Classic Australian music from 1977
In 1977 I was in my last year of high school and music was becoming an important part of my life, along with the beach! If you lived in Sydney like me you were listening to Ian MacRae on 2SM. You probably even went to the Rocktober Concert.
We still had Malcolm Fraser as PM back then, and it was also the year Don Chipp formed The Democrats.
In January of 1977, we were all stunned by the Granville Train Crash which saw so many lives lost. It was also the year that Griffith anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay went missing.
St George Dragons were Premiers in 1977 & North Melbourne won the VFL. Alan Moffatt & Colin Bond had their historic side-by-side win of that years Bathurst race.
Famous Aussies born in 1977 include Darren Lockyer, Cadel Evans, Garth Tander, Jason Ackermanis and Brad Haddin.
Australian Music was huge with bands like Sherbet, Little River Band, Richard Clapton, Midnight Oil, The Angels and many more quality acts.
Here are some images from Australian Music in 1977
And here’s what we were watching and listening to in 1977
I’ve included some classic ads in this list because of how they pinpoint the lifestyle & feelings of the time.
Some of the Gigs Australians were going to in 1977
1977
January
- HushThe Haymarket, Sydney
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- Agnes BanksStagedoor Tavern, Sydney
- Ted Mulry Gang (TMG)Coffs Harbour Civic Centre, Coffs Harbour
- Little River BandGoulburn Valley Hotel, Shepparton
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- Agnes BanksStagedoor Tavern, Sydney
- Little River BandThe Haymarket, Sydney
- Little River Band3XY Expo, Melbourne
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- Little River BandAdelaide Oval, North Adelaide
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- Cold ChiselManly Vale Hotel, Manly Vale
- Rose TattooParramatta Park, Parramatta
- Little River BandDallas Brooks Centre, East Melbourne
- Cold ChiselManly Vale Hotel, Manly Vale
- Little River BandDallas Brooks Centre, East Melbourne
February
- Ted Mulry Gang (TMG)Waltzing Matilda Hotel, Springvale
- Cold ChiselBlacktown Civic Centre, Blacktown
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- World War IVThe Last Resort, Darlinghurst
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- Rose Tattoo, Ted Mulry Gang (TMG)Bondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- Rose Tattoo, Ted Mulry Gang (TMG)Bondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction
- Agnes BanksChequers, Sydney
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
March
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- Cold ChiselStagedoor Tavern, Sydney
- Pat DrummondJourney’s End Wine Bar, Woolloomooloo
- Agnes BanksChequers, Sydney
- Little River BandKorumburra Showgrounds, Korumburra
- Little River BandFootscray Technical College, Footscray
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