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Some of Australian rock’s biggest names will join forces at the Airlie Beach Hotel this Father’s Day weekend as supergroup The Filthy Animals bring the classics Dad grew up with back to the stage.
The group first came together when COVID border restrictions prevented drummer Kerry Jacobson from joining his interstate bandmates, prompting him to team up with other Queensland-based musicians facing the same situation.
What began as a bit of fun soon developed into The Filthy Animals, a rotating supergroup featuring Australian rock names including Dave Gleeson, Angry Anderson, Rose Carleo and Mark Furze, with the lineup changing depending on where they perform and who is available.
“It’s become a national pool of great Australian musicians from well-known bands who come together to form a real top-shelf cover band,” said the super group’s Band Manager.
“We try to keep three or four musicians who perform regularly within each rotation of lineups, so there’s always chemistry and people who work well together.”
Coming to the Airlie Beach Hotel on Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September, six of the group’s standout musicians will unite for a weekend packed with Australian rock talent.
Dragon’s Kerry Jacobson, who played with the band throughout its iconic hitmaking years and has since performed with Mondo Rock, Ian Moss, The Black Sorrows, Renée Geyer and Russell Morris, will be behind the drums.
Leading the vocals will be Skenie, frontman of ’90s hitmakers The Poor, who achieved a number one song and has shared stages with AC/DC, Van Halen, KISS, Bon Jovi and Alice in Chains.
Skenie will be joined by fellow The Poor member Daniel Cox on guitar, alongside Pete Robinson, best known for more than 20 years with Electric Mary and his work with Russell Morris and The Screaming Jets.
On bass will be Bobby Poulton, who joined Grammy Award-winning rock band Wolfmother in 2018 and has shared the stage with members of KISS, Guns N’ Roses, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake.
Completing the six-piece lineup on keys will be Glenn Muirhead, who has performed with Eurogliders.
Together, they bring decades of touring and recording experience to a lineup built to deliver the rock classics audiences know and love.
“It’s awesome because everyone’s a professional, so it’s really easy,” Skenie said.
“We just go over a couple of things at soundcheck, like the endings and which guitarist is doing what.
“We don’t even really rehearse because everybody knows their parts.”
With Sunday’s show falling on Father’s Day, Skenie said it was the perfect chance to bring Dad along and enjoy the rock classics he grew up listening to.
“They would have heard them for sure, and they’ll have a blast,” he said.
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