44 years ago today

[anthony]

First saw the Hollies 44 years ago here in Melbourne,  I remember their set list included Let it be and Amazing Grace. Funny to think I was only a teenager then.  

[eric]

On the following night, 23 January 1975, I attended The Hollies concert in Adelaide. They put on a great show even though the audience numbers were down on their previous concerts in Adelaide.

Anthony, this was my 4th Hollies concert following those in 1970, 1971 and 1973 (with Rickfors). I and a friend had tickets to see them in Adelaide on 18 April 1967 but they cancelled due to Bobby’s illness. It has remained a great disappointment to me that I did not get to see Graham Nash perform with The Hollies.

They were scheduled in 1967 to share the bill with Eric Burdon and The New Animals and were replaced by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich at the last moment. Paul and Barry Ryan, together with Aussie groups The Mixtures and The Loved Ones, were the support acts. The Hollies / Eric Burdon & New Animals combination would have been great!

For the record, The Hollies’ 1975 set list was:

I Can’t Let Go
Just One Look
Look Through Any Window
I’m Down
I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top
Bus Stop
The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam Magee
Too Young To Be Married
Amazing Grace
Let It Be
Stop! Stop! Stop!
Carrie Anne
The Air That I Breathe
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Lucy
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
Blowin’ In The Wind

[anthony]

That's amazing Eric, the Hollies were real regular visitors to Australia back then. I do remember seeing advertising for their 1973 concerts, I was just getting into them at that stage,