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October 5, 2009
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The Legal Tender tour to celebrate The Rock FM's 18th birthday at the Christchurch Town Hall, Friday, October 2. Reviewed by Vicki Anderson.

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Entering the Christchurch Town Hall foyer, I wondered if I had mistakenly stumbled into a ratemymullet.com convention.

A bloke next to me chuckled into his cellphone: "This is bogan central."

Let's just say the crowd was pleasingly unpretentious.

I missed openers the Farrelly Brothers - a covers group comprising staff of The Rock - as they kicked off at 6.30pm, but heard the denim jacket went down well.

Luger Boa quickly followed in the spotlight with a stomping 20- minute set from debut album Mutate or Die.

Around me, a semi-circle of mouths ...

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