Parra News December 21 2021

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ROCK SHOW
MUST GO ON
EMILY FESZCZUK
Years in the making, ‘The Rock
Show Oz Edition’ will hit the
EVAN Theatre stage early next
year.
The show was the last in a
long line of rock shows put together by late
Australian rock icon, Jon English.
Jon’s long-term partner and co-producer,
Coralea Cameron told Parra News the
show was in initial rehearsals when Jon
passed away in 2016.
“We had done our other shows ‘Rock
Revolution’ and ‘Trilogy of Rock’ then decided
to focus on Aussie bands,” Coralea
explained.
“The show was all put together, the band
was booked in and the tour was due to kick
off in May, but Jon died in March.”
After grieving, Coralea decided that the
show must go on to honour Jon’s immense
presence in the music industry.
“I put it on the backburner after Jon
passed but a lot of the acts featured were
Jon’s peers and we had a medley of his
songs planned,” she said.
“It took me five years to pick up the pieces
but I think he would be happy I am doing
it as he loved nothing more than to be
on a stage entertaining people, so we are
continuing that legacy.”
The two-and-half hour show celebrates
Australian rock music spanning across
three decades, including The Masters Apprentices,
Billy Thorpe and Russell Morris.
“Steve Mulry from the Ted Mulry Gang is
involved and the band we will have at Panthers
is the last one Jon played with, which
will be special,” Coralea said.
“A feature of this show is everyone sings
or plays multiple instruments, and everybody
has their moment in the spotlight,
which is something that Jon encouraged in
all our ‘Rock Shows’.”
With a large repertoire of songs, Coralea
said there is something for everyone.
“We do the Divinyls, the big soaring vocals
of Air Supply, the hard rock of Cold
Chisel, and the first half is the ‘60s and
‘70s, then we move into the ‘80s for the
second half,” she said.
“There is an eclectic mix of songs and so
many Aussie anthems that people will recognise,
so for most people it should be a
soundtrack of their younger years and remind
them when music just exploded.”
‘The Rock Show Oz Edition’ will be on
at EVAN Theatre in Penrith on Friday,
January 7 at 8pm. Tickets are $45. To
book or for more information, phone
1800 061 991 or visit penrith.panthers.
com.au.
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