Festival Weekender Features Legendary Rock & Soul Acts

The Airlie Beach Hotel’s Festival Weekender is fast approaching, and the artists lineup is stacked.

The Festival Weekender will take place from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon and the acts will blow your socks off!

The weekend starts with an INXS tribute band titled ‘The Australian INXS Show’ and front man Dellacoma Rio is quite the character.

Then Lisa Hunt hits the stage during the Festival Weekender to add a touch of soul and Motown to the weekend.

Following Lisa Hunt is Bloom, she will perform all of your favourite rock classics.

After Bloom is headline act for the weekend ‘Bon But Not Forgotten’! They are a sensational AC/DC act and will bring an unprecedented energy to The Pub.

INXS Tribute

‘The Australian INXS Tribute Show’ kickstarts Airlie Beach Hotel’s Festival Weekender, and wow, what a way to start!

Many people that regularly visit the Airlie Beach Hotel would have seen ‘The Australian INXS Tribute Show’ front man Dellacoma Rio, or if they haven’t seen him, they are bound to have heard some stories!

He loves crowd participation and entertained the local audience by running down the street with his microphone, jumping on a car and even hanging upside down in a tree.

Dellacoma’s band come back to Airlie Beach regularly, they call it their home and Airlie Beach Hotel is also the only pub they perform at nationwide.

Dellacoma Rio always delivers his best and says crowds can expect a show with lots of energy and passion.

The breathtaking performance will be on Thursday night, kicking off the Festival Weekender in perfect fashion.

Lisa Hunt
On Friday night and Saturday afternoon Lisa Hunt returns to the Airlie Beach Hotel with her ‘Forever Soul’ show.

Lisa is renowned for her powerful voice and captivating performances.

During a previous performance at the Airlie Beach Hotel she performed in front of a massive crowd and she tore the roof down.

Her impressive career started when she sung at a gospel church and since then she has performed alongside some of the world's best musicians.

She has shared the stage with huge artists including Eric Clapton, James Brown, Dionne Warwick, Brian May, Randy Crawford, Joe Cocker, Miles Davis and Andrea Bocelli. 

She has also toured with Jimmy Barnes, Diesel, Radio Freedom, Zucchero, Ronan Keating, Macy Gray, Mouset, Delored O’Riordan, Tina Arena and many more.

Performing with so many talented artists has only made Lisa grow as a musician.

Lisa’s experience from sharing the stage with music legends and her powerful voice make her performance in the Festival Weekender, an absolute must see!

Bloom

Taking to the stage right before the weekend’s headline act, Bloom will be performing rock classics including Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Divinyls and more.

Bloom has performed in front of sold-out crowds across the country and in New Zealand too.

She was a semi-finalist on ‘The Voice Generations’ alongside her husband James Morley who is also coming to the Airlie Beach Hotel to perform in the headline ‘Bon But Not Forgotten’.

James describes his wife as “incredible singer” and we are incredibly lucky to have her performing at the Airlie Beach Hotel because she normally performs in sell-out theatres.

Due to her amazing voice Bloom can do anything she sets her mind to and with this performance she will be sticking with Rock n Roll hits.

She also released a solo album with her own material and that went to number 1 on the iTunes charts.

Bloom certainly knows how to put on a show and it leads perfectly into the weekend’s headliner.

Celebrate AC/DC with ‘Bon But Not Forgotten’

Originating in 2011 this band has had many members over the years including two former members of AC/DC.

It’s no surprise that when ‘Bon But Not Forgotten’ arrive at Airlie Beach they will strictly be performing AC/DC tracks.

They have been praised as the most natural sounding AC/DC act and band member James Morley said it is due to the entire band blending together.

“AC/DC sounds easy but it's not easy to play. It's all based around feel and the whole band has to gel and feel that thing at the same time,” he said.

“There are a lot of bands that go out there and do it and they sound okay, but to really replicate that pure energy and organic feel that ACDC has is it's a pretty rare thing to have.”

Usually ‘Bon But Not Forgotten’ have one lead singer but during the Airlie Beach Hotel Festival Weekender, we are lucky and there will be two, Cynthia Gallie and Skenie.

James also said the performance will be fun and energetic for all.

“If there is some people there that aren't dedicated AC/DC fans, they're still going to know the songs and get into it because there's something about ACDC, and it’s a great way to kick off a party,” he said.

“Come with a good attitude and have a good time.

“That's really all it is, that’s it in a nutshell, just put a smile on your face, sing along, have a dance. That’s what we are bringing to Airlie and hopefully that is what everybody will do.”

What: Airlie Beach Hotel Festival Weekender
Where: The Pub, Airlie Beach Hotel
When: Starting Thursday 7 November 7pm – Finishing Sunday 10 November at 5.30pm

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The INXS Tribute will tear the roof down
Lisa Hunt always delivers a great performance at The Pub
Bloom will hit the stage with rock classics
Airlie Beach Hotel will come to life with this AC/DC act featuring two lead singers Cynthia Gallie and Anthony “Skenie” Skene.

Photos supplied

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