Australia's premier tribute act, The Best of the Bee Gees, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special tour this year.
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Songs from the band's catalogue will be played, pairing the infamous three-part harmonies with music by the George Ellis Orchestra. Also on stage will be Colin 'Smiley' Peterson, an original Bee Gees drummer, plus global chanteuse Roslyn Loxton, who will perform songs written by the Bee Gees for female artists including Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand.
The Best of the Bee Gees features globally seasoned musicians in creator Evan Webster (Barry Gibb), musical director Russell Davey (Robin Gibb), Greg Wain (Maurice Gibb), Ralph Muller (guitar), Brad Poole (Bass) and Greg Loxton (drums).
The tour, featuring the orchestra, is on at the following dates:
- Adelaide: Thebarton Theatre, Saturday, June 10 at 8pm. Book through www.ticketmaster.com.au
- Toowoomba: Empire Theatre, Saturday, April 22 at 7.30pm. Book through empiretheatre.com.au
- Melbourne: Hamer Hall Arts Centre, Sunday, July 23. Book through artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/
There is also a series of shows across Australia without the orchestra, but Smiley will share stories behind the four Bee Gees albums he played on. Smiley was the Gibb family's inspiration to relocate to Australia. The dates for these shows are as follows:
- Mackay: Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre, Saturday, February 4, 7.30pm. Book through themecc.com.au/whats_on/
- Bendigo: The Capital, Friday, February 10, 8pm. Book through bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/whats-on
- Albury: Albury Entertainment Centre Saturday, February 11, 8pm. Book through alburyentertainmentcentre.com.au/whatson/
- Darwin: Darwin Entertainment Centre, Saturday, March 4, 8pm. Book through yourcentre.com.au
- Melbourne: Frankston Arts Centre, Friday, March 24, 8pm. Book through artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/
- Ballarat: Wendouree Centre for the Performing Arts, Saturday, March 25, 7.30pm. Book through https://bgram.sales.ticketsearch.com/
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