Just how bad was the Village People featuring Victor Willis?
A new incarnation of The Village People performed as part of A Day on the Green in Perth last week and fans said the performance left a lot to be desired. “Someone call 000, the Village People are being murdered in front of a Perth crowd,” one concertgoer posted on Facebook. “Someone stop the music […]
KC and the Sunshine Band keep the love coming
It’s forty-four years since Harry Wayne Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band started making music and the band which delivered more disco-era hits than anyone else shows no sign of slowing down. Their debut single Blow Your Whistle came out in September 1973, and was soon followed by Play Your Funky Horn. Both singles were well received and the […]
Marcia Hines: Disco queen on the scene heads to a day on the green
A Day on the Green is going disco in December. KC and the Sunshine Band will be playing alongside The Village People, Sister Sledge and Australia’s own superstar Marcia Hines. Anyone who saw Hines during her appearance in Velvet at Fringe World earlier this year will know that the acclaimed singer knows how to throw […]
Five ways of getting 12 inches of pleasure
Sometimes a great experience is over a little too fast, and you want to enjoyment to go on for a little longer. Since the 1970’s DJs have drawn on the extended mix to sustain a tune on the dance floor. A new collection of releases features classic extended mixes of tunes from the 70,s, 80’s […]
Get ready to disco with KC and the Sunshine Band and The Village People
A huge disco party in coming to Perth on Thursday 7 December. Disco legends KC and the Sunshine Band will be joined by Sister Sledge, The Village People and Marcia Hines for a massive concert in Kings Park. Disco fever will running high with the latest line-up for A Day on the Green. The bands will […]
Scene Guide: From drag to disco, get your calendar organised
Wednesday Drag Factory If you are a drag queen, king or just looking for a great night out, head down to The COurt Hotel and take part in all the antics of amateur drag. Join hosts Scarlet Adams and Alexas Armstrong as they take to the stage to search for the best of Perth’s new DRAG talent. […]
You can’t stop The Village People
Felipe Rose can’t contain his enthusiasm that the Village People are coming to Perth. The original member of the band shares with OUTinPerth what gay life in New York City was like at the time of liberation. Rose, who has been the Indian in the iconic band since it first formed in the 1970’s, said […]
Sister Sledge vow to keep on performing after Joni Sledge passes away
The remaining members of 70’s disco group Sister Sledge have vowed to keep on performing following the death of sister Joni Sledge. Joni, a founding member of the band, was found dead aged 60 at her home in Phoenix, Arizona. The group’s publicist said the singer’s death came as a shock to the family as […]
Freak out! VELVET is camp, queer & quintessential Fringe World
VELVET | West Australian Spiegeltent | Until Feb 19 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Disco has an undeniable affinity with the queer community. I may have been born a decade or so after the genre hit its peak (no shade) but the shimmering dance floor hits of the ’70s and ’80s persist in gay bars, queer spaces and on […]
Your Disco Needs You: Tom Oliver drapes himself in Velvet
Step back in time and into the discotheque this Fringe World when Velvet takes over the West Australian Spiegeltent. A dazzling homage to all things disco inspired by the likes of Studio 54, this critically acclaimed Australian-born show has wowed Fringe audiences across the globe with its amalgamation of spectacular acrobatics, mirrorball glitz, sexy sirens […]
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