The Sunbury music festival was Australia’s answer to Woodstock in the early 70s. It was first held on the Australia day long weekend of 1972 in Sunbury, about 35 kilometres north-east of Melbourne on the Calder Highway. Sunbury took place annually from 1972 to 1975. In 1975 Deep Purple headlined and brought a Tycobrahe sound […]
Tour Dates – 1974 November 8 Perth Concert Hall November 10 Melbourne Festival Hall November 12 Sydney Hordern Pavillion November 14 Melbourne Festival Hall November 15 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre November 17 Sydney Hordern Pavillion November 19 Brisbane Festival Hall
Suzi Quatro made the first of her many visits to Australia in May 1974. Jands provided sound and lighting for her tour of Australia ann New Zealand. Tour Dates May 7 Hordern Pavilion Sydney (with Stevie Wright) May 9 Festival Hall Brisbane (with Railroad Gin) May 11 Centennial Hall Adelaide (with Band of Light) May […]
In late December 1973 and early January 1974 Johnny O’Keefe toured Australia with Bill Haley and the Comets, the Coasters, the Drifters and JOK’s young Australian protégé Dennis Knight in what was billed as Australia’s First Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Show. Tour Dates December 30 1973 – January 13 1974 December 30 – Randwick Racecourse […]
Gary Glitter first toured Australia in November 1973. Ariel were the support act. Video
Status Quo’s breakthrough album ‘Piledriver’ was released in 1972 and foreshadowed a heavier, energetic sound. During the 1970s they became one of the UK’s leading rock bands and toured extensively. The band first visited Australia, as support act to Slade, in early 1973. They returned, as headliners, later that year and toured again in 1974, […]
This was Status Quo’s first trek to Australia and New Zealand. It would become a regular trip during the 1970s but on this, their first tour, Quo played as support band to the UK glam rockers ‘Slade’. Quo would return to Australia within the year. The support act was Blackfeather. Jands sound system was put […]
The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival was held over 3 days. between the 6th and 8th of January 1973. It was the first major music festival held in New Zealand and attracted over 18,000 people. The venue, a farm about 3km north of the town centre, was a a natural amphitheatre and a perfect outdoor rock […]
In the early 1970s cigarette company Philip Morris (Australia) sponsored a series of daytime concerts in Sydney. The Alpine Sound concerts were held in Hyde Park, at Manly beach, Lane Cove National Park and other outdoor locations during the summers of 1972 and 1973. The shows featured many popular singers included Mary Jane Boyd, Ted […]
The Rock Isle Mulwala Festival was held over the Easter weekend (31 March – 2 April 1972) and featured local bands including: Russell Morris, Lobby Loyde, Leo De Castro and Friends, Country Radio, Chain, Carson, Taman Shud and The Aztecs. The festival also featured, Canned Heat and Steven Stills band Manassas, with Chris Hilman. Sound […]
