Yarraville might be a long way from Kooyong and the 52nd anniversary of something doesn’t quite have the same cache’ as the 50th, but any excuse to get some of Australia’s greatest rock musicians together and recreate a legendary concert from a legendary band is well worth it.
That’s the thinking behind Yarraville Live presenting The Rolling Stones Kooyong Concert 52nd Anniversary show on Saturday, October 11.
Featuring the exact set list that the Stones played on a sweltering afternoon at the Kooyong tennis stadium in 1973, the Monkey Men, a collective of Australian musicians including You Am I’s Tim Rogers and Davey Lane, the Wolfgram sisters and Jack Howard from Hunters and Collectors, will play a track-for-track tribute, just as they did at a sold-out show at the Corner Hotel earlier this year.
The Monkey Men, who also include former Renee Geyer keyboardist Bruce Haymes, Even drummer Matthew Cotter, Tex Perkins bassist Stephen Hadley, guitarist extraordinaire Andre Warhurst and Ben Marsland on horns, have been playing Rolling Stones tribute shows for 12 years.
“There’s a reason why we’ve been doing this show annually since 2013, because people froth it,” said Monkey Men and Yarraville Live booker, James Young.
Tickets are on sale now, and include dinner and show packages, reserved seating and general admission.
Support act Ezra Lee will be onstage at 8.30pm, with the Monkey Men following at 9.30pm.
Yarraville Live is held at the Yarraville Club.
Tickets and information: yarravilleclub.com.au
