Formed in 1978 on the Northern Beaches, The Choirboys are still going strong and will bring their latest show, Run to Paradise, to Laycock St Community Theatre in June.
Named after the band’s seminal rock anthem, Run To Paradise is a “spilling of the beans” of sorts.
It’s part story and part song, chronicling some of the wildest, most risqué, outrageous, and downright hilarious stories of Australian rock.
“They didn’t call it Pub Rock in those days, but we were there in the beginning and we’re still here now,” front-man Mark Gable said.
“Put it down to hearsay – it’s our opinion, it’s what we saw, it’s what people told us and most of it is extremely funny and incredibly interesting.
“Some of the stories are so funny and just plain stupid because back then, we could do things that nobody else could do because it wasn’t a normal job.
“There were no rules.”
Behind the narrative are the classic songs that define the musical landscape of rock music in the ’70s and ’80s, including Deep Purple’s Smoke On The Water, Chuck Berry’s Never Can Tell, TMG’s Jump In My Car, Dragon’s Are You Old Enough, AC/DC’s Long Way To The Top and of course Choirboys hits such as Boys will Be Boys, Never Gonna Die and Struggletown.
The show will be at Laycock at 8pm on Saturday, June 24.
See the theatre’s website for details and bookings.
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Mark Mancini