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  • Fleetwood Mac 1977

    Rumours was released on the 4th of February 1977 and on 28 February, after rehearsing at SIR Studios in Los Angeles, Fleetwood Mac started a seven month-long promotional tour of America. In late 1977 they arrived in Australia and headlined the massive outdoor “Rockarena” shows in Sydney and Melbourne. They also played smaller indoor shows in Brisbane and Perth.

    Jands supplied the lighting and audio to supplement the Clair Bros S4 system the band toured with.

    All (except main) photos © Jands Pty Limited. Click to enlarge

    Sound System – Clair Brothers

    32 x Clair S4 Speaker Cabinets, each containing:
    2 x JBL 18″
    4 x JBL 10″
    2 x JBL 2″ Compression Driver
    2 x JBL Slot Tweeter

    Clair Bros Crew

    James ‘Trip’ Khalaf
    Chuck Hull
    James Devenney
    Steve Paterno

    Additional System – Jands Concert Productions

    12 x Hurler (sub-Low) c/w 4 x JBL 2205
    4 x RCA W Bin c/w 2 x JBL K140
    16 x JBL 4560 c/w 1 x JBL 2220
    16 x JBL 4580 c/w 2 x JBL K120
    24 x JBL 2350 Horn + 2480 Driver
    16 x JBL 2355 Horn + 2440 Driver
    10 x JBL 2356 Horn + 2480 Driver
    48 x JBL 075 Tweeters

    Jands Crew

    Eric Robinson – Production Manager
    David Mulholland – Audio
    Vagn Stenvei – Audio
    Peter Rooney – Lighting

  • Alice Cooper 1977

    Alice Cooper Perth

    The Welcome To My Nightmare Tour began in spring of 1975 and continued until 1977 when Alice brought the show to Australia and New Zealand.

    Jands Production Services provided audio and lighting for the tour.

    The elaborate travelling stage set included a large gothic looking bed in the center of the stage. There were huge pillars on either side of the bed, which would at one point in the show support an over-sized spider web for the performance of Devil’s Food and The Black Widow. And, at the height of the show the bed would slide back and a large split screen was raised.

    Alice and the dancers were on the screen and then would emerge through the screen onto the stage. Sheryl Goddard, who would later become Sheryl Cooper, played the ballerina role for Only Women Bleed.

    The touring band included Dick Wagner, Steven Hunter, Prakash John and Whitey Glan.

    I Never Cry was added to the set during the Australian and New Zealand leg of the tour.

    Tour Dates

    March 1977
    14, 15 Entertainment Centre, Perth
    18 Westlakes Football Stadium, Adelaide
    21, 22, 23, 24 Festival Hall, Melbourne
    26 RAS Showground, Sydney (40,000 people attended, breaking the Australian record at this time)
    29, 30, 31 Festival Hall, Brisbane

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  • John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra

    Tour Dates – 1974

    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

  • Status Quo 1973 – 1978

    Status Quo’s breakthrough album ‘Piledriver’ was released in 1972 and foreshadowed a heavier, energetic sound. During the 1970s they became one of the UK’s leading rock bands and toured extensively.

    The band first visited Australia, as support act to Slade, in early 1973. They returned, as headliners, later that year and toured again in 1974, 1976 and 1978. Jands supplied sound and lighting for all their tours.

    Quo’s more popular songs from this era include Paper Plane (1972), Caroline (1973), Down Down (1975), Rain (1976), Rockin’ All Over the World (1977) and Whatever You Want (1979).

    1973 Tour

    31 August Festival Hall Brisbane
    01 September Horden Pavilion Sydney
    02 September Festival Hall Melbourne
    04 September Apollo Stadium Adelaide

    1974 Tour

    13 November Entertainment Centre Perth
    14 November Apollo Stadium Adelaide
    17 November Festival Hall Melbourne
    20 November Horden Pavilion Sydney
    21 November Festival Hall Brisbane

    1976 Tour

    24 November Perth Entertainment Centre
    27 November Adelaide Memorial Drive
    1 December Melbourne Myer Music Bowl
    4 December Sydney Horden Pavilion
    7 December Brisbane Festival Hall

    1978 Tour

    18 July Newcastle Civic Centre?
    21 July Sydney Horddrn Pavilion
    25 July Brisbane Festival Hall
    2 August Perth Entertainment Centre
    6 August Adelaide Apollo Stadium
    11 August Hobart City Hall
    15 August Melbourne Festival Hall

  • Slade, Status Quo, Lindisfarne and Caravan 1973

    Status Quo 1973

    This was Status Quo’s first trek to Australia and New Zealand. It would become a regular trip during the 1970s but on this, their first tour, Quo played as support band to the UK glam rockers ‘Slade’. Quo would return to Australia within the year. The support act was Blackfeather.

    Jands sound system was put to the test by Slade’s operator who took one look at the mixer and said “I don’t use the meters (or any of the other controls) just push all the faders to the top“. After the first show the DBX160 limiters were moved from the mix position to backstage and set to protect the speaker system!

    All photos © Jands Pty Limited. Click to enlarge

    Tour Dates 1973

    27 January – Auckland, (NZ) Hamilton Racecourse
    28 January – Sydney, Randwick Racecourse
    29 January – Brisbane, Lang Park Oval
    31 January – Perth, Subiaco Oval
    3 February – Adelaide, Wayville Showgrounds
    4 February – Melbourne, Showgrounds

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  • Sunbury 1972

    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

  • The Bee Gees Tour 1972

    “For the second time within a year the Bee Gees played to capacity houses throughout their Australian tour. Originally only one concert in Melbourne and Brisbane was planned but because both were sold out on the first day of bookings, promoter Paul Dainty decided to include extra concerts in both cities. An amazing effort when you consider that the Bee Gees first tour was only a few months earlier in July 1971” (Source Go-Set Magazine 5 February 1972)

    Sound System

    2 x RCA W Bin c/w 2 x JBL K140
    2 x JBL 4550 c/w 2 x JBL 2220
    4 x JBL 4530 c/w 2 x JBL 2220
    2 x JBL 2350 Horns with 2480 drivers
    2 x JBL 2355 Horns with 2440 drivers
    8 x JBL 075
    16 Channel Jands Mixing Console
    10 x Jands 150w Power Amplifiers

    System Crew

    Howard Page
    Philip Story

    Promoters

    Ron Blackmore, Paul Dainty & David Trew

    Tour Dates

    29 January – Melbourne, Kooyong Tennis Centre
    30 January – Sydney, RAS Showground
    1 February – Brisbane, Festival Hall
    3 February – Adelaide, Memorial Park
    4 February – Perth, Subiaco Oval

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    All photos ©Jands Pty Limited

    References

  • Elton John Tour 1971

    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)

    Melbourne, Kooyong Tennis Centre

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    Perth and Adelaide

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  • Daddy Cool, Country Radio, La De Das, Chain, Taman Shud

    Daddy Cool RAS Showground
    Daddy Cool RAS Showground

    In May 1971 Daddy Cool released their debut single ‘Eagle Rock’ and it stayed at number 1 on the Australian singles chart for ten weeks.

    On Sunday September 19, 1971 Ross Wilson and the band headlined a show at the Sydney show ground which also featured Chain, the La De Das, Taman Shud and Greg Quille’s Country Radio.

    Not long after Daddy Cool left for America, where they toured with Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple.

    Jands (then trading as Jands Phoenix Sound) provided the sound system.

    Sound System

    2 x RCA W Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K140
    4 x Jands U Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K130
    4 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
    Philip Story
    Eric Robinson
    David Mulholland