Australian Gig Guide and Chart Listings for November 1979

In November 1979 our Prime Minister was Malcolm Fraser. The average weekly wage was $245 and you could buy a brand spanking new Toyota Celica for $7,999 or a superceded Datsun 200B for only $4,999.

The Australian Cricket Team was touring India. The first New South Wales Lotto draw took place and guess what? No one won it!

Hyperno won the Melbourne Cup and Greg Norman & Jack Newtown were competing in the Australian Golf Open. The Wanderers and The Amityville Horror were playing at Village Cinemas.

Here is what was happening in Australian music in November 1979.

Birthdays in November 1979

• Chris Joannou was born on the 10th of November 1979

Albums first hitting the charts in November 1979

• Magic Rhythm by Christie Allen
• Bee Gees Greatest by The Bee Gees
• Get Wet by Mental As Anything
• Correct Weight by Dave Warner’s From The Suburbs

Singles first hitting the charts in November 1979

• Shape I’m In by Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons
• You Ain’t Going Nowhere Without Me by Doug Parkinson
• Love Like a Child by Daryl Braithwaite
• Confrontation by The Aliens

Australian recordings in the Top 40 in November 1979

Monday 5th

• 6th – Goose Bumps by Christie Allen
• 11th – Computer Games by Mi-Sex
• 19th – The Nips Are Getting Bigger by Mental As Anything
• 20th – Up There Cazaly by Two-Man Band

Monday 12th

• 4th – Goose Bumps by Christie Allen
• 6th – Computer Games by Mi-Sex

Monday 19th

• 3rd – Goose Bumps by Christie Allen
• 4th – Computer Games by Mi-Sex

Monday 26th

• 1st – Computer Games by Mi-Sex
• 3rd – Goose Bumps by Christie Allen

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIOnl8DFdns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiOi-KSiGM0

Here is our list of known gigs for November 1979

ACT

Sunday 4th

• Ainslie Hotel, Ainslie – Loaded Dice

Thursday 29th

• Canberra Showground, Canberra – Cold Chisel

NSW

Thursday 1st

• Bathurst Civic Centre, Bathurst – Headfirst and The Clones
• Dr Redbird’s Medicinal Inn, North Sydney – Pat Drummond

Friday 2nd

• Ambassador, Newcastle – INXS
• Blacktown RSL, Blacktown – Gillian Eastoe
• Caringbah Inn, Caringbah – Ayers Rock
• Governor’s Pleasure, The Rocks, Sydney – Loaded Dice
• Manly Flix, Manly – Dallimore, The Hounds, The Clones, and Matt Finish
• Manning Bar, Sydney – Matt Finish and Icehouse (formerly Flowers)
• Metropole Tavern, Circular Quay – The Clones and Dee Minor and The Dischords
• Railway Hotel, Liverpool – Swanee
• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond
• Selina’s – Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee – Hello Sailor and The Lonely Hearts
• Sylvania Hotel, Sylvania – The Lipstick Killers and Mental As Anything

Saturday 3rd

• Bondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction – Matt Finish
• Caringbah Inn, Caringbah – Matt Finish
• Civic Hotel, Sydney – Icehouse (formerly Flowers)
• Family Inn, Rydalmere – Swanee
• Metropole Tavern, Circular Quay – The Lonely Hearts
• Royal Antler Hotel, Narrabeen – Mental As Anything
• Sylvania Hotel, Sylvania – Loaded Dice
• The Pickled Parrot, Sydney – Gillian Eastoe

Sunday 4th

• Avalon Beach RSL, Avalon – Icehouse (formerly Flowers)
• Journey’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo – Pat Drummond
• Sydney Opera House, Sydney – Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, Marcia Hines, Skyhooks, Sherbet, and Mental As Anything
• War and Peace, Parramatta – Swanee

Monday 5th

• Mt Pleasant Sports Club, Wollongong – Icehouse (formerly Flowers)

Tuesday 6th

• Padstow Park Hotel, Padstow – Swanee
• Pleasures Wine Bar, Kogarah – Matt Finish
• Strata Motor Inn, Cremorne – Loaded Dice

Wednesday 7th

• Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – Pat Drummond
• Fairfield Hotel, Fairfield – Matt Finish

Thursday 8th

• Dr Redbird’s Medicinal Inn, North Sydney – Pat Drummond
• Fairfield Hotel, Fairfield – Icehouse (formerly Flowers)
• Roundhouse, Sydney – Matt Finish

Friday 9th

• Bayview Tavern, Gladesville – The Lonely Hearts
• Brighton Hotel, Sydney – Icehouse (formerly Flowers)
• Caringbah Inn, Caringbah – INXS
• Local Inn, West Ryde – The Radiators and Matt Finish
• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond

Saturday 10th

• Railway Hotel, Liverpool – Lime Spiders and The Lonely Hearts
• Royal Antler Hotel, Narrabeen – Icehouse (formerly Flowers)

Sunday 11th

• Bondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction – INXS
• Journey’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo – Pat Drummond

Tuesday 13th

• Wollongong Leagues Club, Wollongong – Cold Chisel

Wednesday 14th

• Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – Pat Drummond
• Florida Hotel, Terrigal – Cold Chisel
• Sydney Opera House, Sydney – Mi-Sex

Thursday 15th

• Bexley North Hotel, Bexley North – Gillian Eastoe
• Dr Redbird’s Medicinal Inn, North Sydney – Pat Drummond

Friday 16th

• Caringbah Inn, Caringbah – Gillian Eastoe
• Manly Vale Hotel, Manly Vale – INXS
• Metropole Tavern, Circular Quay – The Clones and The Works
• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond
• Sylvania Hotel, Sylvania – The Clones, La Femme, and Rose Tattoo

Saturday 17th

• Family Inn, Rydalmere – The Lonely Hearts
• Gosford Showground, Gosford – The Clones
• Manly Vale Hotel, Manly Vale – INXS
• Northern Suburbs Leagues Club, North Sydney – Ayers Rock
• Royal Antler Hotel, Narrabeen – The Lipstick Killers

Sunday 18th

• Journey’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo – Pat Drummond
• Lismore RSL Sports Club, Goonellabah – Cold Chisel

Monday 19th

• Sebel Townhouse Hotel, Elizabeth Bay – The Clones

Tuesday 20th

• St Ives Girls School, Pennant Hills – The Clones

Wednesday 21st

• Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – Pat Drummond
• University of NSW, Sydney – Pat Drummond

Thursday 22nd

• Dr Redbird’s Medicinal Inn, North Sydney – Pat Drummond

Friday 23rd

• Corimal Leagues Club, Corimal – INXS
• Local Inn, West Ryde – The Lonely Hearts and Little Ashley and The Incurables
• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond

Saturday 24th

• Selina’s – Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee – INXS
• Stagedoor Tavern, Sydney – The Lonely Hearts

Sunday 25th

• Journey’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo – Pat Drummond

Wednesday 28th

• Bridge Hotel, Rozelle – Pat Drummond
• Wollongong Leagues Club, Wollongong – The Clones and Mental As Anything

Thursday 29th

• Dr Redbird’s Medicinal Inn, North Sydney – Pat Drummond
• Maroubra Seals Club, Maroubra – The Clones

Friday 30th

• Ambassador, Newcastle – The Lonely Hearts
• Civic Hotel, Sydney – The Clones
• Rest Hotel, Milson’s Point – Pat Drummond
• Stagedoor Tavern, Sydney – INXS

QLD

Friday 16th

• The Playroom, Tallebudgera – Cold Chisel

Saturday 17th

• The Playroom, Tallebudgera – Cold Chisel

SA

Thursday 8th

• Sturt CAE, Adelaide – Swanee

Friday 23rd

• Apollo Stadium, Richmond – Cold Chisel

VIC

Friday 2nd

• Crystal Ballroom, St Kilda – Danger Dancer, Little Murders, and Primitive Calculators

Saturday 3rd

• Crystal Ballroom, St Kilda – Man & Machine and Pop Gun Men

Monday 5th

• Crystal Ballroom, St Kilda – Boys Next Door
• Hearts, Carlton – The Clones

Tuesday 6th

• Armadale Hotel, Armadale – The Clones

Thursday 8th

• Bottom Line, South Yarra – The Clones

Friday 9th

• Crystal Ballroom, St Kilda – James Freud & the Radio Stars and The Clones

Saturday 10th

• Macy’s – Her Majesty’s Hotel, South Yarra – The Clones
• Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone – The Clones

Monday 12th

• Macy’s – Her Majesty’s Hotel, South Yarra – The Clones

Thursday 22nd

• Bottom Line, South Yarra – The Clones

Friday 23rd

• Crystal Ballroom, St Kilda – James Freud’s Ego and XL Capris

Saturday 24th

• Crystal Ballroom, St Kilda – Kicks and Midnight Oil
• Macy’s – Her Majesty’s Hotel, South Yarra – The Clones

Sunday 25th

• Festival Hall, Melbourne – Cold Chisel

Friday 30th

• Crystal Ballroom, St Kilda – The Aliens and James Freud’s Ego

WA

Thursday 1st

• Hernando’s , Perth – Transplants
• Malthouse Tavern, Balga – Transplants

Wednesday 14th

• Raffles Hotel, Applecross – Loaded Dice and Swanee

Thursday 15th

• Dianella Hotel, Dianella – Swanee and Loaded Dice

Friday 16th

• City Hotel, Perth – Swanee
• Shenton Park Hotel, Shenton Park – Loaded Dice

Thursday 29th

• Hernando’s , Perth – Transplants