{"id":104617,"date":"2025-06-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=104617"},"modified":"2025-06-04T23:07:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:07:44","slug":"diesel-to-rock-barwon-heads-by-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/diesel-to-rock-barwon-heads-by-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Diesel to rock Barwon Heads by request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WITH a career that spans more than three decades, Mark Lizotte, better known as Diesel, has got some hits under his belt. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The American-born, Australian-raised musician is fresh off his <em>Bootleg Melancholy Album Tour <\/em>and is gearing up to return to the stage in August with his <em>By Request <\/em>regional tour.<\/p>\n<p>Crowds will have the chance to shape where the night takes them, with career-spanning hits filling the evening, powered by audience requests and no two performances the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>By Request<\/em> is an opportunity for my audience to tell me what they want to hear, which I\u2019ve always found really fascinating,\u201d Diesel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s also rare that I get to connect with a song and a particular listener through the process of making a request, that direct contact can be inspiring during a performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diesel first landed in the music industry as part of the band Johnny Diesel and the Injectors before launching a solo career in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has released several #1 albums and collected six ARIA Awards, opened for the likes of Jimmy Barnes and recorded with legendary producer Terry Manning.<\/p>\n<p>His most recent endeavour took him back on the road as he released his 17th studio album <em>Bootleg Melancholdy <\/em>in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving toured with my band earlier this year, I\u2019m looking forward to treading solo in a theatre environment, a space I\u2019ve grown to love, along with my affinity with rural parts of Australia, the extra oxygen, space to hear oneself think and the palpable enthusiasm of a country crowd,&#8221; Diesel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a lot to look forward to.\u201d Diesel will perform at the Barwon Heads Hotel on August 30.<\/p>\n<p>For tickets and more information, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/barwonheadshotel.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>barwonheadshotel.com.au <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WITH a career that spans more than three decades, Mark Lizotte, better known as Diesel, has got some hits under his belt. 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