the Avengers show @ East Leagues Club January 8th 2012


Last Sunday January 8th I went to the Easts Leagues Club in Coorparoo to see the Avengers an Brisbane rock group who were formed in 1965 playing around Brisbane, began recording for Columbia with singles like One More Chance and Listen Listen and also performed at the Hoadleys Battle of the sounds (an different line up of the group) as well as being managed by Glenn Shorrock(the Twilights/Axiom/Little River Band. the original line up of the group with Garth Austin, Roger Bellicoe, Mick Monaghan, Graeme Rabnott and Ross Bentley lasted until 1968 and then another line up which featured Roger Hicks went to become an member of popular Australian group Zoot in 1968 and the group eventually disbanded by 1970 which they were then called the New Avengers that featured David Briggs who went to great success with little River Band. The original line up of the Avengers reformed in 1993 and are still playing in the clubs around Brisbane and parts of Queensland. it was my 3rd time seeing the Avengers live which my first was at Kedron Wavell for theROck'n'roll Spectacular show on Sunday October 12th 2008 and the 2ND WAS at the old ROckers Get together at the Riverside Ballroom on Sunday March 27th 2011 and they were FANTASTIC doing great sets of rock''nroll songs. At the East Leagues Club show the group started at 2pm which they did 4 sets doing rock'n'roll songs from the 50's,60's and 70's including Buddy Holly, the Beatles, ELvis, the Beach Boys, Creedence, the Doobie Brothers, Johnny O'Keeffe, Chuck Berry and others which the show lasted for 4 hours until 6pm and said hi to 2 of the guys including the original member Roger which i asked about recordings and he was amazed that I know about the group. It was an FANTASTIC show and the Avengers did an great set as well as everyone having an great time which i know i did and Look forward to see the group again live.
set List-
set 1
Hey Tonight
Listen to the Music
Still Rock'n'Roll To me
Rave On
If I said You had an Beautiful body
When You Walk In the Room
All Shook Up
I could Easily Fall in Love With You/Do yoU Wanna Dance/Move It/Please Don't Tease
That'll be The Day
Johnny Be Goode
Proud Mary
The Wanderer/Ruby baby
Come Back Again
Already gone
My Girl
Under the Broadwalk
Set 2
Massachusetts
To love Somebody
Mull of Kintyre
Do you love me
crazy little thing called Love
Brown Eyed Girl
Happy together
Itchycoo Park
I can see Clearly Now
Stuck in the Middle
Do wah diddy diddy
she's my baby
shout
set 3-
Pretty Woman
Get back
the twist/let's twist again
Hey Baby
Last Night
Honky Tonk Women
Surfin USa
Surfin Safari
wipe out
Mustang Sally
Maggie May
set 4-
when you say nothing at all
something
nowhere man
Lying Eyes
Sway
Singing the Blues
Da Do ROn Ron
the Gambler
Runaway
Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress

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