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Marco Sinni dawning the James Reyne look
The unmistakable sound of Australian Crawl is set to echo through the Airlie Beach Hotel once again, as tribute band Reckless brings one of Australia’s most beloved rock catalogues back to life.
Returning to one of its favourite venues, Reckless will hit the stage at the Airlie Beach Hotel on the 18th and 19th of July, bringing the spirit of legendary 80s band Australian Crawl, for two nights of classic Aussie rock.
"When we go to Airlie, we actually have people flying from around the country to see us," Marco said.
"We're very fortunate, there are people from Darwin, people from Cairns, we get people coming from everywhere."
Formed five years ago by this group of devoted Australian Crawl fans, Reckless was created to ensure the band's iconic catalogue continued to be heard.
The lineup features Mark Horvath on bass as Paul Williams, Danny Azzopardi behind the kit in tribute to John Watson, Michael Haesler on lead guitar as Simon Binks, and Troy Mayle on rhythm guitar, honouring both Brad Robinson and Guy McDonagh. Leading the band as the famous voice of Australian Crawl is Marco, who almost perfectly embodies the part of frontman James Reyne.
“I've studied James' singing, listening very carefully,” Marco said.
“I emulated, not exactly, because I like to do my own performance but also wanting to show respect to the original artist.”
Despite the attention he has given to recreating Reyne's iconic vocals, Marco said Reckless has never been about one performer taking centre stage.
"We like everyone to see that the band is completely united, equal and performing and giving it their best for everyone," he said.
"I'm just very lucky I’ve got four very good musicians with me."
What started out as a few shows in Melbourne slowly transpired into all over Victoria. Then, the band branched out nationwide, with further hopes of expanding internationally in places like Papua New Guinea.
“The band started out locally, just trying to revitalise and get a little bit of a following,” Marco said.
While Australian Crawl remains at the heart of every performance, the show doesn't end there for Airlie Beach. After an opening set dedicated to the band's biggest hits and James Reyne classics, Reckless shifts into crowd-favourite Aussie Hit Show, celebrating some of the most iconic Australian songs from across the decades.
“What they can expect from us is a very high-quality musicianship and vocal ability performance,” said Marco.
"People just basically sing along for the whole show.
“People might not always be dancing, but they're always singing the words."
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