Recording the golden age of Australian live music
Where the bands played, what was on and what charted, from the pub rock years of the 1970s to the 1990s. Told by someone who was there, and written down before it’s lost.
This week in history
1974
- Ted Mulry Gang (TMG)Ettalong Community Hall, Ettalong, NSW
1976
1978
1979
- Icehouse (formerly Flowers)Fairfield Hotel, Fairfield, NSW
1980
- Tim Piper Band, Dynamic HepnoticsGraphic Arts Club, Sydney, NSW
- INXSSan Miguel Hotel, Cammeray, NSW
- The AutomatixBrighton Hotel, Sydney, NSW
- BoysDoyalson RSL, Doyalson, NSW
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In July 1972, Blackfeather released *Boppin’ the Blues*, a rockabilly cover that soared to No. 1 on the Kent Music Report. Released on Infinity (INK 4721), it charted for 28…
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In 1974, Stevie Wright dropped Evie (Parts 1, 2 & 3), an 11-minute rock epic that soared to No. 1 on the Kent Music Report. Released on Albert Productions (AP…
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In 1988, John Farnham dropped Age of Reason, a rock anthem that soared to No. 1 on the ARIA Charts. Released on RCA Victor (104904), it charted for 20 weeks,…
From the mixing desk
In 1985 and 1986 I was the live sound engineer for Bandanna. My work diaries from those years are mostly just a date and a venue, night after night, and they’re where this site started.
Since then I’ve been writing up the bands, the venues and the charts, with help from readers and photographers who were there too. If something here is wrong, or you have a photo, a poster or a memory to add, I’d like to hear from you.
On YouTube
Song stories, countdowns and trivia on the Australian Music History channel.