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JOE COCKER & GEORGE THOROGOOD CONCERT "NEW PLAYING TIMES"
Promoters advise that due to a change in the Joe Cocker national tour schedule, it is necessary to slightly alter the playing times for the a day on the green concert with Joe Cocker and George Thorogood at Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth on Saturday February 19. The a day on the green event scheduled in the Yarra Valley, Victoria last Saturday was cancelled due to the extreme rainfall and flooding experienced through the state. Rather than cancel the concert and disappoint fans, both artists have agreed to stay in Australia for one extra day to allow a rescheduled Victorian show to be added to the en...
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Short Biography
JOE COCKER & GEORGE THOROGOOD CONCERT "NEW PLAYING TIMES"
Promoters advise that due to a change in the Joe Cocker national tour schedule, it is necessary to slightly alter the playing times for the a day on the green concert with Joe Cocker and George Thorogood at Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth on Saturday February 19. The a day on the green event scheduled in the Yarra Valley, Victoria last Saturday was cancelled due to the extreme rainfall and flooding experienced through the state. Rather than cancel the concert and disappoint fans, both artists have agreed to stay in Australia for one extra day to allow a rescheduled Victorian show to be added to the end of the tour on Sunday February 20 after Perth. To enable production and equipment to travel back to Victoria, the playing times need to be moved to slightly earlier for the Sir James Mitchell Park concert.
Sir James Mitchell Park Running Time
The new playing times are:
3.30pm Gates
4.10pm The Dingoes
5.20pm Diesel
6.30pm George Thorogood
8.00pm Joe Cocker
Due to these new playing times, there will be a slight change to the Concert and Canapés times:
4:00pm Pre-show function opens
6:30pm Pre-show function closes
All other Concert and Canapés timings remain the same.
This dream team pairing of gritty R&B, blues and soul legends has excited audiences around Australia and New Zealand, so fans are in for an early 2011 musical highlight!
JOE COCKER
With Special Guests GEORGE THOROGOOD & The Destroyers
‘The Hard Knocks Tour' - Australia 2011
It's a phrase which is ridiculously over-used, but not in this case.
When it comes to true music legends, JOE COCKER, OBE please stand up.
And whilst also over-used, not in this case - get ready for double trouble when JOE COCKER and band
return to Australia in February, accompanied by his special guests, the master of the slide guitar, and
truly BAD-TO-THE-BONE, GEORGE THOROGOOD and his Destroyers.
This dream team pairing of gritty R&B, blues and soul legends will be an early 2011 musical highlight for
audiences, returning for indoor concerts and A Day on the Green winery events.
Not only is Joe Cocker one of the most successful and popular singers of the last four decades, he is
also one of music's most loved and most respected. This Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy
Award winning artist has 21 studio and four live albums under his belt, and his unmistakable bluesy soul
voice a musical trademark in its own right.
The Sheffield-born singer has always been a huge favourite with Australian audiences.
Cocker will be performing songs from his new album ‘Hard Knocks' in addition to the many gems in his
illustrious back catalogue like ‘You Can Leave Your Hat On', ‘Unchain My Heart', ‘Up Where We
Belong', ‘The Letter' and ‘You Are So Beautiful'. After 40 years, Cocker remains one of rock's preeminent
survivors and a must-see live performer.
Special guest support artist is GEORGE THOROGOOD and his band The Destroyers. The blues/rock
specialist has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, amassing an enviable reputation and loyal
following for his scorching live performances.
Tour dates are:
GOLD COAST ROYAL PINES GOLF COURSE FRIDAY FEB 4
MELBOURNE PALAIS THEATRE TUESDAY FEB 8
SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE THURSDAY FEB 10
HOBART DERWENT ENTERTAINEMENT CENTRE TUESDAY FEB 15
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26
In-depth Biography
After starting out as an unsuccessful pop singer (working under the name Vance Arnold), Joe Cocker found his niche singing rock and soul in the pubs of England with his superb backing group, the Grease Band. He hit number one in the U.K. in November 1968 with his version of the Beatles' "A Little Help from My Friends." His career really took off after he sang that song at the Woodstock festival in August 1969. A second British hit came with a version of Leon Russell's "Delta Lady" in the fall of 1969 (by then, Russell was Cocker's musical director) and both of his albums, With a Little Help from My Friends (April 1969) and Joe Cocker! (November 1969), went gold in America. In 1970, his cover of the Box Tops hit "The Letter" became his first U.S. Top Ten. Cocker's first peak of success came when Russell organized the "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" tour of 1970, featuring Cocker and over 40 others and resulting in a third gold album and a concert film. Subsequent efforts were less popular, and problems with alcohol (both on- and off-stage) reduced Cocker's once-powerful voice to a croaking rasp. But he returned to the U.S. Top Ten with the romantic ballad "You Are So Beautiful" in 1975 and topped the charts in a duet with Jennifer Warnes on "Up Where We Belong," the theme from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. He still charted during the '90s, albeit with less frequency than he did in the '70s and '80s, and has also continued to work throughout the new millennium. Across from Midnight arrived in 1997, followed by No Ordinary World two years later. Respect Yourself appeared in 2002, and the covers album Heart & Soul followed in 2004. The European release Hymn for My Soul, which features cover versions of songs by Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and John Fogerty, was issued on Parlophone in 2007. His complete Live at Woodstock performance was released on CD in 2009. In 2010, Hard Knocks -- his first studio album in three years -- was released in Europe. ~ Cub Koda & William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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