01 - Nuneaton (ABC) 02 -Liverpool (Empire) The Hollies Spencer Davies Group Paul Jones The Tremeloes. With Benny Hill, Judith Durham, The Seekers, Athol Guy. Their emotions woke echoes for half a mile as they greeted the 10-minute burst of songs by the Seekers.". Major Rock Music Events of 1967… Durham Interview Guys July 10 Epiphany Image Singers Women Bird Judith Durham - Starting All Over Again Epiphany 2011 Stunned. People had been there since the early morning in the hot sun. London (Palladium) - 2 weeks: Frank Ifield : April 17th 1967. The group had no idea of what awaited them until they were shown aerial footage taken earlier in the day. For the first time, the complete live recorded set from the In July 1968, Durham announced that she was leaving the Seekers to pursue a solo career and the group disbanded. On October 6, 1967, 50 years ago this week, the counterculture purists called the Diggers held a mock funeral, carrying a coffin labeled, hippie, son of … The Seekers concert tickets are on sale. 1967: 1967 Detroit riot (Detroit, Michigan) 1967: Buffalo riot (Buffalo, New York) 1967: Milwaukee Riot (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1967: Minneapolis North Side Riots (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 1967: 1967 Newark riots (Newark, New Jersey) 1967: Plainfield riots (Plainfield, New Jersey) 1967: Cincinnati riots (Cincinnati, Ohio) Protests of 1968 We got to the end of our repertoire and we’d only rehearsed five songs or something and it wasn’t enough. “Being the bowl you are under the ground, I don't think they had a marvellous dressing room set up, and I was warming up my voice. Over the next three years they secu You can find the list of The Seekers tour dates here. The 1967 summer concerts, which generally lasted around 65 minutes, included a psychedelic light show, one of the first concert tours to feature such techniques. Seeing this crowd, we’d never experienced that. “From a singer’s point of view, [worrying] whether you’ve got a dryness in your throat because it was open air, to perform well was my obvious wish. Unassuming Aussie Judith Durham arrived in Britain as lead singer of the unknown folk group The Seekers for a short working stay in early 1964. As the third part of a five-volume series presenting most of the Seekers' recordings, the 22 tracks on 1966-1967 are actually a simple combination of their 1966 album Come the Day and their 1967 album Seen in Green.However, the big hit from Come the Day, "Georgy Girl," has been excluded (though it's included on another volume in this series, Hits, B-Sides & the 90's). A must have album for any Seekers fans. I was overwhelmed by it as much as anything. The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. In March 1967, The Seekers played at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne for the Moomba concert, pulling a crowd of 200,000 people. Directed by Philip Casson. The Seekers performing at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl as part of Music for The People concerts.Credit:Fairfax Photographic. When The Seekers came home and broke a record. Unfortunately there are no concert dates for The Seekers scheduled in 2020. The memories never left – and now the music has returned. The Age reported the record-breaking number. I had a dry mouth, you do get that sometimes with nerves, plus there was no airconditioning and it was a Melbourne summer, typical March weather," Durham says. The Seekers were accompanied by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hector Crawford. “It is indelibly etched in my brain and my system," Guy, now 80, says. The memories never left – and now the music has returned. After spending 3 years in the UK, in March 1967, The Seekers returned to Australia for a homecoming tour, which included a record-breaking concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl attended by more than 200,000 people. Fresh from world-conquering success, The Seekers came home to Melbourne in 1967 - and made more music history. Not as good as being at their live concert in Royal Albert Hall was, but a real treasure of happy memories of a simply fantastic group. More than 50 years later, the Seekers' double bass player Athol Guy can't quite shake the feeling of that Sidney Myer Music Bowl gig, which at the time set the record for the biggest concert ever in the southern hemisphere. By the time the Seekers took to the stage, there were 200,000 people or 10 per cent of Melbourne's population, crammed into the bowl. They had to stop the traffic at St Kilda Junction,” Guy, who lives in the Macedon Ranges, says. The 1968 Guinness Book of Records confirmed that The Seekers’ show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on March 12, 1967 was the largest concert crowd ever seen in the Southern Hemisphere. The Seekers Concert Setlist at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne on March 12, 1967 | setlist.fm Sign into get statistics for your attended concerts! “Everybody wanted more. Other hidden gems also look set for future release. It’s such a miracle to think it went in the Guinness Book of Records.”. The crowd at their March 12, 1967 performance at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl - estimated at 200,000 people - was immortalised in the Guinness Book of Records the following year as the biggest concert attendance ever in the southern hemisphere. Get the The Seekers Setlist of the concert at Expo Theatre, Montreal, QC, Canada on May 21, 1967 and other The Seekers Setlists for free on setlist.fm! Formed in 1962, the band - consisting of Judith Durham on vocals, Keith Potger on the 12 string guitar, Bruce Woodley on the other guitars (banjo, mandolin, and of course, regular! For the first time, the complete live recorded set from the Seekers' legendary concert on March 12, 1967, will be released. It was The Seekers. The Seekers sitting on the steps of a building near a winery in South Australia in 1967. Find information on all of The Seekers’s upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2020-2021. To bring to a close another phenomenal year for Australia's Fab Four - The Seekers - Decca Records is proud to present their one-and-only Christmas offering - We Wish You A Merry Christmas. Images of The Monkees along with other footage, like civil rights marches in Montgomery, Alabama, were projected on … Age has not changed this blend of great singers , musicians and songwriters. An album of rarities from The Seekers will be released in May. If you look at the spine of The Seekers - Introducing The Seekers Big Hits you will see that it is slightly off centre. Video tributes to The Seekers by celebrities worldwide. Made in Australia. Durham, now 76, still remembers her nervous anticipation before walking on stage. Sunday March 12th 1967 saw the largest crowd ever to attend an outdoor concert in the Southern hemisphere. She had a minor UK hit in 1967 with “Olive tree”, and her 1973 album “Here I am” contained songs by Rod McKuen, Nilsson and Elton John, as well as some folksy and jazz material. This special features many of the group's popular hit songs. It is now part of the Australian Music Vault collection at the Arts Centre Melbourne. This release differs to The Seekers - Introducing The Seekers Big Hits because it has a blue W&G label and the title is centred on the spine of the sleeve. The Seekers -- Georgy Girl (1967) + Bonus Video of 50th Anniversary Last edited Thu Oct 24, 2019, 11:02 AM - Edit history (1) "Georgy Girl" is a song by the Australian folk music group the Seekers . Even better now than 50 years ago !!!! Other girls squeezed under the lip of the bowl and bent at 90 degrees for long periods. For the first time ever, all seven songs featured on The Seekersrecord-breaking Melbourne concert in 1967 will be released as part of a new three-volume series next month. London (Saville Theatre) Ben E. King Bo Diddley. Judith Durham recalls the momentous day: “It was pretty awe-inspiring. An earlier version of this story stated The Seeker's 1967 concert in Melbourne still holds the title for the biggest concert in the southern hemisphere. And we didn’t have enough material. The Seekers Tour Dates 2021. Volume 2 comes with an additional DVD with footage from The Seekers 1967 headline performance at Pop Goes Australia concert series at the Expo Theatre in Montreal, Canada. London (Palladium) - 3 weeks: The Seekers : April 19th 1967. The iconic Australian group's show at Sidney Myer Music Bowl was attended by over 200,000 people (the venue only had a … The Seekers Down Under (1967) Documentary, Music | TV Special December 1967 The Seekers take their viewers on a sightseeing tour around parts of Australia, including the nation's capital city, Canberra. That is incorrect. RELEASED ON DECCA RECORDS ON 30 OCTOBER 2020 They would go on to conquer the UK and dominate music charts around the world with their breakout single I'll Never Find Another You, but the clamour that surrounded their return to Australia was something they could never have predicted. The Seekers are an Australian group hailing from Melbourne, Victoria. After his death in 1951, his widow bought more land, expanding the property, and later sold it to the state of Florida, which later turned it into the Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in 1967. ... the complete record breaking Sidney Myer Music Bowl concert of 1967 when over 200,000 people, over one tenth of … Including concert audio of the seminal 1968 tour of New Zealand, when Judith made the monumental announcement that she was leaving the band. Nathanael Cooper is a senior culture writer at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age with a focus on music. History remembers that crowd - and that dress, the green number Durham wore that day becoming instantly iconic. The crowd at their March 12, 1967 performance at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl - estimated at 200,000 people - was immortalised in the Guinness Book of Records the following year as the biggest concert attendance ever in the southern hemisphere. The Seekers … We think you’ll agree that 1967 was rock ‘n’ roll heaven. The Seekers recall record-breaking 1967 show as first full recording released It was the Melbourne concert that changed music history – exhilarated fans as far as the eye could see, traffic brought to a standstill, helicopters hovering. April 1967. The 1967 production "The Seekers Down Under" has the group performing 15 songs at various locations in Australia, once again strung together by a loose narration. We invite you to sign up to our free mailing list and we'll keep you posted on all the latest news from The Seekers… It was the Melbourne concert that changed music history – exhilarated fans as far as the eye could see, traffic brought to a standstill, helicopters hovering. A record breaking crowd of over 200,000 gathered to watch The Seekers perform at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in March, 1967. The New Seekers was a pop group formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The Age reported the record-breaking number.Credit:Fairfax Photographic, The following day, The Age reported: “Agile youths and bare-footed girls straddled the 12-inch cables above the stage afternoon-long. ), and Athol Guy on bass - produce an eclectic and popular mix of easy-listening pop and folk. All of us were pretty stunned. Below is a timeline of the most significant events in the world of rock, pop and soul in 1967, including major album releases. April 3rd 1967. They stopped counting heads at 11 in the morning and it was at 100,000 people. THE SEEKERS LAUNCH VOLUME 2 OF THREE-ALBUM SERIES OF THEIR ‘HIDDEN TREASURES’ Lost Classics and Rarities from Australia’s Own Fab Four! The new album, released by British label Decca Records, features oddities from the Seekers' archives including radio jingles and the recording of a concert at Festival Hall. Hidden Treasures is the first full recording of the set, and includes the Seekers' hits Come The Day, Morningtown Ride, A World Of Our Own, The Leaving of Liverpool, Red Rubber Ball, The Carnival Is Over and Georgy Girl. “I’ll Never Find Another You had become number one all over the world and that was a big turning point for us, but we hadn’t had the huge welcome from the Australian people yet, that was what was so mind blowing when we performed that show at the bowl.”. (All album release dates are U.S. unless otherwise noted.) A record breaking crowd of over 200,000 gathered to watch The Seekers perform at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in March, 1967.Credit:The Age Archives. Just four years earlier, the Australian folk band – made up of Guy, Judith Durham, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley – started singing together in a coffee house in Toorak. The Seekers performing at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl as part of Music for The People concerts. A one-off special from Benny Hill, produced for ATV in 1967, featuring musical numbers from The Seekers (who sing "When Will the Good Apples Fall" and "Music of the World A'Turning") and Vince Hill (who performs a Cole Porter medley), and such compositions from "the lad himself" as "Colleen" and "Andalusian Gipsy." Unsurpassable! The Seekers recall record-breaking 1967 show as first full recording released. The much anticipated cast announcement was made at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, the scene of The Seekers’ record-breaking concert in 1967 which drew a mammoth crowd of more than 200,000 people! “It’s a heck of a legacy in so many ways,” Guy says. “(The Sidney Myer Music Bowl) was only to contain an audience of around 15-20,000 people. This feature is in color, and the sound and video are passable, although the latter is still a bit grainy. Bo Diddley now 76, still remembers her nervous anticipation before walking on stage left and! Saville Theatre ) Ben E. 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