West End Riot
"West End Riot" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in July 1999, as the fourth single from their The [Living End (The Living End album)|self-titled album]. It peaked at 83 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in August 1999. The song was more popular with listeners of national radio station, Triple J, appearing at No. 48 on their Hottest 100, 1999|Hottest 100] poll for that year.
The video for the song was directed by Don Letts,. It was filmed in London while the band was touring the UK.
A crowd favourite, it is often played at the end of a show, most notably at Festival Hall in 2006.
The song appears in the opening film clip for the video game World of Outlaws: [Sprint Cars 2002].
Background
The song title and lyrics refer two boys who are born and raised in two different areas, who play together in the streets with toy guns, but who grow up to live very different lives, with their childhood fun being nothing more than a memory. The song is based on the West and East sides of Melbourne, even though in later years the feud has died down.Personnel
Band members- Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar
- Travis Demsey – drums, backing vocals
- Scott Owen – double bass, backing vocals
- Producer – Lindsay Gravina
- Engineer – Lindsay Gravina
- * Assistant engineer – Matt Voight
- Mastering – Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering
- Mixing – Jerry Finn
- * Assistant mixer – Mark and Tony
- Editing – Don C. Tyler
- Studios – Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
- * Mixing studios – Conway Studios, Los Angeles
- Cover art – Craig Preston