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Red Hot Summer Clocks Up A Record Breaking 2023 Season With Paul Kelly

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer tour has had its best season ever with record crowds and the longest tour so far.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Duane mcDonald, live music, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jeremy Oxley, Sunnyboys. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Paul Kelly Covers Sunnyboys For Mushroom’s 50th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

As the 50th anniversary of Mushroom Records continues to be celebrated, the latest in the Mushroom covers Mushroom series of songs is Paul Kelly’s take on Sunnyboys’ 1981 classic ‘Alone With You’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Mushroom, Paul Kelly, rock, Sunnyboys

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Paul Kelly To Premiere Two Rarities on ‘Poetry’ Compilation

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly fans will be treated to two unreleased tracks on his next compilation ‘Poetry’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, folk, Paul Kelly, poetry, rock

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Red Hot Summer Heads Back To Queensland This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

The Red Hot Summer tour is heading to Toowoomba this weekend with the tour taking advantage of Northern Australia’s warmer weather over the month.

Tagged as: Australia, Bernard Fanning, Ian Moss & Troy Cassar-Daley, live music, Mark Seymour, Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, rock, Vika & Linda

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Red Hot Summer Sydney and Gold Coast Shows Are Full Houses

by Paul Cashmere

Even more Red Hot Summer shows have sold-out. Sydney’s Bella Vista Farm and Southport’s Broadwater Parklands are the latest sell-outs on the tour.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Red Hot Summer Clocks Up More Sell-Out Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has put the “House Full” sign up on the Mount Gambier and Hunter Valley shows taking the tally to 13 sold-out shows on the tour.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Red Hot Summer 2023 Season Continues To Break Records

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer tour is achieving record crowds in its 2023 season.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, live music, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Red Hot Summer Headliner Paul Kelly To Release ‘People’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly’s next release in his themed album series will be ‘People’, all about … people.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, folk, Paul Kelly, People, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Paul Kelly and Vika & Linda Perform ‘Say I Love You’ For Renée Geyer

by Paul Cashmere

Vika & Linda stayed back on Red Hot Summer in Mannum, South Australia on the weekend to perform a special tribute to Renée Geyer.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, Renee Geyer, rock, soul, Vika & Linda

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Bernard Fanning at Red Hot Summer Mornington photo by Bron Robinson

Bernard Fanning’s Red Hot Challenge – What To Do and How To Do It In An Hour

by Paul Cashmere

Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning will spend the first half of 2023 out solo and on tour for Red Hot Summer. The big question for Fanning is what does a cut-down setlist look like?

Tagged as: Australia, Bernard Fanning, Mark Seymour, Missy Higgins, music festival, Paul Kelly, Powderfinger, Red Hot Summer, Vika & Linda

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Renee Geyer image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Paul Kelly Serenaded Renée Geyer To The Great Gig In The Sky

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly, along with musicians Charlie Owen, Jex Saarelaht and Yuri Pavlinov, serenaded Australian soul great Renée Geyer on her last day on Earth.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Paul Kelly, Renee Geyer, rock, soul

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Paul Kelly Plays A Red Hot Rock and Roll Show For The First Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has kicked off Red Hot Summer 2023 with a rocking new year of his uptempo best.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Bernard Fanning, Mark Seymour, music festival, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger photo by Ros O'Gorman

Bernard Fanning’s Red Hot Summer Shows Will Be His First In Nearly a Year

by Paul Cashmere

When Bernard Fanning hits the stage at Red Hot Summer this weekend in Mornington, it will be the first time he has performed since March last year.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Bernard Fanning, Ian Moss, Mark Seymour, Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, rock, Troy Cassar-Daley, Vika & Linda

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Red Hot Summer 2023 Starts This Weekend And There Is Another Sell-Out Show

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald will kick off the 2023 season of Red Hot Summer in Mornington this week while yet another show has sold out for 2023. The Bendigo show on 25 February is at capacity.

Tagged as: Bernard Fanning, Duane mcDonald, Ian Moss, Mark Seymour, Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, Troy Cassar-Daley, Vika & Linda

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Paul Kelly Prepares To Get Back To Work For A Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

The Paul Kelly’s seemingly now Christmas obligations out of the way, the next major event will be his headlining tour for Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer.

Tagged as: Bernard Fanning, Duane mcDonald, Ian Moss, Mark Seymour, Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, Troy Cassar-Daley, Vika & Linda

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Ella Hooper To Lead Gravy Day Christmas Choir 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Ella Hooper will be carolling Wednesday night in Melbourne as she leads the Gravy Day Christmas Choir at Fed Square.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Ella Hooper, folk, Gravy Day Christmas Choir, How To Make Gravy, Paul Kelly, rock

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Another Red Hot Summer Sells Out For Launceston

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has another sell out show for 2023 in Launceston, Tasmania on 18 February.

Tagged as: Launceston, live music, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer

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Red Hot Summer In Berry Sells-Out

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has another sell out show for 2023 at the Berry Showground in Berry, New South Wales on 11 February.

Tagged as: Australia, Berry Showgrounds, live music, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer

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ARIA Albums: Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train Is The No 1 Album in Australia

by Gavin Ryan

Returning to the chart this week and taking out the No.1 slot is “Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train” set, scoring a new peak in the process.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, Paul Kelly, rock

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Paul Kelly Reigns Dearly For Making Gravy Christmas Show 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly’s annual ‘Making Gravy’ Christmas show is the Christmas show people with music taste go to, to avoid having to endure Channel 9’s cheesy Carols By Candlelight.

Tagged as: 80s, Alex The Astronaut, Amyl & The Sniffers, Australia, Making Gravy, Paul Kelly, rock, The Beths

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Paul Kelly Adds A New Carriage To His Christmas Train, Ron Sexsmith’s Maybe This Christmas’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has added, what he calls “a new carriage” to his ‘Christmas Train’ album. The new song is Ron Sexsmith’s ‘Maybe This Christmas’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Christmas, Christmas Train, folk, Maybe This Christmas, Paul Kelly, Ron Sexsmith

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Alex The Astronaut is Looking Forward To Making Gravy With Paul Kelly Again

by Paul Cashmere

Alex The Astronaut can’t wait for next week’s Making Gravy’ show when once again Alex will share a stage with Paul Kelly.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Alex The Astronaut, alternative, Australia, folk, Paul Kelly, pop, rock

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Mannum Sounds By the River Paul Kelly Event Relocated

by Paul Cashmere

Regional Touring’s Duane McDonald is putting fans first by making the decision to move January’s Sounds By The River event with Paul Kelly two months before the date.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Mannum, Paul Kelly, Regional Touring, Sounds By The River

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Red Hot Summer Clocks Up Another Sell-Out For Hobart

by Paul Cashmere

The 2023 season of Red Hot Summer has clocked up another sell-out with Hobart the latest to get to capacity.

Tagged as: Bernard Fanning, Duane mcDonald, Ian Moss, live music, Mark Seymour, Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, Troy Cassar-Daley, Vika & Linda

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Bernard Fanning Starts Training For Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Bernard Fanning is in training for the Red Hot Summer 2023 tour, posting that his first round of rehearsals is complete.

Tagged as: Australia, Bernard Fanning, Missy Higgins, music festival, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer

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Paul Kelly AWITG on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Paul Kelly’s Annual Christmas Show Making Gravy To Return For 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly will once again be performing the only Christmas show that matters with the Making Gravy show returning on 9 December at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Tagged as: 80s, Alex The Astronaut, Amyl & The Sniffers, Australia, Paul Kelly, rock, The Beths

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Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer Adds New Shows For WA, NSW, Qld and NT

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer 2023 tour is expanding fast with new shows added for Jacobs Creek and Cairns in Queensland, Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Swan Valley in Western Australia and Darwin, Northern Territory.

Tagged as: Australia, Bernard Fanning, Ian Moss, live music, Mark Seymour, Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, Troy Cassar-Daley, Vika & Linda

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Duane McDonald Sells Out One Mornington Red Hot Summer And Adds A Second

by Paul Cashmere

With the first Paul Kelly headlined Red Hot Summer in Mornington now sold out, a second date has been added for January 15.

Tagged as: Australia, Bernard Fanning, Duane mcDonald, live music, Missy Higgins, music festival, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, Vika & Linda

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Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer Adds Second Bribie Island Show

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s 2023 season of Red Hot Summer has registered a sell-out Sandstone Point Hotel show at Bribie Island with a second shows now on sale for 30 April.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Hunters & Collectors, Jimmy Barnes, live music, music festival, One Electric Day, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Paul Kelly To Headline Red Hot Summer 2023 Season

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly will headline the 2023 season for Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer with Bernard Fanning, Missy Higgins, Mark Seymour, Vika & Linda and Ian Moss & Troy Cassar-Daly also heading around Australia in the new year.

Tagged as: Australia, Bernard Fanning, Duane mcDonald, Ian Moss, live music, Mark Seymour, Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, Troy Cassar-Daly, Vika & Linda

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