Byron gets its Phil
Grinspoon’s frontman heads up the next Summerstage in Byron.
With much of his work cancelled in 2020, Phil is excited to be returning to the area where his seminal band cut their teeth.
‘I moved to Lismore in 1995 to study, and found Pat and Joe and Kris. I was at SCU and I was just 17, and I went to a Monday night jam session at the Gollan that Kris’s dad was running. I met them there – playing uni-styled funk. We formed a little group and entered Unearthed. It was at the same time Triple J’s competition went national, so when we won Unearthed it meant we could go to Dubbo or Townsville or anywhere and they would have heard us.’
Premium Content
BYRON Shire Council has given the nod to a series of live summer music events.
Byron Bay-based musician Lisa Hunt thought up the idea behind Summerstage Byron Bay was a way to inject some life back into the local music scene, hit hard by the pandemic.
Ms Hunt has been hoping to gain the council’s approval for the events before the first slated show at Red Devils Park on December 18.
While DA approval came through from the council on December 15, she said there were some extra hurdles, including with licensing, to resolve.
The series is now due to kick off from Saturday, January 9.