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The Living End Give Fans A Rare Live Show For 2021 At One Electric Day
Like most bands, The Living End have had a quiet 2021. For many acts it is because of the pandemic but in the case of The Living End, lead singer Chris Cheney had been touring his first ever solo shows for Red Hot Summer.
The Living End have an extremely quiet 2021 planned by they will reform for Melbourne fans in November for One Electric Day.
Both One Electric Day and Red Hot Summer are the brainchild of promoter Duane McDonald. Red Hot Summer tends to travel across the country and One Electric Day is more tied to Melbourne, although One Electric Day was building into a multistate event but was sidetracked with floods, bushfires and then Covid.
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Duane McDonald Brings Back One Electric Day For 2021 With Barnes, Stevens and The Living End
Duane McDonald’s One Electric Day will return to the Great Lawn in Werribee in 2021 with Jimmy Barnes, The Living End, The Black Sorrows, Jon Stevens, Killing Heidi and Chocolate Starfish.
2020 was a write-off due to Covid. 2021 will be a 100% Covid-safe event. “Audiences have always been so supportive of One Electric Day,” Duane says. “It has become a really special event where we see many fans return year after year, it is like catching up with friends and family. After the curveball that COVID-19 threw at us, we are looking forward to catching up with those friends and family this year for a very overdue celebration of great Australian music. One Electric Day 2021 will create some great memories for us all.”
Red Hot Summer Resets Queensland For Live Concert Events
The May Red Hot Summer events have all centred on Queensland with a series of sell-out shows throughout Bribie Island, Toowoomba and Jacobs Well with one final event for Queensland heading to Cairns on Saturday.
With a music industry in turmoil with a clear lack of state government consistency for live events, the Red Hot Summer events have become a proven success by adapting to the new bureaucracy.
Each state has its own set of Covid-safe rules. To drive the Queensland Red Hot Summer event promoter Duane McDonald has adapted to comply with the government regulations.