A Night At The Opera was Queen’s first full tour of Australia. Previously they had performed at the 1974 Sunbury Festival where they had received a hostile reception.
Tour Dates
Sun 11th April – Perth, Entertainment Centre
Wed 14th April – Adelaide, Apollo Stadium
Thu 15th April – Adelaide, Apollo Stadium
Sat 17th April – Sydney, Hordern Pavillion
Sun 18th April – Sydney, Hordern Pavillion
Mon 19th April – Melbourne, Festival Hall
Tue 20th April – Melbourne, Festival Hall
Thu 22nd April – Brisbane, Festival Hall
November 8 Perth Concert Hall
November 10 Melbourne Festival Hall
November 12 Sydney Hordern Pavillion
November 14 Melbourne Festival Hall
November 15 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
November 17 Sydney Hordern Pavillion
November 19 Brisbane Festival Hall
In late December 1973 and early January 1974 Johnny O’Keefe toured Australia with Bill Haley and the Comets, the Coasters, the Drifters and JOK’s young Australian protégé Dennis Knight in what was billed as Australia’s First Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Show.
Tour Dates
December 30 1973 – January 13 1974
December 30 – Randwick Racecourse
Sound System
8 x JBL 4550 c/w 2 x JBL K130
6 x JBL 2350 Horn + 2480 Driver
4 x JBL 2355 Horn + 2440 Driver
16 x JBL 075 Tweeter
Jands 150w Power Amplifiers
The Sunbury Rock Festival was first held in 1972 on a 620 acre farm between Sunbury and Diggers Rest, Victoria. It attracted around 35,000 people and was promoted by Odessa Promotions, which was formed by a group of television professionals, including John Fowler and Jim McKay, from GTV 9 Melbourne.
The festival ran from 29 to 31 January and the ticket price was $6.00 for all 3 days, $5.00 for 2 days and $1.00 for a single day.
Sound System
2 x RCA W Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K140
4 x Jands U Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K130
2 x JBL 2350 90° horns with 2480 2″ drivers
2 x JBL 2356 long-throw horns with 2480 2″ drivers
8 x JBL 2405 high frequency drivers
10 x Jands 150w Power Amplifiers
1 x 20 Channel Jands Mixing Console
Jands Crew
David Mulholland
Howard Page
Eric Robinson
Philip Story
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Acts
Blackfeather
The Bushwhackers & Bullockies Bush Band
The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
Glenn Cardier
Carson
Chain
Company Caine
Greg Quill & Country Radio
Friends
Healing Force
Highway
Gerry Humphrys (MC)
Indelible Murtceps
The La De Das
MacKenzie Theory
Madder Lake
Phil Manning
Max Merritt & the Meteors
Mulga Bill’s Bicycle Band
Barrie McAskill & Levi Smith’s Clefs
Pilgrimage
Pirana
Wendy Saddington
SCRA
Spectrum
Tamam Shud
Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
Total Fire Band
Wild Cherries
This was Elton John’s first tour of Australia and New Zealand. He played outdoors and Jands provided what was then the largest sound system every assembled in Australia. Elton’s personal monitoring system consisted of JBL studio monitors supplied by Clair Brothers.
Sound System
2 x RCA W Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K140
4 x Jands U Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K130
2 x RCA Multi-cell Horns with Altec drivers
8 x JBL 075 high frequency drivers
10 x Jands 150w Power Amplifiers
1 x 16 Channel Jands Mixing Console
Jands Crew
Howard Page
Phillip Storey
Eric Robinson
Promoters / Sponsors:
I.B.C./Rock Concert Club of Australia/Go-Set/ 6KY, 5KA, 3AK, 4BC, 2SM
1971 Tour Dates and Venues:
17 October – Perth, Subiaco Stadium
22 October – Adelaide, Memorial Drive Tennis Centre
24 October – Melbourne, Kooyong Tennis Centre
26. October – Brisbane, Festival Hall
31 October – Sydney, Randwick Racecourse
Support Groups:
The Birds (Perth)
Mark IV (Perth)
Headband (Adelaide)
Ilo (Adelaide)
Chain (Melbourne)
Aztecs (Melbourne)
Pilgrimage (Melbourne)
Gentle Art (Brisbane)
Leroy (Brisbane)
Country Radio (Sydney)
Melissa (Sydney)
Asleep At the Wheel (Sydney)
