Rogers, Cheney, Jamieson, and Pyke - White Album?

[Shadow]

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/default.htm#8


triple j has just been told that Tim Rogers, Chris Cheney, Phil Jamieson and Josh Pyke are working on a special collaboration project.

It's a series of concerts where The Beatles' White Album will be played from start to finish.

The shows will be at fairly big concert halls around the country through August.

More details about the shows will be released in coming weeks.
Sounds pretty sweet. Thoughts? Wonder why the White Album though, out of all the Beatles albums... wonder how they'll pull off Revolution 9, live!

[EDIT: To be honest it sounds EPIC - my dad's a huge Beatles fan and will definitely want to see this.]

[Caity]

Wow. That would be awesome. I want to go!

[Kacky]

Wow! That's cool!

[WHITE FALCON]

my dreams have come true.
but white album....
why couldnt they do like hard days night!

[mattheal]

PLEASE DO IT IN CANBERRA!!!

pweeeese?

[Colezy]

Wont come to Hobart, but I know that I have to go to Melb for photography stuff in August, so maybe I'll get lucky!

[RollOn]

I'm definately going, I love 3 of the 4 artists involved and I quite like the beatles too and i'd assume this would be a fairly long gig.

I would hate to see Belinda's reaction to this! :p

[Kacky]

One of my friends is absolutely in LOVE with the Beatles right now. She's forcing me upon them, so I wouldn't mind seeing how this goes!

[Colezy]

I'm going to leave a comment on Belinda's twitter page and see what she says :p

[Shadow]

and i'd assume this would be a fairly long gig.
Yeah, it'd be pretty epic - given that the White Album is about 90 minutes long.

[Big J.G]

The White Album? Thats Racist! lulzno

Anyway, I wanna go to this!

[RollOn]

Yeah, it'd be pretty epic - given that the White Album is about 90 minutes long.

Yeah I know, my post was based on if they really do play the ENTIRE album!
I couldn't see them playing 90 minutes straight unless it was split into two halves or something.

[All_torn_down16]

This sounds cool, will be interesting to read some more info about it soon.

[The Dying Start]

my dreams have come true.
but white album....
why couldnt they do like hard days night!

Maybe the encore will be all the other albums? :p

[paulvroc]

holy crap this is epic!
so gonna go...
i'd have hoped for Abbey Road/Revolver...but The White Album is also amazing
can't wait!

[Jessii]

Tim Rogers annoys the hell out of me, other then that, sweet!

[wck14]

i love the way chris gets involved in this sorta stuff - earth hour supergroup, the wrights etc

[Matt]

i love the way chris gets involved in this sorta stuff - earth hour supergroup, the wrights etc

You mean whoring himself out for more publicity?

devil's advocate, in before inevitable shitstorm, trolling.

[paulvroc]

lol
whyyy

[wck14]

lol yeah publicity helps when ur in a band at any level.. but i think he also enjoys being able to play different songs live to the ones he's been playing repeatedly for the last decade as well.

i really like seeing him play anything on his guitar.. but when its not something i'm used to hearing from him, its even cooler. does no1 agree?

[_jimmy_]

you should have been there at the earth hour concert.

During soundcheck a few hours before the show,he went on stage and started fiddling with the guitar and did some insane country/rockabilly finger picking stuff.

I got the White Album just a few months ago. Helter Skelter should sound pretty awesome!

[FlyingV]

I got the White Album just a few months ago. Helter Skelter should sound pretty awesome!


hmm, I've never heard the album (don't listen to the beatles) but chris is involved and his my favourite guitarist. If i somehow end up listening to the album I might consider going. but helter Skelter! Motley Crue play it and it's a great song! :laugh:

[Kev]

This would be awesome.

But in all seriousness, more TLE & You Am I stuff plz. That was the highlight of the 2003 BDO in Melbourne. You Am I + Cheney = Major Win.

[The Dying Start]

Agreed on all points.

[carrymehomestead]

Holy shit...so I guess that "Revolution" performance on the footy was a teaser?? I for one am amped that they picked the white album, as it's probably my favorite Beatles record...it's the album that got me into the band, since I was raised on the punk idea that the beatles were just lightweight pop bastards, so hearing all that noise and craziness and experimentation was a fuckin' eye opener...

Just picture Chris shredding on "Helter Skelter"....*drools*


Edit: I'm not Australian, so forgive me, but....who the hell are these other guys?

[paulvroc]

hmm
so just thinking about the line-up
Chris Cheney - Guitar/Vocals (i'll be damned if they try him on bass :@)
Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) - Guitar/Vocals
Tim Rogers (You Am I) - Guitar/Vocals
Josh Pyke (Solo) - Not too sure...but would he be Rhythm mainly?

who's playing bass, and who's on drums?

[mattheal]

i think they would do it wrights style, and have each of them do lead vocals on different songs. and have a random backing band

[louisegirl90]

lol yeah publicity helps when ur in a band at any level.. but i think he also enjoys being able to play different songs live to the ones he's been playing repeatedly for the last decade as well.

i really like seeing him play anything on his guitar.. but when its not something i'm used to hearing from him, its even cooler. does no1 agree?

i totally agree, i just love seeing any of them do anything. especially tle stuff but other stuff is cool. the wrights, etc are all cool to see. also i enjoy seeing the covers they do. like on cold chisel tribute album, the easybeats tribute and hoodoo gurus tribute. very cool stuff.

:D

[Ben reed]

i think they would do it wrights style, and have each of them do lead vocals on different songs. and have a random backing band


i wouldn't call kram part of a "random backing band"
he did the drumming for the wrights i'm pretty sure

[The Dying Start]

Not to mention Pat Burke on bass and that doodlehead from Jet on keys.

[Ben reed]

ah yes, the doodlehead

[mattheal]

i was refering more to when they did revolution, and i know that wasnt "the wrights"

[_jimmy_]

i wouldn't call kram part of a "random backing band"
he did the drumming for the wrights i'm pretty sure

he was pretty fucking amazing as a frontman at earth hour. He put sunglasses on and the crowd just went apeshit

[Kev]

The Wrights need less Jet, more Tim & Tex

[The Dying Start]

Or even just other good Aussie band members. Gyroscope, Dallas Crane, Little Birdy, etc etc etc infinite

[Habibster]

yeah Gyroscope. Their drummer is pretty good. And he has a big stage presence. ;)

[mattheal]

and he is a freaking nice guy too

[Habibster]

yeah, friday night was the first time i've seen them live. They were awesome. It's fair to say i've got a new band to add to my list of favourites, which is a pretty small list.

[mattheal]

I was exactly the same, i thought they were ok. then i saw them at trackside, and now they are #2 right after TLE :p

[Habibster]

haha true. they're #3 for me, behind The Living End and then Metallica.

[Colezy]

Rob is one of the nicest guys I've met!

Yay:

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6626/n6434786687109568105.jpg


Edit - bahaha, i just got an email from Gyro :p

[Habibster]

yeah he seems like a champ. I've seen him hosting stuff on channel v before haha.
anyway back on topic kinda, them doing metallicas 'black album' would be way better than doing the white album. Or they could fuse the two into a 'grey album', although i guess beatallica have kinda done that.

[Caity]

I think his blonde hair is cute.

[Ben reed]

yeah he seems like a champ. I've seen him hosting stuff on channel v before haha.
anyway back on topic kinda, them doing metallicas 'black album' would be way better than doing the white album. Or they could fuse the two into a 'grey album', although i guess beatallica have kinda done that.

the last three posts that i've seen from you have had a metallica reference in them:huh:

[Habibster]

hahahah
i was hoping somebody would notice that.
metallica reference number 4.

[Ben reed]

i went through a massive metallica stage
but that was a while ago
i don't even have death magnetic even though i've heard it several times
still listen to them though occasionally

[Colezy]

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the The Beatles’ seminal White Album, four Aussie rock greats will band together for special shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

Josh Pyke, Tim Rogers, The Living End’s Chris Cheney and Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson will be joined by a 17-piece band to pay tribute to the Fab Four’s hits. FasterLouder is proud to present these one-off shows.

As the press spiel promises: ” The White Album songs will be performed in track order, starting with Back in the USSR and closing with Good Night, with state of the art sound.”

The Beatles White Album 40th Anniversary Concert series comes to these venues in August, presented by FasterLouder. Tickets on sale Friday 22 May.

Tuesday 4 August – Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Thursday 6 August – Brisbane QPAC
Friday 7 & Saturday 8 August – Sydney Opera House

[mattheal]

The Opera House? Shit that would be awesome

[The Dying Start]

We'd better get a fucken DVd out of this!

[mattheal]

I do agree Glenn..... Dvd Pweese :)

[The Dying Start]

Or even if you just put an Adelaide show on the 1st of Aug. Coz that be my birthday...then all would be forgiven.

[mattheal]

and make a dvd of it? :p

[Colezy]

If it were a few weeks late in Melb then I would go. But it's not. So I can't.

[Kev]

Gonna get tickets for this. Should be a good show

[mattheal]

very tempted to do a Sydney trip for this, seeing as I am a fan of all of them

[paulvroc]

this is going to be awesome!
massive band and 'state of the art sound' means they may well pull it off
definitely getting tickets...
anybody know when they're on sale?

[Colezy]

anybody know when they're on sale?


The Beatles White Album 40th Anniversary Concert series comes to these venues in August, presented by FasterLouder. Tickets on sale Friday 22 May.


There you go :)

[paulvroc]

There you go :)

haha its testimony to my idiocy that i read the announcement twice and still didn't see that...sigh

[Shadow]

Can they do a DVD..? Licensing for a full Beatles album could cost a pretty penny in royalties.

[Ben reed]

i will definitely be going to this!
i told my mum and she went crazy with excitement

[Brad]

Opera house tix are between 109 and 129 bucks, depending on the seat. I'm so there.

[Amur]

Can they do a DVD..? Licensing for a full Beatles album could cost a pretty penny in royalties.
I hope for DVD since I'm not able to see the show.:pinch:

[Ben reed]

Opera house tix are between 109 and 129 bucks, depending on the seat. I'm so there.

where did you find prices?

[mattheal]

Can they do a DVD..? Licensing for a full Beatles album could cost a pretty penny in royalties.

it would be so totally worth it though. it would appeal to a huge audience as well meaning it would sell.

PLEASE DUU-EEET!!!!

[Brad]

where did you find prices?

http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/thewhitealbum09.aspx

Opera House website.

[Caity]

I'm honestly considering flying down to Sydney for it ... never managed to go to see anything at the Opera House while I lived there :(

[WHITE FALCON]

im there. no questions asked.

[Colezy]

I wonder how many people from here would bother to go and see it if Chris wasn't involved?

Just a thought.

[Brad]

I'd go 'cause of Tim and Phil as well, plus I'm a massive Beatles fan.

[Kev]

I wonder how many people from here would bother to go and see it if Chris wasn't involved?

Just a thought.

Yeah I'd still go.

Tim Rogers pwns


edit

does anyone still use the word pwn?

[Caity]

I wonder how many people from here would bother to go and see it if Chris wasn't involved?

Just a thought.

I'd more than likely go - I'm trying to convince Mum to come too, we're both huge Beatles fans ;)

I see what you mean though.

[Kev]

Shows at the Opera House and the Art Center are usually very strict about a No-Camera policy (still or video)

[Shadow]

My dad's an epic Beatles fan so he'd go regardless I reckon. It's funny 'cause I told him who was playing and he said... "who's Josh Pyke?" Poor guy.

[Ben reed]

pwn isn't a word
just a thought
and nicole makes a good point about little people going if chris wasn't involved

[My Name Is Jonas]

how does chris have time to rehearse for this? what a legend.

[Shadow]

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25469988-2902,00.html
Has a new photo of all four of them together, for all you photo nuts out there.

[Amur]

thanks! new photo, yum-yum. :p

[May]

Or even if you just put an Adelaide show on the 1st of Aug. Coz that be my birthday...then all would be forgiven.
You and my dad share the same birthday, and seeing it was dad that made me be born, named-after-a-song-on, & raised on the white album, I reckon this could be a pretty good bday pressie for the old guy. Hamer Hall here we come.

[Kacky]

Gawgeous foto!

[BennyD]

This is from today's courier mail.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/BennyD/war.jpg

[mattheal]

haha i love phil saying "I can't imagine Chris not playing guitar, to be honest"

[All_torn_down16]

Continuing on with the articles...from The Australian:

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/3783/theaustraliantle11.png
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6628/theaustraliantle22.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7267/theaustraliantle3.png

[Kacky]

Aw, cool! Thanks!

[Jessii]

I just came online to post that hehe.

[Ambs]

I'll be there. :D

Can't wait!

[The Dying Start]

Thanks for the scans and postage.

[Shadow]

I didn't really expect them to do Revolution 9, to be honest - if anyone can replicate that song live they deserve a prize.

[My Name Is Jonas]

anyone know of where you can buy tickets for the brisbane show?

[Colezy]

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[Colezy]

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[Colezy]

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs016.snc1/4506_1155398520416_1091282156_465907_3927711_n.jpg

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[Colezy]

anyone know of where you can buy tickets for the brisbane show?
My bet is from here, (https://www.qtix.com.au/) but I'm not 100% sure.

[Ben reed]

on the qtix site that nicole posted there a video interview
https://www.qtix.com.au/news/#72
haven't looked at it yet
you have to go to the bottom

[Colezy]

Oh yeah. That was the other thing I was going to post!

I haven't watch it yet. Only cos the TV is too loud and I am too lazy to find the remote to turn it down :p

[Jessii]

Tim Rogers scares me.

[mattheal]

haha in all those pics where chris has his jacket on, he looks so evil :p

[Caity]

I miss silly :(

[Madtwins]

Oh! thanx for posting a scan and link for video! It will be cool project! And thanx for photos. Maybe it's just we, but Chris looks so different from this 3 guys which we really dont know. Did someone of them are really good singer?

[mattheal]

they are all really good singers in there own right.
i'll give you an idea of their styles
Tim Rogers (You Am I) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SYt_Xh7Mhg)
Phil Jamieson - Grinspoon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVniUZaL8lY)
Josh Pyke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GquroFVb_48)

[Madtwins]

Thanx! In fact 2 of this video is not avaliable for our country but we found some other videos which works. Now we understand. We liked a Greenspoon vocals. Is this band also very popular in AU like TLE?

[mattheal]

Yeah grinspoon are about the same in popularity to TLE. TLE and Grinspoon have had a friendlyish rivalry for ages :)

[Amur]

I want more photos
http://images.newspix.com.au/v2/lores/0115/01153348.jpg
http://images.newspix.com.au/v2/lores/0115/01153361.jpg
http://images.newspix.com.au/v2/lores/0115/01153377.jpg

[Madtwins]

Shoes of Phil Jamieson make us sick :sick:

[livingendrock]

Yeah grinspoon are about the same in popularity to TLE. TLE and Grinspoon have had a friendlyish rivalry for ages :)

Nah the past few years, TLE have overtaken Grinspoon. 2 Platnium albums in a row, with a few top 10 singles. An aria. Grinners havent really done much since they brought out hard act to follow more than 4 years ago. I still like 'em though :)

[mattheal]

so what about "alibis and other lies"? it had 2(or 3?) singles and sold reasonably well.

but really its just all opinion ;)

[Colezy]

Either way, they're one of our bigger bands and can still pull a decent crowd.

[Kacky]

Thanks for the pics!

[Caity]

"Yeah Grinspoon are doing really well, their album's in 3. Great Aussie act."
"Where's your album?"
*holds up one finger*







DISCLAIMER: Some words or figures may have been changed to accurately represent the typist's shocking memory. No responsibility will be taken for incorrect information.

[The Dying Start]

Good call Caitlin.

[worry_rock]

I miss silly :(

Haha wow, I compleeeeeetely forgot about that... Yeah, those were the days.

Would be pretty cool to go see this I guess. Depends on price and stuff like that.

[paulvroc]

"Yeah Grinspoon are doing really well, their album's in 3. Great Aussie act."
"Where's your album?"
*holds up one finger*


obviously i'm not the only one who really enjoyed that on the dvd ;)

[Colezy]

haha, nice one Caity!!

[Kacky]

Ah, From Here On In. I shall watch you again someday.

[Amur]

see, how long it's been since I watched it for the last time? I can't even remember who said that.:ermm:
shame on me

[Caity]

Rae & Chris are talking in the Tarago :)

[the_witchdoctor]

Hey does anyone have the presale password for the Hamer hall gig?

[mattheal]

yes, its the same for all of them :) "blackbird"

I'M GOING TO ONE OF THE OPERA HOUSE GIGS... WOO!!!! :woot:

i'll be buying my tickets later tonight

[mattheal]

*** ATTENTION*** if you intend on going.. get your tickets soon they are selling fricken fast.

Presale password for those interested is: blackbird ;)

also check out this cool preview video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alfs-xk2YX4&feature=channel_page

[Caity]

crap how do you get to the pre-sale?

[Amur]

thanks for link!

[thelivingvines]

...there had better be a chuffing DVD, or else!

[cammo]

Ahh I love the password! Such a beautiful song...

[mattheal]

yeah and if josh pyke doesnt sing that i will eat $20.... seriously eat it

[_jimmy_]

Chris ripping out a solo on while my guitar gently weeps...


gosh i want to go

[mattheal]

oh fuck yeah that would/will be an epic time for a chris solo. this is going to be soooo awesome :)

[_jimmy_]

Helter skelter, Jamieson will probably sing this

[Kev]

I just went to get the tix using the pre-sale password, but it just refreshes the page when I click book now :(


EDIT

Nevermind. ticketmaster site worked.

But no seats side by side left. only singles for the pre-sale. Damn.

[cammo]

Helter skelter, Jamieson will probably sing this

Yeah Id choose him over Chris, it needs a real gravelley Lennon-esque voice to pull that off

[The Dying Start]

Not swet and syrupy like a robin in spring... :p

[Madtwins]

We share this news fith our friend Vadim from Mad Heads, showed a newspaper scan to him. He was excited and wished to be a part of such project too, because he also was The Beatles fan. But then we just loughed about how silly it could be if some musicians in ukraine wanted to do such program to play. So we and him really waiting for DVD or TV video. It will be very interesting.

[r2jeeves]

I got my tix. This is going to be sweet!

[mattheal]

which night are you going robbie? also i'm assuming your going to sydney

[serious14]

Tickets obtained, myself and +5 for the Friday night in Sydney. We shall be suiting up. :D

[Kev]

Just confirmed my tickets :D

Stalls, Stage Left about mid-way up.

Bring it on

[dylanos]

Josh pyke is so over rated. He's lucky JJJ think the world of him.

[Ben reed]

i love josh pyke!

[mattheal]

I also dont mind josh pyke, so i'd say thats a fairly harsh comment dylanos

[Colezy]

Bigger version of the video that was posted a few days back - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alfs-xk2YX4&feature=channel_page

[MODERNART.illery]

brisbane tickets aren't up for presale yet, but the hardest part is going to be coaxing someone into coming with me. i'm not really a big fan of the beatles, but i am a big fan of chris so it sort of evens out.

[Loaded-Gun]

There Needs To Be A DVD


hahahaha

[mattheal]

brisbane tickets aren't up for presale yet, but the hardest part is going to be coaxing someone into coming with me. i'm not really a big fan of the beatles, but i am a big fan of chris so it sort of evens out.

*cough* yes they are ;) i know because arin has bought his

[MODERNART.illery]

yeh i just saw that then, but last night on the qtix site it said presale starts at may 22.

anyhow, $149 is a bit steep.

[Kacky]

If you really wanted to go, you would.

[Caity]

Not necessarily. I really want to go but I don't know that I can justify $120++ for tickets plus airfares, plus accommodation.

[dylanos]

I'm not saying he's bad, just a bit over rated. There seems to be a lot of hype about him a lot. He's got some catchy stuff I guess. He's not in the same class of aussie muso as the other 3 though.

[Kev]

Time for some pictures: (Cheney & Jamieson

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/tlephotos/ChrisnPhil.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/tlephotos/chrisphil_edit.jpg

[Shadow]

I'm a little surprised that Nic Cester isn't involved in this, really. Of course, Jet's album drops on August 25th so I guess they'll be busy.

[Kev]

More liek Ratboy.

amirite?

[Shadow]

Haha. Indeed. Any speculation on the 17-piece backing band yet? Any involvment from Kram?

[Kev]

Haven't heard much about it at all to be honest.

Except from what I've read from Tim Rogers and from here.

[Caity]

Time for some pictures: (Cheney & Jamieson

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/tlephotos/ChrisnPhil.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/tlephotos/chrisphil_edit.jpg

silllyyyyyyyyyy.

[Deadcat Kaye]

the 4 of them were on 774 ABC, i think they still might be on.
I lost interest coz shitty reception and my mi goreng waas getting soggy

[Kacky]

The chili sauce that comes with Mi Goreng would be a great way to clear my nose/head right about now...:p

[Tle89]

looks awesome

[Kev]

From the desk of Sir Tim Rogers

Second Melbourne show announced today! TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Go to www.theartscentre.com.au or phone 1300 182 183!


The show is for Monday 3rd August

[Kristen]

Thanks Kev!

Beth and I are going. Good seats too :)

[Caity]

I'm GOING!
Tuesday night.
SO EXCITED.

MELBOURNE, HERE I COME.

[Colezy]

I want to go so bad, but I don't have room on my credit card. I knew there was a reason why I shouldn't have decreased the limit! :p

Oh well. Already looking forward to hearing about it, haha!

[mattheal]

I got my tickets in the mail yesterday, before they had even gone on sale properly :D

[Kev]

I got my tickets in the mail yesterday, before they had even gone on sale properly :D

Same. Booked them Tuesday Morning around 2am, get them 8am Wednesday morning.

Pretty good.

[mattheal]

I booked what? last friday got them thursday, which is pretty freaking good

[Julia]

Wow I really should check general endness more often, I only just realised this was on. I would actually like to have gone if I'd had the foresight to save up. The Beatles are my all time favourite band!

[Colezy]

Tour has been extended!!

Perth, Adelaide and an extra Sydney gig :)

http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/18643/The-White-Album-tour-extends.htm

[mattheal]

wow. thats pretty cool how popular this has been.

and good news for the Adelaide and Perth folks :)

[The Dying Start]

Go Me! Birthday party concert ahoy!

[All_torn_down16]

Sweet, that's really great news :)! Definitely going to it. My dad will be happy too.

[cammo]

YESSS!!!! So stoked its coming to Perth!!

[Loaded-Gun]

No Tasmania Gig? :( :( :(

[Colezy]

Dude, nothing comes here. Ever.

Well, nothing big* anyway. Good Aussie acts come here (sometimes) but that's it :(


* - that's if you don't count Johnny Farnham :p He's coming back here this year for his 5 millionth I'm out of retirement yet again tour.

[Jessii]

This IS coming to perth!!! There was a big add for it in this weeks Drum Media!!

Might see you there Cam.

[My Name Is Jonas]

just got my ticket for brisbane its already almost sold out im at the back of the arena so heads up brissy people get in fast.

[Kacky]

It'll be a good show no matter how close you are. Be lucky you got a seat. :)

[Jessii]

The Perth show is at a great venue, you can see no matter where you are seated.

[Jessii]

Well seeing as the Perth show is $130, i can't afford to go!

[damo0945]

That is way too much money... It'd wanna be good

[Colezy]

Melbourne is the same price for good seats and about $120 for the rest.

I guess that when you consider that they've got a 17 piece orchestra to take around the country that it's going to cost a little bit.

[Colezy]

More Melbourne gigs (the first two are extra..unless it's already been announced and I missed it!)


CHRIS CHENEY - WHITE ALBUM DATES:
Sat Aug 01 - Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC
Sun Aug 02 - Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC
Mon Aug 03 - Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC
Tue Aug-04 - Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC
Thu Aug 06 - QPAC, Brisbane QLD
Fri Aug-07 - Opera House, Sydney NSW
Sat Aug-08 - Opera House, Sydney NSW
Sun Aug 09 - Opera House, Sydney NSW
Mon Aug 10 - Adelaide Festival Theatre SA
Tue Aug 11 - Burswood Theatre, Perth WA

[mattheal]

Wow this is getting to be HUGE! :)

hope they arent dead by the time it gets to sydney

[Madtwins]

This is a big challenge.

[All_torn_down16]

hope they arent dead by the time it gets to sydney

And Adelaide and Perth for all of us going to one of those shows!

With tickets it was lucky we booked by phone because on the internet it said the closest row in the stalls was T (and mind you this was on the first day of selling) and when my dad rang up we got row C :ermm:. So the moral of the story is ring up if you don't think the net is correct!

[Mogle]

My opinion.
Beatles are the most overated band ever.
Can't stand them.

[Habibster]

flame....

haha, i'm not the biggest fan of them either. Some of their stuff is okay, but most of it I just find extremely boring (or for lack of a better word, maybe 'odd?') and silly. That's what worked extremely well for them though i guess.

[The Dying Start]

Row E baby! I did get EE, but that's right over the orchestra pit, and i'd strain my neck looking up Chris' nose all night.

[Craigels]

My opinion.
Beatles are the most overated band ever.
Can't stand them.

*GASP!*
Fair enough you don't like them but OVERATED?!?!
They changed the way we write songs. They moved from the 3 chord trick and used chords that hardly anybody knew about at the time (even made some new ones!) and brought the new chords into mainstream music e.g. Augmented, suspended, diminished etc. They have a huge musical knowledge and to say that they're overated is blasphemy.

[Julia]

My opinion.
Beatles are the most overated band ever.
Can't stand them.

In my opinion they are the greatest band of all time by a looong way, and John Lennon is pretty much my favourite human being of all time. I went to Abbey road last year and it was awesome :D.

I agree with Craigels, I don't think they can be considered overated by any means, they were pretty much the most innovative band ever. They redefined genres with pretty much every album they released. It's fair enough to look back now and be like "oh they're not that great", but at the time they were musical pioneers.

[Kev]

More Melbourne gigs (the first two are extra..unless it's already been announced and I missed it!)


CHRIS CHENEY - WHITE ALBUM DATES:
Sat Aug 01 - Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC
Sun Aug 02 - Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC
Mon Aug 03 - Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC
Tue Aug-04 - Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC
Thu Aug 06 - QPAC, Brisbane QLD
Fri Aug-07 - Opera House, Sydney NSW
Sat Aug-08 - Opera House, Sydney NSW
Sun Aug 09 - Opera House, Sydney NSW
Mon Aug 10 - Adelaide Festival Theatre SA
Tue Aug 11 - Burswood Theatre, Perth WA


Sir Rogers sent out the dates today to people

http://events.theartscentre.com.au/tickets/production.aspx?PID=1151

[Colezy]

Hmmm.. that link doesn't have the Sunday gig. Either way there's at least a third Melbs gig!

My info came from the Crucial email.

[Kacky]

My friend who is a major Beatles fan is lending me her copy of the White Album, just incase footage comes up of these shows. :)

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

I wish I could go to the white album concert :(

[The Dying Start]

You live in Victoria. X4 chances to!

[Colezy]

Cheney on The Beatles
(http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/18870/Chris-Cheney-on-The-Beatles.htm)

[Kacky]

Thanks Nicole!

[Kev]

Hmmm.. that link doesn't have the Sunday gig. Either way there's at least a third Melbs gig!

My info came from the Crucial email.

ahhh ok.

I didn't get the Crucial Email until after the update from Rogers

[mattheal]

well under one month till these gigs start happening, and i must say... I'm Excited! :)

[Madtwins]

We mentioned this in oir thread about TLE gig in Oslo, but Chris said he will perform "Back in USSR". This is a first song of White album so for all you guys it wil be pleasant when concert will be opened by Chris :innocent: Chris will sing the most rock'n'rollish songs.

[mattheal]

Awesome!, i was trying to go through the album and pick who would be singing what. and the only real ones i could come up with where

Chris doing helter skelter, and maybe doing the solo in while my guitar gently weeps

Josh Pyke doing Blackbird

thats all the really definite ones i could think of, the rest of the songs all fit into 3 out of 4's styles so it makes it hard to guess

[Amur]

Awesome!, i was trying to go through the album and pick who would be singing what. and the only real ones i could come up with where

Chris doing helter skelter, and maybe doing the solo in while my guitar gently weeps

Josh Pyke doing Blackbird

thats all the really definite ones i could think of, the rest of the songs all fit into 3 out of 4's styles so it makes it hard to guess
Chris said he's not playing almost anything. Only sings. So maybe that solo will be the only guitar bit for him!

[mattheal]

Chris performing without a guitar? is that even possible? :ohmy:

[Ben reed]

i didn't think so!
whatever will he do with his hands

[Amur]

Chris performing without a guitar? is that even possible? :ohmy:
yeah I have no idea why all articles missed that fact. :pinch: he's excited to see what he can do using only his voice

[mattheal]

yeah.. it'll be interesting thats for sure

[Madtwins]

We asked him about this, and he not doing a secret from that fact that he will only sing on this show. About guitar playing he said - maybe a little bit. But we think that management of this event don't spreading this info for not disillusion the Chris Cheney fans who will go to show and expecting of his guitar playing. Anyway it will be interesting show, but Chris not in charge of it so he not decide.

[Amur]

remember that scene from SOE dvd where Chris couldn't sing without guitar in his hands? :happy:
now I wonder will he be given fake guitar just to occupy his hands with something :p

[mattheal]

haha yeah i thought of that. you'd think they would let him do rhythm guitar at least.

whatever it'll still be fucking awesome :woot:

[Kacky]

He will feel/look so naked without a guitar strapped to him. I would find it...awkward to watch, ha ha!

[Ben reed]

yeah, i thought the same thing

[mattheal]

interestingly awkward though :)

[Amur]

I want to hear/see recordage of these shows. I am listening to White Album now and can think only of that.

[mattheal]

well i'm going to try and do some sort of voice recording, but photo's and videos may be a little harder because of the zero camera policy of the opera house.

[Amur]

well i'm going to try and do some sort of voice recording, but photo's and videos may be a little harder because of the zero camera policy of the opera house.
that's nice, but I expect organisers of shows to be smart and make proper filming/sound recordings! It would be unbelievably stupid to miss such a great event.:ermm:

[mattheal]

yeah only problem with that is something that Matt (shadow) pointed out earlier.. the royalties for just performing the songs alone would be a bucket load. so i dunno how willing they will be to do a recording.

that said i really hope they do :)

oh and this just made me think of it, who gets all the rights to the beatles back catalog now that michael jackson is dead?

[Shadow]

oh and this just made me think of it, who gets all the rights to the beatles back catalog now that michael jackson is dead?
Expect it to become a bidding war. It'll either go to his creditors to clear his debt, or be sold to the highest bidder and then that money'll be used in clearing his debt. Sony ATV have half, don't they? They'll likely go after Jackson's half verrrrrrrrrrrrry quickly.

[mattheal]

um i always thought jacko had them all except one. but i could be wrong

EDIT: nope i was wrong

from wikipedia


In 1985, after a short period in which the parent company was owned by Australian business magnate Robert Holmes à Court, ATV Music was sold to Michael Jackson for a reported $47 million[118] (trumping a joint bid by McCartney and Yoko Ono), including the publishing rights to over 200 songs composed by Lennon and McCartney.
In 1995, Jackson and Sony merged its music publishing businesses.[118]

Since then Jackson and Sony jointly owned most of the Lennon-McCartney songs recorded by The Beatles. Meanwhile, Lennon's estate and McCartney still receive their respective songwriter shares of the royalties. Despite his ownership of most of the Lennon-McCartney publishing, Jackson only recorded one Lennon-McCartney composition himself, "Come Together" which was featured in his film Moonwalker and HIStory album.

Although the Jackson-Sony catalogue includes most of The Beatles' greatest hits, four of their earliest songs had been published by one of EMI's publishing companies prior to Lennon and McCartney signing with Dick James – and McCartney later succeeded in personally acquiring the publishing rights to "Love Me Do", "Please Please Me", "P.S. I Love You" and "Ask Me Why" from EMI.

[Craigels]

Hey Jude belongs to John Lennons son, or so I heard.

[The Dying Start]

What is Julian Lennon doing these days? Does he still have salt water in his eyes?

[Colezy]

:ohmy: - MORE new dates!!

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=124348171203&h=eMOsK&u=Kg2ul&ref=nf

Saturday 1, Monday 3 & Tuesday 4 August – Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Wednesday 5 & Thursday 6 August – Brisbane QPAC
Friday 7, Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 – Sydney Opera House
Monday 10 August – Adelaide Festival Theatre
Tuesday 11 August – Burswood Theatre, Perth
Friday 14 August – State Theatre, Sydney (ON SALE THURS 23 JULY)

[mattheal]

Holy Sheet, this tour is going to be massive, hope they arent completely dead by the time its over :ohmy:

[Amur]

yeah, I think each concert is going to last for at least 2 hours or even more.

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

yeah, I think each concert is going to last for at least 2 hours or even more.

Hmm.. 2 hours or more, yeah thats not enough :p nah, should be good.
I'm going in 2 weeks time.

[Kacky]

This would be so amazing. Wish I could go. Gaaaaaah.

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Holy Sheet, this tour is going to be massive, hope they arent completely dead by the time its over :ohmy:

Nah, I dont reckon they would be completely dead by the time its finished, they would be a bit over it, but not completely dead :p
I'm excited, can't wait until the 1st of August :)

[The Dying Start]

Neither can I. It's my birthday.

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Neither can I. It's my birthday.

Haha, awesome :)

[The Dying Start]

Yes i am. Thankyou.

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Yes i am. Thankyou.

Haha... :)

[thelivingvines]

Neither can I. It's my birthday.

that's one stunning way to spend your birthday if I might say so young squire.

[The Dying Start]

...except I'm going on the 10th! :p

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

...except I'm going on the 10th! :p

Lol, a few days later, you can still party though :p

[thelivingvines]

...except I'm going on the 10th! :p

fuck it, turn your birthday into a birth-fortnight. You deserve it!

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

fuck it, turn your birthday into a birth-fortnight. You deserve it!

hahaha, yes well deserved :)

[WakeUpToTheManipulation]

im going on the 1st, who else?

[wck14]

Meeeeeeeeee!

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

I am!!!!!!!! :happy:

[Shadow]

I just won an eBay lot, and I'll now be there on Saturday!

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Hahaha, Bonus!
Awesome :)

[Craigels]

I just won an eBay lot, and I'll now be there on Saturday!

Did it cost you a fortune?

[Shadow]

Did it cost you a fortune?
Not at all - 2 tickets for Row G in the Stalls, only $208. Cheaper than face value!

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Woah, thats alright then! ;)
I'm near the front I think, not sure haha. :)

[Madtwins]

We waiting for your reports, guys! We sure this performance will be very cool (especially Chris's performing) :happy:

[Amur]

Photos, recordings, all is good by me.:wub:

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Haha, I will be recording some of the show and of course taking photos :)

[WakeUpToTheManipulation]

As will i.

and i shall be in disguise so none of you lot recognises me!

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Hahaha, okay then! ;)

[May]

Eight hours to go.

[WakeUpToTheManipulation]

lol bro bet me 20 i won't be recognised..

so now i am counting on someone seeing me...

(coughs: creeper)

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Seven hours now! :)
Haha, well hopefully no one notices me... :ermm:...haha

[Jessii]

Hope you all have a great night.

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Thanks :)
It should be good!
Can't wait to hear all those Beatle tunes! ;)

[May]

(less than) six hours.

Excited and nervous to see what treatment they give it. I grew up listening to this. Countless days with the LP & contents sprawled out on the loungeroom floor. So engrained in my being. Can't. Wait. !.

[TaylorLovesChrisCheneyx]

Haha yeah.
I grew up listening to The Beatles :)
I'm excited and nervous at the same time.