3/27/2023 0 Comments Zz top concert![]() ![]() "You guys smell great," Gutt told the Taupō crowd, referring to the aroma of freshly smoked marijuana. These days, they're fronted by Jeff Gutt, who emerged from an online recruitment campaign in 2017 and has made a fine fist of recapturing Weiland's swagger. ![]() Next up, Stone Temple Pilots, another band that has lost its original lead singer Scott Weiland, who was fired in 2013 and ultimately died of drug overdose two years later. The highlight was 'Face the Day', during which Gleeson pulled off a passable cartwheel midflight, but others included 'Take a Long Line' and 'No Secrets'. Gleeson, who was six when the band formed, has had plenty of time to make their old classics his own and his youthful exuberance brought new life to their typically energetic set. By that time, he was pursuing a solo career, so current vocalist Dave Gleeson was already on board. The Angels were formed as a pub band in Adelaide in 1974 by singer and bass guitarist Bernard 'Doc' Neeson, who sadly died of a brain tumour nine years ago. The line already stretched 100 metres to the only merchandise tent and ZZ Top items would sell out long before they took the stage.Īussie rockers The Angels were in full flight, smashing out 'Am I Ever Going to See Your Face Again', along with an inappropriate crowd response. At next week's Queenstown show, Wanaka band Powder Chutes will fill the important 'fluffer' role. Plenty of sunscreen was applied, but next morning, concert-goers would count the cost of body parts uncovered beneath the rays.īy the time the refugees arrived, local act False Heights had performed in front of their biggest-ever crowd. Official records show Taupō reached a high of 26C, but it felt like 36C among the 17,500 that crammed into the bowl-shaped venue. ![]() After a week of torrential rain across the region, sunhat sales were doing a roaring trade, as the heat ramped up. Inside the grounds, enough portaloos and short waits ensured no-one had to duck behind the bushes. Gold-coin parking across the road was a pleasant convenience, while a non-paying audience settled into their deckchairs outside the fenceline to enjoy the music from afar. Anyone simply passing through to southern destinations this day were in for a wait. Replacement tickets, accommodation and petsitter had fallen into place surprisingly quickly, so that theme spread across the weekend.Īfter a three-hour drive, the refugees arrived to a traffic jam at the entrance to town, with the Taupō Amphitheatre situated at the northern extremity. With this trepidation front of mind, the refugees of the washed-out and cancelled Whitianga show continued down SH1 from Auckland to that jewel of the North Island, Taupō, for the series opener. Two of the bands on the this year's round of Summer Concerts - back after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus - fall into this category. ![]()
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