Live music fans who also enjoy a casual game of tenpin bowling or throwing some gold coins in the pinnies are in for a treat when Geelong band Hassall launches their new single at Oz Tenpin Geelong.
Hassall, a self-described “Aussie sharehouse pop” band, will launch their new single Out of Date at the iconic Geelong bowling alley on Saturday, March 18.
The band will perform their set in the middle four lanes of the venue while punters send their balls down at the pins on either side.
Hassall frontwoman and lead guitarist Matilda Hassall said she had the idea to perform at Oz Tenpin Geelong some time ago, but never expected the bowling alley to go for it.
“Every time over the past few years that I’ve gone to the bowling alley I’ve said, this would be the coolest place to do a gig,” she said.
“So I just called up and said, is there any chance you’d be interested in a night of live music? And the centre manager, Michael’s his name, was like, yeah, sure!
“I was shocked, shocked. I hadn’t even planned anything to say beyond that, I did not think I’d get that far.
“It’s just a really cool place that everyone in Geelong knows. It has everything; a bar, the arcade and it’s all ages, which made it really good for us as well.”
After a year or more of performing solo under her last name Hassall brought in Geelong musos drummer Will Conway, bassist Liam Brennan and guitarist Cameron Jerabek in the midst of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.
“We started rehearsing to record our first EP, and that was back at the time when you could only have one person at your house,” she said.
“So I had to rehearse with them all individually, and when COVID finally lifted we got together and actually did a rehearsal for the recording.
“I do most of the writing, but they all add their own kind of flair. I love them all as players.”
For more information and ticket booking go to trybooking.com/events/landing/1023161.
