Australia Day Live entertained the masses on the lawns of Parliament House when some of our brightest young starts took to the stage on Monday 25 January.
The first half of the concert was sponsored by Video Hits, with host ‘Fuzzy’ announcing from a cherry picker, overlooking the thousands strong audience.
The electro-pop sounds of up-and-coming stars Amy Meredith kicked off the festivities, with Idol rock favourite Hayley Warner following closely behind.
Pop princess Cassie Davis had the crowds screaming proclamations of love for her, and alt-pop queen Bertie Blackman pulled out an energetic rendition of ‘Black Cats’ for the occasion.
A minus-Natalie-Bassingthwaite Rogue Traders took to the stage next. New front woman Mindi Jackson pulled out an impressively high-impact performance of ‘Here come the drums,’ with so much personality it left people asking Natalie who? The audience called for an encore, for the first time that evening, but with the show’s tight schedule, Rogue Traders declined.
Aussie hip-hop star, Phrase, added an interesting element to the night, with the audience easily adapting to the genre and bopping their heads about. An over-zealous audience member managed to sneak past security and get on stage, making a dive for Phrase’s microphone. Security was fast to remove the man, and no other disturbances were visible for the remainder of the show.
Acoustic genius Bob Evans adorned his guitar in fair lights, but before we knew it Evermore’s white strobe lights were sending the crowds wild. The spunky band’s front man, Jon Hume, opened with an ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie’ to a steady drum beat and finished with Aussie chart topper, ‘Lights Surrounding You.’
Taking a break from the young ‘radio hit’ stars, seasoned Aussie musician, Ian Moss, closed the show with a classic, patriotic set and the crowd singing in unison.
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