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Can anyone please help?

Mon, 10 Nov 2008, 07:36 pm
angvav15 posts in thread
Hi everyone :) I'm Ang :) A couple of questions if I may :) First: Are there any theatre/acting groups or clubs near sunbury? Second: Are there any good extra's management companies out there? I am joined up with one. But am thinking of switching to another one. Thank you everyone. I appreciate it. :)

Weren't you at Sunbury,

Tue, 11 Nov 2008, 10:49 am
Weren't you at Sunbury, Norma ? On the musical front, 1972 is best remembered as the year of "Sunbury". Inspired by Woodstock, the Sunbury Rock Festival was held over 3 days of the Australia Day long weekend . Of all music festivals, this one is the best known in Australia and is regarded as the archetypal Aussie rock festival. It made a profit (which was rare for its time) and for the next few years became an annual event. It was held over 3 days in a residential “satellite” suburb of Melbourne. The musicians performing were some of the biggest names of the day including the much anticipated return of Max Merritt. But it was the performance of Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs that epitomized the Sunbury rock festival. The band was a triumph on stage, resulting in a Top 5 album Aztecs Live! at Sunbury. Fans at the event rallied with the cry of “Suck more piss!” – a catch cry that became indelibly associated with the event. Conditions at the festival were fairly primitive with toilet facilities being hopelessly inadequate. On the flip side beer was available in huge quantities and the crowd was noted for rowdy, alcohol-fuelled character. Guitarist Phil Manning when interviewed by The Age in 2003 gave this blunt assessment of the Sunbury phenomenon: “It was a time when the hippie thing was declining and the drunken afternoons of too much beer, sun and basic rock developed. The music went from being experimental to being just moronic entertainment for yobbos”. The details of Sunbury were as follows: Location: Sunbury Victoria Attendance: 35,000 Ticket: $6.00 Line Up: Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs Max Merritt & the Meteors Spectrum Chain The Wild Cherries SCRA Pirana Tamam Shud Company Caine Friends Carson The La De Das Glenn Cardier There is a dvd available. usually on sale. The stage footlights were Patt45's !

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