Geelong Arts Centre was bustling with hundreds of Guy Sebastian fans getting ready to meet their musical icon during an Open Door Session.
More than 350 people filled The Open House from 6pm on August 13 to celebrate the release of Guy’s new 100 Times Around The Sun album, with some fans lining up outside the centre from noon to secure their spot.
The excitement to see the national singer-songwriter was hard to miss, with fans telling the Independent about what it meant to see the artist in Geelong.
“I’m very excited to be here and we’re big Guy Sebastian fans and we’ve seen him on the Voice and we’re so excited for tonight,” Alannah, who was accompanied by sister Phoebe and dad Justin Edwards, said.
“We were very excited as it was a surprise by dad, and we found out when we got picked up from school,” Frankie said, accompanied by sister Cosima and dad Luke Gledhill.
“He’s just an incredible artist, he’s stood the test of time and he’s still around and still bringing out so much amazing music and I am so happy to be here,” Chris Stefano said.
The evening started with a Q&A with Guy and K Rock’s Tim and Jess, followed by a special performance and autograph signings.
“It’s great to be her as Geelong always leads the way… and the arts centre did such an amazing job of preparing this event,” Guy said during the Q&A.
What was meant only to be two songs turned into four as Guy played Maybe from the new album before performing fan favourites Battle Scars, Choir and Who’s That Girl.
