This Show Is For One Night Only!

There are few bands in the world who can play an entire show made up of hit singles released from their stable of albums. Only an elite number of these artists are able to pump it out to live audiences in a manner experienced by fans of The Angels.

Built from the ground up using Pub-Rock-Technology, the band are pleased to announce this very special one night only live event at the Bridge Hotel in Sydney.

“20 Hit Singles, 5 Blokes & 30,000 Watts of Pure Rock” is being held on Sunday June 9^th 2013 and offers a strictly limited number of tickets.

Here’s a link straight through to the booking information…

When it comes to The Angels 2013 touring schedule the momentum just keeps growing.

This week sees the addition of yet another 15 shows in an assortment of venues and locations across three states. Even as these new shows are announced the band are in the midst of embarking on their “Greatest Hits” tour which is bringing their unique brand of Aussie rock to a large number of regional theatres in New South Wales, Victoria & South Australia

Given that the Brewster – Gleeson – Brewster – Norton – Brewster lineup have already chucked a whole heap of shows under their belt it’s easy to see that this juggernaut of riff-driven loudness has no intention of slowing down.

This week’s tour announcement increases greatly the opportunity for rock lovers to catch the band by adding shows in up-close live music venues across the following locations.

Sydney Melbourne Grafton Armidale Hamilton Island McKay Brisbane Ipswich

Visit the Gigs Link on this web site for dates and ticketing info…

Armed With An Epic History Of Riff-Driven Rock Music The Angels Are Ready To Get Out & Pump Up A Whole Swag Of Excellent Regional Concert Venues.

Starting at the Capitol Theatre in Tamworth this Friday, The Angels are about to unleash a frenzy of two hour rock concerts that showcase their huge string of Australian hits.

Now revitalised by the enigmatic front-man Dave Gleeson, the band’s pub-rock classics will once again resonate on the Aussie Rock landscape in that same power-charged manner which first brought them to the forefront of local hard rock history.

Very few bands in this country can make a claim to having so many famous songs tucked firmly under their wing.

Only one of those bands is still pumping out riffs to the audience in the manner to which we have become accustomed. It is for this reason that The Angels have come to be universally accepted as Australia’s Most Enduring Rock Band.

Share with your friends in this epic display of rock-fun at one of these great Australian towns.

Tamworth Port Macquarie Wyoming Cessnock Ballina Sawtell Tumut Wollongong Bendigo Ballarat Nowra Wagga Wagga Warrnambool Geelong Mooroopna Wangaratta Warragul Frankston Whyalla Port Pirie Renmark

Visit the Gigs Link on this web site for dates and ticketing info…

Like Collecting Cool Rock Stuff? This one’s for you!

A great bunch of music photographers were commissioned by the band to build this exsquisite colour photo pictorial of Australia’s most enduring rock band.

“The Angels – Live In Pictures” contains some of the most intimate behind-the-scenes and on-stage photos ever taken of these local rock icons.

What makes these remaining copies so cool is that each one has a page which is hand signed by the members as they embarked on the tours shown in the book. Add to this the limited edition live EP and it’s a genuine collectable.

Visit the Store Page on this site to learn more about getting your own genuine Angels merchandise.

“The way everyone pulled together for Chris, Josie and Ollie was a joy to behold and makes me very proud to be a part of our wonderful Australian music community.” – This comment from Mark Callaghan, of Australian band ganggajang, pretty much sums up the feeling of each and every participant in the recent benefit concert for the family of the late Chris Bailey, bass guitarist from the iconic Adelaide rock guitar band The Angels.

When you read deeper into the huge raft of artists, production personnel, fans, businesses and support staff who so willingly gave their time to stage, and to attend, “Adelaide Salutes Chris Bailey” it becomes abundantly clear that the stories of Chris’s exceptional character are in no way inflated.

Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre, and indeed quite a number of their staff, came on board free of charge to allow the event to find a home with which Chris was very familiar. And so, on Wednesday 17th April 2013, the cream of the local music industry came together not only to raise funds for the family but also to celebrate the life of a great Australian musician and his endless love of live performance.

With Wilbur Wilde as Master Of Ceremonies it really was an excellent, and fun, tribute to a man who always enjoyed a good time through his great sense of humour. Knowing Chris as we did, we know he would have been thrilled that all involved got to enjoy yet another gig and a big old get together simply because he had been in everyone’s lives. It is for this reason that we would like to show our appreciation to all those who joined us in paying their respect to the spirit of the life which Chris had led.

Due to the overwhelming generosity of so many towards this event, we have built a special web page simply to cater for all the thanks and comments that should be passed around.

Please do click here and read on in memory of Chris “Beatle” Bailey.

Another “Take It To The Streets” sell-out show came to Sydney last Saturday….

Could it be that there were so many fans turning up to the Taren Point Hotel that front-man Dave Gleeson found it necessary to “hide” from the throng? Whatever the f&#k is going on in this photo it’s obvious that the current studio album tour is still attracting lovers of fine Aussie Riff Rock.

Next weekend offers two more shows on the East Coast of New South Wales after The Angels completed their visit to Western Australia over the previous week.

This tour was built from the ground up using high quality Pub-Rock-Technology. Why not get in on the action at Mittagong RSL on Fri 19th April or on Sydney’s Northern Beaches at Dee Why RSL on Sat 20th April.

The Australian music industry is today mourning the loss of a rock stalwart in the passing of Chris Bailey.

After many weeks of palliative care, Chris slipped away peacefully this morning at around 1am. The band’s thoughts are now with Chris’s family.

Known for his fantastic skills as a musician, his good nature and also a great sense of humour which persisted right through his recent illness, Chris will be remembered by countless fans and industry members as a mainstay of the live music scene from his early local performances in Adelaide during the 1970′s right through to the present day.

While being nursed through his illness over the last eight months, Chris had handed his duties as bass guitarist for The Angels to his long time friend  Sam Brewster.

Not being a man to take things lying down though, Chris appeared on stage with the band at The Bridge Hotel in Sydney as recently as October in 2012.

When asked in recent times about his career in music Chris remarked “At the ripe old age of 59, I still look forward to many and varied gigs as a bass player and vocalist…  I also still firmly believe in the power of music to enlighten and brighten our lives!”

Anyone who has ever worked with Chris Bailey will remember him as a friendly influence who always attempted to keep the business of playing music as simple, fun and fruitful as humanly possible.

Wednesday 17th April sees the special family benefit concert “Adelaide Salutes Chris Bailey” being held in his original home town of Adelaide at the famous Thebarton Theatre.

The band will continue to tour in Chris’s honour as he himself had personally requested. This in itself is just another testament to the mark of the man with Chris having been renowned for a life long unswerving dedication to the motto “…the show must go on!”

You can visit a special page here on the website which contains a large portfolio of photos spanning Chris’s long and happy journey across both the Australian and International music landscape.

Click Here To View More…

“Take It To The Streets” is the current studio album for The Angels, and indeed their first for fourteen years.

Since the album debuted at #7 on the Australian ARIA Charts the band have now been continually touring in response to constant requests for live performances at venues across the country.

Taking them from the from one side of Australia to the other, The Angels will be playing the first week of April in West Australian venues such as The Astor Theatre in the Perth suburb of Mt Lawley.

The last year has been littered with gigs ranging from small up-close pub venues right through to an enormous outdoor show at the Clipsal 500 V8 Race which saw the audience numbering the tens of thousands.

No stranger to venues of any size, The Angels recently proved again that they are a hit with the crowds after completing a run of very successful outdoor shows for the A Day On The Green Summer Invasion Tour. After seeing the band being fronted by Dave Gleeson at these gigs, concert promoter Mick Newton put it in plain English when he proclaimed… “The Angels killed it!! It’s as simple as that.”

So, if you’re in the beautiful west of this country at the start of April then come and enjoy a full dose of that same energy in one of these great venues ….

Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre – Thursday 4th April
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre – Friday 5th April
Astor Theatre Mount Lawley- Saturday 6th April.

Next week sees The Angels play three very special shows at Sydney’s home of rock, the Annandale Hotel.

Presented by Mr Damage, the TRILOGY shows will allow fans to enjoy live renditions of the famous Face To Face, No Exit and Dark Room albums across Thursday 21st March, Friday 22nd March and Saturday 23rd March.

If you’re in town then this is one not to be missed. Experience the riffs as they were intended. Feel the motivation behind the lyrics. Understand the flow of the songs as they spring forward in an order to which you’re so used to hearing them.

It’s the closest you can get to being back in the studio at the time these classic hit albums were recorded.

Come along and take your part in this unique piece of Australian Rock History!

Tickets are available direct on line through the following links… And Fear Not, despite any problems with the venue’s receivership, these shows are certainly going ahead.

Face To Face – Thursday 21st March

No Exit – Friday 22nd March

Dark Room – Saturday 23rd March

Well known Adelaide bassist Chris Bailey has recently been undergoing palliative care for cancer.

Chris is a well known and much loved man of music so it was no surprise, when moves were made to arrange a benefit night, that a fleet of industry legends came forward to assist with the staging of the concert.

Announced on stage at Adelaide’s Clipsal V8 race, the concert is now well into its formation.

During his many years playing for The Angels and Gangajang, Chris has always easily won the friendship and respect of all with whom he has rubbed shoulders. No doubt these affections have arisen not only from his excellent personality but also through his very enviable skills as a master musician.

Long time friend and colleague John Brewster says “…I suppose it’s no surprise to look at who has offerred to assist with the benefit for Chris, but still I am blown away by their readiness to engage in the event.”

“We’ve had not only musicians but also venue owners, production personnel and production companies who have instantly offered their assistance at the drop of a hat. It truly does speak of the respect Chris has accumulated over the course of his career“.

The “Adelaide Salutes Chris Bailey” concert is presented in association with the Support Act benevolent fund and will be held at The Thebarton Theatre on Wednesday 17th April at 8:00pm. Monies raised will go towards assisting Chris and his family with the ongoing expense, and the associated costs, of his treatment.

The artists on the bill, in alphabetical order, are The Angels with Dave Gleeson, Jimmy Barnes with special guest Diesel, Brewster Brothers, Gangajang, Ian Moss, James Reyne, Phil Small, Swanee, Don Walker and special guest compere Wilbur Wilde.

As the evening comes closer we’ll have more news and be able to list even more of the generous individuals who are still coming forward to make this a successful occasion on behalf of Chris.