Suze DeMarchi is looking forward this summer’s Red Hot Summer Tour season for a lot of reasons.
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Firstly, her band Baby Animals are part of both tours, the January 6 show at Mulwala and the new second leg at Gateway Lakes Wodonga on March 3.
Secondly, the well planned schedule allows the working mum to plan ahead.
And third, she shares the stage with John Farnham, Screaming Jet and The Angels, which DeMarchi says were the first band to take Baby Animals under their wing in their early days, teaching them plenty about the Australian music industry.
Leading lady of rock Suzi Quatro is the headline act at the high-powered rocking concert at Mulwala Water Ski Club, which also features The Angels, Screaming Jets, Moving Pictures and Chocolate Starfish.
Farmham features at the more pop flavoured Wodonga show which includes Daryl Braithwaite, 1927 and the Black Sorrows.
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“I’ll be having fun at both of them,” DeMarchi says of the double.
“I’m really looking forward to playing the John Farnham show you know. And I’ll be taking notes by the side of the stage, trust me. I’m be really looking forward to that.
“And the Screaming Jets one, we play with those guys so many times. It’s always fun to see them again.
“Suzi Quatro, that’ll be amazing. She’s great.”
DeMarchi has enjoyed being back on the stage in the past decade, after a lengthy break to raise her children.
She says working in the band now requires more discipline. Gone are the days of working all day, every day either writing, rehearsing or performing.
“We've got to pick our moments and we’ve got to be more focused on our stuff when we are together, which is good.”
She still enjoys returning to the band’s early days playing to noisy pubs but does appreciate the big stage tour such as Red Hot Summer.