Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

It’s A Long Way To The Bar-Top Stage

Let There Be Rock on your way down the Airlie Beach Esplanade, a surrogate Highway To hell where a Whole Lotta Rosie will shake The Pub all night long.

The Acca Dacca tribute band Whole Lotta Rosie will Shoot to Thrill at The Airlie Beach Hotel this month, taking the bar-top stage by storm on June 18.

These Australian rockers came together with one goal in mind: to create an AC/DC show with the best of the best and bring the authentic hard rock band’s sound to audiences across the nation.

Each Whole Lotta Rosie member has more than one thing in common, but there love for AC/DC is chief among them. Each lists the band from the Razors Edge as one of their most influential while growing up.

Their love for the Sydney rock and roll band shines through in their own performances with each member playing their parts to a tee.

It helps when a few of A Whole Lot Of Rosie members ended up touring with Mark Evans, the actual AC/DC bassist from 1974 -1977, as well as alongside Simon Wright, the Acca Dacca drummer from 1984 -1989.

Led by Cynthia Gallie - the only voice in Australia that can do justice to both Bon Scott and Brian Johnson – she and her band are the closest thing to the original.

Since its inception, the band has gained the trust and respect of true AC/DC fans, with many now travelling alongside the faithful tribute act just to catch a glimpse of what the real shows were like.

“We don’t pretend to be the real band, we don’t make our guitarist wear the school uniform, we just want the music and performance to be 100 per cent AC/DC Rock and Roll!” Cynthia Gallie said.

So, for Those About To Rock, you can catch Whole Lotta Rosie Saturday June 18 and again Sunday June 19 with their Women of Rock show from 2pm to 5.30pm free, live and loud at the Airlie Beach Hotel.

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