Falsettos to fly at Australian Bee Gees Show

A LEGENDARY Australian-produced tribute act that’s performed over 10,000 shows in more than 60 countries over the past quarter century is bringing its disco-tastic Feel The Fever tour to the Capital Theatre next month.

The Australian Bee Gees Show, which has held permanent residence at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip since 2011, has even earned the title of Best Tribute Show in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Review Journal) and a place in the Top 10 Overall Best Shows along the Strip.

On the phone from the entertainment mecca, Michael Clift (who channels Barry Gibb in the production) said the group’s worldwide success and almost 15-year residency has been surreal.

“When we got the residency we were just trying to hold on to it, and then it came to a point where we thought, ‘Okay, this is our reality’,” he offered.

“It’s been one of those things where you don’t want to take it for granted, you want to put everything into keeping it.”

He said the show’s incarnation came about when his originals band, Red Tape, had begun to tread water.

“At that point we were doing our own stuff and we weren’t doing very well,” he remembered.

“So we thought, ‘Well, what do we need to do?’ Our answer was, ‘Let’s do a tribute band.’

“To me, the Bee Gees were obvious. It took a little while – when we started we knew we were a little under-balanced and it took us some time to perfect it.

“We had to lift because there was quite substantial musicianship there.

“At first we received a lukewarm reaction. But we got to a point where we would do shows and we’d know we were getting into the zone because of the reaction from the fans.

“That’s when we knew we were getting it right.”

Mr Clift said for himself, personally, regularly touring Australia represents a great opportunity to return home two or three times a year.

“It’s a big deal to be able to come back to see friends and family and just be in Australia,” he said.

The Australian Bee Gees Show’s Feel The Fever tour sashays into the Capital Theatre on Wednesday 10 December.

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