Chocolate Starfish
Bat Out Of Hell
Friday 3 March 7:30pm
With
special guest Taylor Sheridan
Chocolate Starfish powered
on to the Australian music scene in the early 1990s and quickly
established themselves as an influential force with their cover of Carly
Simon’s You’re So Vain, original hit Mountain
and perennial favourite Four Letter Word. They wholeheartedly
earned their reputation as one of Australia’s best live bands of the '90s,
and now they are back by overwhelming demand with Bat Out of Hell,
the album and show that kicked off their acclaimed Classic Album Series.
The
exhilarating show featuring the full Bat Out of Hell album,
plus classic songs by the master himself, Jim Steinman, and capped off
with Chocolate Starfish hits, has Australia’s most entertaining rock band
continuing to live up to its reputation with this spectacular selection of
songs honoured in true Starfish style.
Just as they put their own
slant on Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain, the ‘Fish
approach each song with their trademark intensity and revelry that
elevates the experience well beyond a tribute. With a nod to the original
and a glint in their eyes, they imbue the songs with their signature flair
and theatrics.
Chocolate Starfish has enthralled audiences
with the Classic Album Series since its inception with Bat Out of
Hell in 2015 and the band are ‘all revved up’ to return to the
Series’ roots.
Lead singer Adam Thompson says that in
revisiting the full album show, he hopes to share the impact the Bat
Out of Hell album had on him with audiences. “The first time I
heard Bat Out of Hell, I was 13 and had little musical influence outside a
conservative regional radio station,” he recalls. "Bat Out
of Hell songs and Meat Loaf’s voice transported me out of that country
isolation and into a fantasy world of sonic ear candy I didn’t know
existed. Soaring hook-laden melodies, and adjective-filled lyrics around
life, death, girls, cars and motorbikes, was everything a trapped teenaged
boy could imagine outside his small world. On top of that, each song was
an epic of dynamic proportions, and it shaped the theatrical and dynamic
way I looked at song writing and performance ever since.”
The
Bat Out of Hell Tour promises audiences what they know and love about
a Chocolate Starfish show – pure, unadulterated entertainment and, as
always, a few surprises.
All Tickets: $69
Duration:
2 hours and 50 minutes including intermission
