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Original Hoodoo Gurus To Reform For Splendour In The Grass

by Paul Cashmere on April 28, 2014

in Live,News

The Hoodoo Gurus original line-up will reform to perform at Splendour In the Grass.

Dave Faulkner dropped the new on the Hoodoo Gurus Facebook page today stating, “We’re playing at this year’s Splendour In The Grass festival in Byron Bay. This will only be our second time there and we’re on the Friday night (25 July)”.

The Splendour show will see a reunion of the Hoodoo Gurus ‘Stoneage Romeos’ line-up performing together for the first time in 30 years.

“In 1984 we released our first album, ‘Stoneage Romeos’, and it wasn’t long after that our drummer James Baker left the band under somewhat acrimonious circumstances,” Dave wrote. “Clyde Bramley, the bass guitarist on ‘Stoneage’, left the band shortly after we completed touring for our third album (‘Blow Your Cool’). For Splendour we are going to be reuniting that line-up for the first time since 1984”.

Splendour will feature Hoodoo Gurus of old and the current line-up. “The show will start with the ‘Stoneage Romeos’ line-up and then Mark will replace James to play some songs from ‘Mars Needs Guitars’ and ‘Blow Your Cool’. Rick will then take over bass from Clyde for selected highlights of the current line-up (unchanged since 1988) before Clyde and James rejoin us onstage for an all-in finale: two drum kits, two basses, two guitars – what a racket! It’ll be an historic reenactment of our evolution through song – plus it marks a welcome return of two key members from our early days”.

Channeling Fred Flintstone Dave says, “Not so much Historic as Pre-Historic”.
Splendour in the Grass has also dropped a few extra names into its roster including Childish Gambino, Hilltop Hoods and Sam Smith.

“We didn’t get these three confirmed in time for the lineup announce last Wednesday – too many cocktails over Easter – so we have a special edition announce for you! Hilltop Hoods, Childish Gambino and Sam Smith will be playing Splendour 2014. Better late than never,” said co-producers Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco.

Splendour In The Grass is July 25 to 27 in Byron Bay.

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