A Night At The Opera was Queen’s first full tour of Australia. Previously they had performed at the 1974 Sunbury Festival where they had received a hostile reception. Tour Dates Sun 11th April – Perth, Entertainment Centre  Wed 14th April – Adelaide, Apollo Stadium  Thu 15th April – Adelaide, Apollo Stadium  Sat 17th April – […]

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

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 […]

The Sunbury Rock Festival was first held in 1972 on a 620 acre farm between Sunbury and Diggers Rest, Victoria. It attracted around 35,000 people and was promoted by Odessa Promotions, which was formed by a group of television professionals, including John Fowler and Jim McKay, from GTV 9 Melbourne. The festival ran from 29 […]

This was Elton John’s first tour of Australia and New Zealand. He played outdoors and Jands provided what was then the largest sound system every assembled in Australia. Elton’s personal monitoring system consisted of JBL studio monitors supplied by Clair Brothers. Sound System 2 x RCA W Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K140 4 […]