It will be a hard-rock opening to Geetroit’s own Motor City Music Festival with Canada’s Miss Quincy and the all-girl Wild Violet shaking up the showgrounds.
Appropriately, Geelong’s own Glitter Gang opens proceedings on the Friday night rock night, with Western Australian outfit Sister’s Doll adding to the glam.
The Glitter Gang will bring all its sparkle to the Friday night Southern Cross stage of Motor City Music Festival at Geelong Showgrounds.
The band will reprise the hits of ’70s icons such as The Sweet, KISS, ELO, Skyhooks, Status Quo, ABBA, Sherbet, Hot Chocolate and Gary Glitter.
With its line-up of Barry Glitter, Marsha Brady, Stevie Knievel, Bobby Dazzler and Mickey Blitz, the band has achieved Geelong musical institution status.
It’s G-town’s own interpretation of the era of glam rock’s glory days with its big heels, make-up, spacesuits, flares, brutish open chests and 747-wing collars.
Counter to the band name, Sister’s Doll is three brothers that aim to take over any audience with the theatrical power of their performance.
Starting in a back shed like so many, Sister’s Doll won several band competitions, were invited to playing at festivals, put on their own shows and culminated with a tour of the US.
Sister’s Doll runs the full glam gamut, costumes, pyrotechnics, sexy dancing girls, smoke machines, lasers and confetti bombs.
Miss Quincy and the Showdown return to Australia for a second tour, having clocked hundreds of thousands of kilometres crossing dozens of countries on three different continents.
This is not pretty girl rock – Miss Quincy promises down and dirty roots and blues and straight up rock ‘n’ roll.
With a recently released album and a single to drop early next month, Miss Quincy’s high octane rock ‘n’ roll infused with blues and soul will dominate the Motor City Friday night stage.
It’s pure vintage rock emanating from the guitars of the all-girl band Wild Violet, with influences ranging from Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Runaways and early KISS.
The heavy rock outfit of Angelica Zahra on lead guitar, Jacinta Jaye on Bass and Niyoosha Roberts on drums shares vocal duties.
Despite the male rock influences, Wild Violet manages to retain its own twist of rock femininity with its big riffs, big guitars, big hair and big attitude.
