	{"id":117502,"date":"2025-10-12T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/?p=117502"},"modified":"2025-10-09T18:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:07:26","slug":"epic-honours-late-founder-with-bobblehead-and-big-beats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/living\/epic-honours-late-founder-with-bobblehead-and-big-beats\/","title":{"rendered":"EPIC honours late founder with bobblehead and big beats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HE may no longer be with them in the flesh, but Jesse Balfour is far from forgotten. Each time his former band performs, a bobblehead of the much-loved musician takes pride of place on stage.<\/p>\n<p>Balfour, who formed <a href=\"https:\/\/epictheband.com.au\/home\">EPIC<\/a> in 2014, passed away last March at the age of 56 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s musical director, James Palmer, said his passing had a profound impact on the band.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We paused shows for a few months,&#8221; he said. &#8220;When we returned, it was to honour his vision \u2014 with Greg Strong, one of Jesse&#8217;s closest mates, stepping in on bass and vocals to keep the flame lit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Strong had played with Jesse in the three-piece band <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercheeze.com\/\">SuperCheeze<\/a> and understood the ethos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117504\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117504\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/AbobbleheadofJesseBa_40876.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/AbobbleheadofJesseBa_40876.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/AbobbleheadofJesseBa_40876-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/AbobbleheadofJesseBa_40876-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/AbobbleheadofJesseBa_40876-768x1035.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/AbobbleheadofJesseBa_40876-1140x1536.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bobblehead of EPIC&#8217;S late founder Jesse Balfour. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Balfour&#8217;s brief was always to play the big, production-heavy songs that other cover bands shy away from, and that&#8217;s exactly what they do at every gig.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We lean into the hard stuff most bands avoid \u2014 the tunes with strings, brass, synth layers, challenging guitar parts and demanding vocals \u2014 and we drag a serious PA and lighting rig into venues so the songs land the way people remember them,&#8221; Palmer said.<\/p>\n<p>Their setlist includes iconic songs such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Bat Out of Hell, Africa, Stairway to Heaven, We Are the Champions, Don&#8217;t Stop Believin&#8217; and Purple Rain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117505\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117505\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICperformingatTheB_48599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICperformingatTheB_48599.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICperformingatTheB_48599-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICperformingatTheB_48599-942x1024.jpg 942w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICperformingatTheB_48599-768x835.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EPIC performing at The Beach Hotel. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This repertoire demands musicianship and discipline, and the crowd can feel that,&#8221; Palmer said. &#8220;We also genuinely like each other \u2014 four good blokes having a crack at big songs and doing them justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The band also dedicates the Midnight Oil song Hercules to Balfour at every show, as it was the first tune he brought to the band.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Strong, from Fernleigh, and Palmer from Brisbane on drums and vocals, the lineup includes Stuart &#8220;Stuie&#8221; Kent from Ballina on guitar and vocals and Dylan Curnow from Alstonville on keyboards and vocals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117506\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117506\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICinaction.PhotoSU_50532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICinaction.PhotoSU_50532.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICinaction.PhotoSU_50532-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICinaction.PhotoSU_50532-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICinaction.PhotoSU_50532-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EPICinaction.PhotoSU_50532-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EPIC in action. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>EPIC regularly performs at venues such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beachhotel.com.au\/\">Beach Hotel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/therailsbyronbay.com\/\">Railway Friendly Bar<\/a> in Byron Bay, Lennox Hotel, Shaws Bay Hotel in Ballina and Hotel Brunswick.<\/p>\n<p>They are eagerly anticipating their first gig at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coorabellhall.net\/whats-on\">Coorabell Hall,<\/a> a fundraiser for the hall scheduled for 7pm on Saturday October 25.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets cost $45, including dinner, and are available via <a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/epic-fundraiser-coorabell-hall\">Humanitix.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HE may no longer be with them in the flesh, but Jesse Balfour is far from forgotten. Each time his former band performs, a bobblehead of the much-loved musician takes pride of place on stage. 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