Entertainment
28 May, 2024
Reyne crawls back to FNQ
IN celebration of 40 years of Australian Crawl’s greatest hits album, Aussie legend James Reyne is bringing back the surf vibes with his greatest hits tour coming up north in September.
The Tanks Arts Centre will host one of the biggest throwbacks of the year when James Reyne and his eight-piece band take fans way into the 80s to the glory days of Australian Crawl with his tour of the greatest hits album Crawl File, on September 20 and 21.
Mr Reyne said he was excited to return and bring back the hits that made everyone sing along.
“It feels great to be back with this tour, I love Cairns, and it’s always fun to play there,” he said.
“It’s been 40 years since Australian Crawl’s greatest hits album so we’re touring to support this milestone and it’ll be exclusively songs from those greatest hits.
“I have an amazing eight-piece band and we’re going to be doing all these Australian Crawl songs.
“Anyone who knows Australian Crawl knows these songs, the songs that we made famous and the fans love, like ‘Reckless’, ‘The Boys Light Up’, ‘Downhearted’, ‘Hoochie Gucci’, ‘Beautiful People’, ‘Daughters of Northern Coast’ and more.”
After 30 years as a renowned solo artist, releasing 12 albums, Mr Reyne will return to his frenetic years with Australian Crawl in the 80s with an eight-piece band, brimming with talent – guitarists Brett Kingman and Josh Owen, bassist Andy McIvor, with Sean Johnson on keys, drummer John Watson (who was part of Australian Crawl with James) and backing singers Melinda Jackson and Nicky Kurta.
In his two nights at the Tanks, Mr Reyne will stir up feelings and relive memories in his Cairns fans, as he brings back one of Australia’s biggest cult bands that, in its short-lived history, marked the surf rock and new wave genres.
“I like these songs (greatest hits), and the fans love them, we’re bringing it back because people love these songs; we’ve been touring all year and the fans have been reacting really well so we can’t wait to bring them to Cairns,” he said.
Shows will kick off at 7.30pm with special guests The Hollywood Waltz also performing on the nights.“Come and have a great night out with the songs of Australian Crawl, it’ll be fantastic and a really good time,” Mr Reyne said.
To buy tickets, visit www.ticketlink.com.au
