You Am I is touring with the Hoodoo Gurus and while there is a chance they could finish the show with a medley, don’t expect an encore.
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Lead guitarist of You Am I, Davey Lane, admits it’s no longer fashionable for bands to pretend the show’s over before coming back on for more, then off again, then on again as much as John Farnham has quit his career.
“Tim [Rogers, lead singer,] usually makes a point of explaining it on stage. There is a sort of presumptuousness, Tim finds it a bit condescending to think that the audience is always going to expect an encore,” Lane said.
“I like just ploughing on through then putting a full stop.”
It’s been a while since each band played in the Illawarra but both are sharing at stage at Waves in Towradgi on July 22.
Lane is pretty stoked to be running around the country with one of his favourite Australian guitarists.
“I’m just a big fan of Brad Shepherd’s guitar playing. More than anything, it’ll be like an opportunity to watch him play guitar every night,” he said.
“More often when we do a headline tour, we walk off stage and everything’s getting packed down. It’ll be nice where we’re on a tour where there’s still a party going on after we finish.”
It’s not confirmed if Lane will get to jam on stage with his idol, but if both groups do decide to rock out on stage together the 36-year-old has a few ideas for a medley.
“Probably ‘I Want You Back’, it’s one of my favourite Hoodoo Gurus songs … and my favourite You Am I song is ‘Guys, Girls, Guitars’,” he said.
The Hoodoo Gurus and You Am I, Saturday July 22, Waves in Towradgi. Tickets through www.moshtix.com.au