This year marks two key anniversaries for Bee Gees fans and the current Australian BeeGees Show tour pays tribute to both.
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Saturday Night Fever was released in 1977, redefining disco, pop music and pop culture and it has been 20 years since The Bee Gees’ One Night Only concerts and DVD release.
The Australian Bee Gees Show kicked off the Australian leg of their Saturday Night Fever 40th Anniversary tour this week and will perform at The Cube Wodonga on Wednesday, May 10.
The tour is a fitting tribute and a celebration of the wonderful music of the Brothers Gibb.
It will be presented in two parts and feature all of the hits in a nostalgic trip down memory lane in a multimedia concert event.
“We’re going to do the One Night Only set and then have a nostalgic washback to the 70s and then come out in the white suits and do the Saturday Night Fever,” says Michael Clift, who plays Barry Gibb in the show.
“It’s a lot of fun and we’re really looking forward to it. We did a few shows in Vegas before I came out and it was great, it went over very well … the audience really enjoyed it.”
After years on the club circuit the Australian Bee Gees Show headed to the US and have established themselves as one of the leading acts Las Vegas.
The Australian Bee Gees Show is currently performing at The Excalibur Hotel and Casino and has been in residence for the past seven years, the first Australian band to perform 1000 shows headlining on the famous Las Vegas Strip.
After 20 years on the world stage and more than 6000 performances in more than 50 countries, The Australian Bee Gees Show has evolved to become the definitive live celebration of the wonderful music written by the Brothers Gibb.
It has also expanded to have back-up performers allowing the show to tour while maintaining its Excalibur spot.
“Before the Vegas gig it was very hard. We were always away on tour. It was very hand-to-mouth,” Clift, originally from Canberra, says.
“You’re a little bit like a hunter-gatherer and having the Vegas residency means you can evolve. We can look at the show differently.
“We’ve got four line-ups of the show we can call on … it’s one of the pluses of the show doing well in Vegas.
“Just to be able to take two weeks off to spend with the kids and my folks is just amazing.”