Classic Australian Music from 1976
1976, I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in year 9 at high school. Malcolm Fraser was our Prime Minister then, back in the days he could keep his trousers on. Neville Wran became Premier of NSW in May of 1976.
Van Der Hum won the Melbourne Cup. Australia beat the West Indies in the cricket test. Hawthorne won the VFL Grand Final and Manly broke my heart by beating Parramatta 13-10 in the NSW Rugby League Premiership.
At the movies, we were enjoying such Aussie classics as Storm Boy, Don’s Party, and John Mellion was giving the performance of his career in The Fourth Wish.
Some famous Aussies were born in 1976 such as Brett Lee, Brett Kimmorley, Kasey Chambers, Damien Leith, Marcos Ambrose & Mark Webber.
Australian music was very healthy with Countdown in full flight and artists like The Angels, John Paul Young, TMG, Jon English, AC/DC, Sherbet, Little River Band and many, many more. Here’s a few of those acts to give you a taste…
Some of the Gigs Australians were going to in 1976
1976
January
- Ayers RockBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Little River BandInverloch Football Ground, Inverloch
- Ayers RockBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Little River BandMatthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone
- Ayers RockBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Cold ChiselLargs Pier Hotel, Largs Bay
- Little River BandManhattan Hotel, Ringwood
- Little River BandStation Hotel, Prahran
- Ayers RockBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Little River BandBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Little River BandBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Cold ChiselLargs Pier Hotel, Largs Bay
- Cold ChiselMediterranean Hotel, Adelaide
- Agnes BanksSatchmo’s Winebar Bistro, Bankstown
- Cold ChiselMediterranean Hotel, Adelaide
- Little River BandBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Little River BandTamworth Town Hall, Tamworth
- Little River BandCloudland Dance Hall, Bowen Hills
- Little River BandInverell Town Hall, Inverell
- Little River BandBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Cold ChiselMediterranean Hotel, Adelaide
- Agnes BanksSatchmo’s Winebar Bistro, Bankstown
- Little River BandBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Little River BandBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Ted Mulry Gang (TMG), HushTorquay Surf Club, Torquay
- Ted Mulry Gang (TMG), HushOcean Grove Hotel, Ocean Grove
- Little River BandHungarian Australian Club, Narrabundah
- Ted Mulry Gang (TMG), HushApollo Bay Hotel, Warrnambool
- BlackfeatherBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Nightride, Cashmere, Atlantis, Winter West, TalismanGunnamatta Park, Cronulla
- Little River BandWangaratta City Hall, Wangaratta
- Ol '55Bondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Little River BandMartini's, Carlton
- Kevin Borich ExpressBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Cold ChiselLargs Pier Hotel, Largs Bay
- Agnes BanksSatchmo’s Winebar Bistro, Bankstown
- Little River BandSouthside Six Hotel, Moorabbin
- Kevin Borich ExpressBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Cold ChiselLargs Pier Hotel, Largs Bay
- Agnes BanksSatchmo’s Winebar Bistro, Bankstown
- Ayers Rock, Barry LeefBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Little River Band, Stylus, Renee GeyerFestival Theatre, Adelaide
- Cold ChiselLargs Pier Hotel, Largs Bay
- Ayers Rock, Barry LeefBondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
Does anyone remember a music festival in the late 70s or early 80s in New South Wales called tanalong or something similiar. Aztecs,Max Merrit and the Church played along with a heap of other bands.
Tanelorn was a year or two before Narara. It’s been hard to find info about it or at least enough to write an article. Hopefully some stuff will turn up one day. 🙂
I do, if it was the one north of Newcastle with Split Enz, Men at Work, Midnight Oil and lots of others over two or three days.
I remember Tanalong , It was just outside of Stroud , north west of Newcastle , in !980 or 81 , The Oils played & blew everyone away , I’ve got a photo of Peter Garrett ‘s pumping bald head STEAMMING in the night air, Splitz Enz then came on & said ” Wow ! , they ‘re a hard act to follow” & played that song. The big question I want to know as I have just watched “Searching for Sugarman ” is, I’m pretty sure I saw Rodregriez play that night as well , Can any one verify that ???
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Does anyone have the list of bands that were on at this festival? a poster, newspaper article or anything. My strongest memory of it was Split Enz starting their set with Hard Act to Follow and dedicating the song to the band they followed, Midnight Oil.
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