Tame Impala took on the forecourt of Sydney’s mighty Opera House last night for the first of two sold-out shows at the famous venue, but despite being one of the most eagerly anticipated gigs of the year, all fans could think was, “Where’s the music?”

The Opera House was apparently experiencing some critical sound issues, which led to quite a few complaints from attendees on social media, including Sydney band Sticky Fingers, who took to Facebook to share some choice words for the Opera House.

“Shout outs to Tame Impala for playing some of the best music on the planet right now,” the band wrote. “But shame on Sydney for making it so quiet we might as well gone and spooned our grandmothers graves on the other side of the planet, silently jerking off, cuddling our teddy bears. Would have been louder.”

At the time of writing, the status has received more than 13,000 likes, almost 200 shares, and hundreds of comments from disappointed punters echoing StiFi’s sentiment, claiming that they could barely even hear the music over the sound of the crowd.

“I’m at Tame Impala as we speak and let me tell you, SF [Sticky Fingers] are speaking words of wisdom,” one commenter wrote. The criticism carried over onto Twitter, with users using the Opera House’s #SOHmusic hashtag to express their dissatisfaction.

Apparently, the Opera House pay close attention to their Twitter account, because halfway through the gig, Twitter user Alexander Cochrane received a response from the official Opera House account saying they’re “onto it” and “the sound has been turned up”.

Sticky Fingers’ Opera House criticism follows on from their campaign against Sydney’s lockout laws, which saw them unveiling a cover of the Specials’ classic tune ‘Ghost Town’ as a protest against the laws they feel have ruined Sydney’s nightlife.

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