THE WHITLAMS - Feat. Scott Owen (The Living End)

The Whitlams is winding its way down the coast with the soundtrack to summer they started playing up and down the coast in the mid 90s.

Friday 12 January | 8pm | GPAC Main Theatre

Starting in Kingscliff on New Year’s Day and winding down to Wonthaggi two weeks later, the legendarily high-spirited live band will make one inland detour to play the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre in Traralgon. The band will be in top form after a sold out national capitals tour in October 2023.

The Whitlams four piece is joined by Scott Owen from The Living End to recreate the rollicking energy of its first three albums. Who better to rip through the double bass classics from ’93 to ’97 than the human powerhouse who has driven The Living End’s famous rhythm section.

The distinctive slapping catgut of the double bass propelled The Whitlams onto the airwaves

through the mid 90s, with their debut “Gough” in 1993, and crossover hit “I Make

Hamburgers” in 1995. Together they will perform the best of “Introducing The Whitlams”, “Undeniably The Whitlams” and “Eternal Nightcap”. After “No Aphrodisiac” which starts with double bass and switches to electric bass in the middle, Ian Peres will take over on bass and bring the night home with more recent  hits like “Blow Up the Pokies”

The Whitlams are Tim Freedman on piano and vocals, Jak Housden on guitar, Terepai Richmond on drums, and newest member, Ian Peres, on Hammond organ and electric bass.