Hitmakers to sing and tell it all

CHOIRBOYS, one of Australia’s most enduring and popular rock bands, bring their show Run To Paradise to The Capital in Bendigo tomorrow night.

Run To Paradise is one of this country’s most beloved rock anthems, and the show of the same name, subtitled The Stories of Australian Rock ‘N’ Roll, is part story, part song that chronicles some of the wildest, most risque, outrageous and hilarious stories of the industry – all as the band members recall it.

“They didn’t call it pub rock in those days, but we were there in the beginning and we’re still here now,” frontman Mark Gable said.

“Put it down to hearsay – it’s our opinion, it’s what we saw, it’s what people told us and most of it is extremely funny and incredibly interesting.

“Some of the stories are so funny and just plain stupid because back then, we could do things that nobody else could do because it wasn’t a normal job.

“There were no rules.”

Choirboys formed in 1978 as young men in their 20s, growing up on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

The wild, hedonistic lifestyle the band witnessed of the youth in the ’70s is ultimately what gave birth to their seminal song, which is now part of Australian music folklore.

Some of the questions that may be answered tonight are, which movie star did the Divinyls bass player meet under a table at a nightclub? What were Chuck Berry’s weird work tactics? If Deep Purple was really responsible for Gable walking with a limp? What happened to a pair of Iggy Pop’s pants?

The show, which comes with a warning about coarse language and adult themes, will start at 8pm.

Run To Paradise was on the band’s second studio album Big Bad Noise, which was released in 1988 and also featured Boys Will Be Boys and Struggle Town.

The band has released nine studio albums, two live albums and four compilations, the most recent of which is 2021’s Feels Good.