TWENTY-five years on, the acclaimed Elton John and Billy Joel tour Face to Face is being recreated for Australian audiences with a special tribute concert.<\/p>\n
Musicians, Greg Andrews and Anthony Mara, will bring the two-hour show to regional Victoria this August.<\/p>\n
Renowned Elton John and Billy Joel tribute performers, the pair have leveraged their creative partnership to create an authentic experience based on real live concert recordings.<\/p>\n
Andrews said that recreating this tour to celebrate its 25th anniversary had been a wonderful experience because the audience response had been fantastic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s parts where we will share each other\u2019s songs, so it\u2019s exactly that recreation of what happened when they performed in \u201998,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The musician said he and his counterpart have a lot of fun on-stage which fed into the audience enjoyment of the show.<\/p>\n
A classically trained pianist, Andrews made the transition to performing Elton John\u2019s music 15 years ago after being told he looked like the singer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very privileged to perform these songs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see the joy these songs give people and that people just love hearing these songs it\u2019s one of those joys of performing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I\u2019m not Sir Elton, but I try to do it in the most respectful, authentic and knowledgeable way so people appreciate even the stories that I tell along with it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all fans at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Face to Face will be on at Capital Theatre on 11 August. For more information and tickets visit the Bendigo Venues & Events website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TWENTY-five years on, the acclaimed Elton John and Billy Joel tour Face to Face is being recreated for Australian audiences with a special tribute concert. Musicians, Greg Andrews and Anthony Mara, will bring the two-hour show to regional Victoria this August. Renowned Elton John and Billy Joel tribute performers, the pair have leveraged their creative […]<\/p>\n