the Avengers show @ Carina Leagues Club

On Saturday March 9th I went to the Carina Leagues Club to see Brisbane music group The Avengers which it was my 4th time this year as well as my 13th time seeing them live. The show started @ 7.30pm and for the next 4 hours they did 4 great sets of songs by the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Bill HAley, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Four Seasons, Roy Orbison, the Bee Gees, the Beach Boys, the Doobie Brothers and many others which it was great to see the group doing some different songs which it's great to see and during one of the interval Roger gave me an DVD of the Poll Winners Concert from 1965 which the best talent including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, the Seekers and many others and it's great which I really appreciate it. the show finished @ 11.30pm and thanked the guys which i spoke with Roger and Graeme as we spoke about the Old Rockers Get Together, Whiskey Au Go Go fire, mentioning about the capitol showband and rufus getting back together in April and others. It was an FANTASTIC show which everyone enjoyed themselves singing and dancing including myself and everyone had an great time as well as me seeing MAria,Wayne,Sue,Steve,ROd and Leanne. The Avengers will be back @ Carina on June 1st and be sure to see them as they put on an great show performing great music. set 1- Heartbeat/Runaway I Could Easily Fall In Love With You/Do You Wanna Dance/Move It/Please Don't Tease Singing the Blues That'll Be the Day promised Land You Never Can Tell Da Do Ron Ron I Hear You Knocking All Shook Up the wanderer/ruby baby Rave On ROck Around the Clock Suspicous Minds My Girl Come Back Again Johnny Be Goode Proud mary it's So Easy When You Walk In the Room I saw Her Standing there set 2- Brown Eyed Girl Crazy Little Thing Called Love Big Girls Don't Cry/Walk Like A Man I Can See Clearly Now A Hard Day's Night Stuck In the Middle Twist and Shout Pretty Woman Get Back Itchycoo Park Venus Young Girl The Twist/Let's Twist Again set 3- Happy Together No matter What Handle With Care Save the Last Dance For Me Take It Easy Surfin USA Surfin Safari Wipe Out Do You Love Me Listen To the Music Back In the USSR Mustang Sally set 4- When You Say Nothing At All Massachusetts To Love Somebody MAggie May LAst Night Don't Stop Long Cool WOman in A Black Dress

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