Live at the Wireless

Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long-standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. Live music is one of the central philosophies of the station.

The live broadcasts take a number of forms. Some broadcasts are from open-air concerts and festivals, or smaller pub gigs around the country. Many are bands that have been invited into the Triple J studios to play a live set of tracks, usually acoustic. Occasionally, Triple J will give away tickets to listeners, to allow them to be a part of a special live performance in a secret location.

All of the live broadcasts are recorded, and the station has released several double-CD compilations of live tracks. Many complete live sets are traded by music fans worldwide over the internet.

Live music is not exclusive to the Live at the Wireless segment - many other shows, including the specialty music shows, also have bands playing acoustic in the studio.

Ash have released their Live at the Wireless set from 1996 as an album - see Live at the Wireless (Ash album).

Live at the Wireless 1
Recorded by the Triple team, compiled and released in 1983 was Triple J - Live At The Wireless 1


 * 1) Private Lives - "Pleas"
 * 2) The Particles - ("Bits Of) Wood"
 * 3) Samurai Trash - "Samurai Stomp"
 * 4) The Go-Betweens - "Hammer the Hammer"
 * 5) The Triffids - "My Baby Thinks She's a Train"
 * 6) Second Language - "Random Men"
 * 7) Do-Re-Mi - "Bring the Hammer Down"
 * 8) Dropbears - "Lay Him Down"
 * 9) Soggy Porridge - "You've Changed"
 * 10) Hoodoo Gurus - "Dig It Up"
 * 11) Idiom Flesh - "Ritual"

Live at the Wireless 2
Recorded by the Triple team, compiled and released in 1991 was Triple J - Live At The Wireless 2


 * 1) Killing Time- Holy Juice
 * 2) Ratcat - Skin
 * 3) Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
 * 4) Louis Tillett- Long Walk Home
 * 5) Concrete Blonde - Make Me Cry
 * 6) Faith No More - Falling to Pieces
 * 7) Nick Barker & The Reptiles- Miles To Go
 * 8) Pop Will Eat Itself- Def. Con. One
 * 9) Beasts Of Bourbon- Bad Revisited
 * 10) Falling Joys- Puppy Drink
 * 11) Andy Prieboy- Tomorrow Wendy
 * 12) Not Drowning, Waving- Albert Namatjira
 * 13) Archie Roach - Charcoal Lane
 * 14) The Welcome Mat- Cake
 * 15) Mudhoney- Touch Me I'm Sick
 * 16) Straitjacket Fits - Such A Daze
 * 17) The Blackeyed Susans- Glory Glory
 * 18) Melanie Oxley & Chris Abrahams - Benchtop
 * 19) Henry Rollins- I Know You

Live at the Wireless 3
Recorded by the Triple team, compiled and released in 1993 was Triple J - Live At The Wireless 3


 * 1) DEF Rhyme - Sex Be High
 * 2) Underground Lovers - Promenade
 * 3) Matthew Sweet - Devil With the Green Eyes
 * 4) The Truth- My Heavy Friend
 * 5) Lucinda Williams- Changed The Locks
 * 6) Throwing Muses - Firepile
 * 7) Things of Stone and Wood - Share This Wine
 * 8) Skunkhour - Bootyfull
 * 9) Tumbleweed- Sundial
 * 10) Headless Chickens - Juice
 * 11) Belly - Dusted
 * 12) DIG- Reinvent Yourself
 * 13) The Badloves - I Remember
 * 14) The Sharp- Train Of Thought
 * 15) Screaming Jets - Here I Go
 * 16) The Plums - Ride
 * 17) Chris Wilson- The Big One
 * 18) Faith No More - Midlife Crisis