Sunshine Friends Concert for Marysville

Federation Square Sunday 21 March 2010 7pm to 10pm

The Thai Festival weekend that started with ThaiFest@Marysville at Marysville Central at 5pm on Friday 19 March and all day Saturday 20 March; continued with the 7th Annual Thai Culture and Food Festival at Federation Square, River Terrace and Birrarung Marr Melbourne on Sunday 21 March 2010 ending with an explosive free musical extravaganza presenting some of Australia's best loved rock legends -
 

Normie Rowe, Doug Parkinson, Kevin Borich, Issi Dye

 and the sensational all girl group

Tiara

This free "Sunshine Friends Concert for Marysville" is part of the Thai community's fund raising efforts to assist Marysville and District in encouraging tourists back to the region. The purchase price of a special souvenir concert programme will be contributed to the fund and is the entry ticket to a competition to with a great Rock'n'Roll Memorabilia prize.

The concert name has been borrowed from the title of a song written some 30 years ago by Billy Thorpe and Tony Barber, members of the ledendary Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs rock'n'roll band.  The song was not released until Australia Day 2010.

The song's opening line "Australia is a sunshine kinda country, you feel her warmth in everyone you meet" encapsulates the way Australians always reach out to each other in times of dire need.  The singing of this new Australian Anthem is intended to be a symbolic tribute tribute and thank you to Australia's Thai community and to everyone that has been a "sunshine friend" to the people of Marysville and district.

Click here for more information on the origins of the Sunshine Friends song

Tiara and the legends will each play a set and then Issi Dye will introduce Tony Barber on stage (co-writer of the song) followed by Doug Parkinson, Kevin Borich and Tiara who will perform the 1st live performance in Australia of the song "Sunshine Friends".

Win these great prizes if your souvenir programme has the winning number - you must be at Federation Square when the lucky prize draw takes place (around 9.30pm) to claim the prize

The super prize consists of:

1. Electric guitar used by Tony Barber, member of Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs while on tour in the stage show Long Way to The Top ( signed by all the performers at the Sunshine Friends Concert ).

2. Larged framed picture signed by each of the Masters Apprentices in 1967

3. Beatles book . The stories behind the songs they wrote from 1967 to 1970

4. Large coffee table book called ROCK GODS ( 40 years of rock photographs of guitarists, singers and rock groups)

5. Rare Long Way to The Top memorabilia as used by Tony Barber ( member of the original Billy Thorpe and the Atzecs group) - personal tour hat, Personal LWTT baggage tag and name tag, Artists personal itinerary guide book, high heel boots worn on stage on the Long Way to The Top stage show!!!

All net proceeds will go towards the Thai Festival's contribution to the rebuilding of Marysville.