Articles by Mandy Hall

Australian rock band Hunters & Collectors headlined the sold-out Red Hot Summer Tour concert event at Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 18 January 2020 in front of 6,000 people. Led by singer-songwriter Mark Seymour on lead vocals and guitar, Hunters & Collectors is Doug Falconer on drums, John Archer on bass, Barry Palmer on lead guitar, plus their keyboard-playing brass section Jack Howard on trumpet, Jeremy Smith on French horn, and Michael Waters on trombone. […]

Australian singer-songwriter James Reyne performed at the Red Hot Summer Tour concert held at Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 18 January 2020, in front of a sold-out crowd of 6,000 people. He made a name for himself as lead singer of Australian Crawl between 1978 and 1986, who sold more than a million albums in Australia during the ’80s. […]

The Living End are considered Australian rock royalty, and for good reason. Their blistering live performances have seen them perform far and wide, and their reputation precedes them, they rock from the first note to the last. When The Living End first smashed onto the scene in 1997 with their double-A single Prisoner of Society and Second Solution, they embraced a new Australian sound and fans and critics sat up and listened. Since then they have released seven studio albums, two of which have debuted at #1 on the ARIA Chart – four of those are Platinum and two are Gold. They have been nominated for an incredible 27 ARIA Awards. They released their eighth studio album Wunderbar in September 2018. […]

When it comes to great Aussie rock, it doesn’t come much better than The Angels. It’s been over four decades since brothers Rick and John Brewster co-founded the iconic band and have penned some of Australia’s most anthemic tracks. The Angels are widely reputed for their killer live shows. With hits like Long Line, Marseille, Be With You, After the Rain, Shadow Boxer and Mr Damage to name a few. […]

Baby Animals burst onto the Australian scene in the 1990s with a solid rock force and a sassy lead singer. Suze DeMarchi proved that girls could rock just as hard as guys and the Baby Animals soon kicked some impressive rock butt with hits such as Rush You, Early Warning and One Word. The band scored themselves ARIA awards for best album and toured the globe. When they split in the mid-1990s they ended a special era of Australian music. The band’s recent reformation and inclusion again on the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR line-up is an opportunity for music fans to see their original rock at its best. […]

Killing Heidi also celebrate an auspicious anniversary in 2020, two decades since the release of their rock-pop debut Reflector. The smash hit singles – including Weir and Mascara – embedded the album in Australian music history, took out four ARIA awards and reached four times platinum status. It also catapulted Killing Heidi and its teen musicians – Ella and Jesse Hooper – into international superstar status. The Hooper siblings were revered for their songwriting prowess and their subsequent albums earned them critical acclaim. […]

Boom Crash Opera celebrate the 30th anniversary of their ARIA Top 10 album These Are Crazy Times, which spawned smash singles such as Onion Skin, The Best Thing, Talk About It, Get Out Of The House and Dancing In The Storm. To make the occasion even more special, the band – Peter Farnan, Peter ‘Maz’ Maslen and John Favro – are excited to welcome back Dale Ryder who will lead the vocal charge. Audiences will be treated to all the hits, including Hands Up In The Air, Her Charity, Love Me To Death and Great Wall to name a few. Boom Crash Opera have a lot to celebrate and what better place to do it than on the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR in 2020. […]

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What a way to see a truly iconic Aussie Band. At the back of a small country town pub. Surrounded by paddocks. Railway line beside it. Silos and railway station across the road. Dancing under gum trees in the ocuntry air with stangers with one thing in common. Mental As Anything. Stangers become became friends. All dancing together. Having the time of our lives. Men and women all dancing together and singing. […]