Articles by Mandy Hall

“The Big Five-0” is a night like no other. This time, the band isn’t touring to promote a new album; they are touring for the best possible reason … “because we all love playing gigs together”.

Straight Into The Sun marks the return of The Cruel Sea’s classic line-up of Perkins, drummer Jim Elliott, bassist Ken Gormly and guitarist Dan Rumour; with the addition of longtime collaborator, guitarist Matt Walker. Walker’s permanent addition to the band followed the passing of guitarist/keyboardist, James Cruickshank in 2015.

Born in the Western Suburbs of Sydney in 1978, The Radiators are one of the few Australian bands still thrilling audiences week after week.

Colin Hay returns to Australia with his band, including, from Cuba, SanMiguel Perez (guitar/tres/vocals), Yosmel Montejo (bass/vocals) and Jimmy Branly (drums). Rounding out the front line of the band is Peru’s Cecilia Noël (percussion/vocals) and Grammy Award-winning Scheila Gonzalez (keyboard/flute/sax/vocals) whose family hails from Guatemala. These musicians are legends in their own right, generating a soulful and often Caribbean soundtrack to Colin’s lyrics.

These shows follow an acclaimed tour of North America which saw Cave and Greenwood delight fans and media alike with their extraordinary presentation of Cave’s extensive and enduring catalogue.

Colin was AC/DCs first drummer and longtime drummer in the Masters Apprentices. He was twice voted Best Drummer in Australia and is an inductee into the ARIA Hall of Fame.