Stephen Booth.
I used to skate once 5
I used to skate once 5, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
25th June 2009 - Great show, more pics soon.
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead 28MAY09
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead 28MAY09, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 15JAN09
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at ATP Brisbane - 15JAN09. Not a bashful man.
Underexposed- Music photography exhibition – opens 17th April 2009

Underexposed Music Photography Exhibition - Opens 17th April 2009.
I'm showing a ton of work, along with many more great photographers, come and check it out!
Underexposed - An Exhibition by Brisbane Music Photographers
Rolling Stone #688 March09 Ben Lee
Ben Lee - Feature in Rolling Stone Australia #688 March 2009 pages 52 and 53. Photo by Stephen Booth. Shot for Rolling Stone in November 2008 during the making of the video clip for "I Love Pop Music" at Rosewood in Queensland, super hot day, but a lot of fun.
Henry Rollins – 11th April 2008 – The Tivoli Brisbane Australia
Henry Rollins - 11th April 2008 - The Tivoli Brisbane Australia, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Ash Grunwald 26SEP08
AshGrunwald_26SEP08_002b, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Emiliana Torrini 16NOV08 – The Powerhouse, Brisbane Australia
EmilianaTorrini_16NOV08_054, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
BlueJuice_11OCT08_SBooth_016
BlueJuice_11OCT08_SBooth_016, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
The Polyphonic Spree – Splendour 2008
Splendour 2AUG08 SBooth 502, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Robert Forster 23Jan08
Robert Forster 23Jan08, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Robert Forster - Press Photos 2008. These are from January 2008 - They are currently being used to help promote Robert's excellent new album "The Evangelist"
Robert is currently touring through the US, UK and Europe, go see it if you can it's a great show. Dates are listed here:
Built to Spill – 2JAN08
Built to Spill - 2JAN08, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Violent Soho 12JUL08
VSoho 12JUL08 SBooth 074, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Violent Soho Launch "We don't belong here" 12th July 2008
Heineken Steals © Photos. To use without using…
Myself and a bunch of other photographers had a lot of images stolen by www.heinekenmusic.ie , they basically used our © work without permission for their commercial gain, on a site to promote a huge music festival (which by the way does about AU$3 million in tickets)..
The photos were taken down after being up for about 3 weeks, after complaints were lodged. Heineken now claims that their use of the photos on the site, did not actually involve "any use, in legal terms" Love that mumbo jumbo. They also claim that using our work for 90% of the site's useful life leading up to the festival was "use of a temporary nature only and would not form the basis of any copyright claim" They will how ever "be willing to make a small payment for the inconvenience caused in having to write to us" WTF
The saga continues.
Sting – The Police 22nd Jan 2008
ThePolice 22Jan08 087, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Eluvium 14FEB08 36
Eluvium 14FEB08 36, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Eluvium supporting Explosions in the Sky - 14th Feb 2008 at The Zoo in Brisbane..lit by a laptop..
The Gin Club – Press photo by Stephen Booth – 21DEC07
GinClub 21DEC07 017, originally uploaded by Stephen Booth.
Here's a press shot for The Gin Club's new (double) album 'Junk', awesome record..

















