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Before Too Long – Paul Kelly Tribute Show – Forum Theatre, Melbourne.
So, I was speaking to a friend a couple of days after this tribute show and I was still buzzing from the show on Saturday Night. (he’ll probably never talk to me again after mentioning the this story). The look of shock and horror in his face, he responded with, “oh man – I didn’t know, when did he die?”, followed by a string of questions one asks… So when I could finally get a word in, I proceeded to set him on the right track and inform him you don’t need to have passed on for a show to be held in your honour.
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I mentioned the all star line up of musicians who had jumped on board with the show and watched him fall to his knees, as he was just a bout in tears from missing the show.
So the show kicked off with Before Too Long (sung by Ash Naylor (EVEN) and part of Paul Kelly’s touring band of recent times)… great solid performance and seemed to get the crowd into the right mood, by the end of the first song the was a nice warm buzz in room, against the majestic setting of Melbourne’s Forum Theatre. The songbook journey continued, hit after hit, stellar performance after stellar performance, whether it was Megan Washington’s a capella version of Meet Me In The Middle, which had the room so quiet you could hear a pin drop… or the blistering version of Dumb Things covered by Paul Dempsey. |
The night was split into half, and was great to see so many musicians on stage looking relaxed, and rolling with a night of entertainment that spanned one man’s amazing career. It almost seems like cliche, to say there was something for everyone, however it remains true. Genre crossing performances from Ozi Batler (THE HERD), to the all-swinging, all-dancing talent of Dan Sultan, that had girls hearts melting.
The boys weren’t forgotten, with a full blown rocked out performance from Adalita (MAGIC DIRT), to the delightful tones of Clare Bowditch on To Her Door. Other memorable performances included, Bob Evans (aka Kevin Mitchell), John Butler, Missy Higgins, Jae Laffer (THE PANICS), Katy Steele (LITTLE BIRDY), Dan Kelly and I honestly hope I haven’t missed any one out…
I have to finish this with the final performance of the evening, Paul Kelly, who came out on stage at the end of the evening with the full supporting cast for a crowd pleasing performance of ‘Leaps and Bounds’ a wonderful night, that I’ll remember for some time.
Long Live Paul Kelly, Long Live Australian Music…
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