Live Review: Kisschasy

'"That's a wrap" is printed in big letters across the last Kisschasy T-shirts for sale at the merch desk. It's a sad day for fans of the Melbourne band who decided to call it quits, but not before one final farewell tour.

Not only is tonight their third last Melbourne show, but it's also the tenth anniversary celebration of their beloved first album, United Paper People. They launch right into it with the first track Do Do's & Whoa-Oh's.

The place is buzzing and there's no holding back tonight as we take one last opportunity to see them perform live on stage. There's as many hands in the air as possible to cheer them along and one by one the daredevil punters make their way to the surface of the moshpit to crowd surf above.

The audience chants for lead singer Darren Cordeux to "take it off" to which he responds, "We haven't toured in a long time so you don't want to see what's underneath!" The band hasn't released any new music since 2009 but they still get us excited and draw in a sold out crowd of adoring and devoted fans.

Taking us on a journey through time and space, their first album released in 2005 conjures up a sense of nostalgia for many long-time supporters who sing along to just about every single word on tracks including The Shake and Cordeaux's favourite, Hearing Voices Tonight. The last track of the album, Black Dress, has one of the biggest audience reactions despite being their most emotional and depressing song — and it stays true to its original acoustic recording.

The audience chants for them to play more songs and they return with more favourites from their other two albums, Hymns For The Nonbeliever and Seizures. They even give us a choice of some older songs by gauging our reaction and a B-side called Resolution Wednesday is the winning pick.

Kisschasy leave us on a high note, and despite not having any new material they still have that spark and energy from when they first started out back in 2002. We give them one last hurrah as they finish with two of their biggest hits Spray On Pants and Opinions Won't Keep You Warm At Night. After their tour concludes at the end of November they may no longer be a band but their music will continue to live on and hold a special place in our playlists and record collection.