Kelly Auty

Come experience a fantastic new show dedicated to the extraordinary music recorded by women in the ‘60s. To kick things off, the amazing 19 piece girl group sensation, THE REBELLES will perform iconic pop music of the early ’60s by girl groups such as; The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Cookies, The Shangri-las, The Crystals plus more! Then acclaimed specialist ‘60s tribute band, THE SUBSTITUTES along with special guest vocalists, the award winning Blues/Soul singer KELLY AUTY and the vivacious ANDREA LEES, will cover the later ‘60s pop and rock music such by artists such as; Lulu, Dusty Springfield, PP Arnold, Tina Turner, Julie Driscoll, Melanie, The Supremes, Sandie Shaw, Nancy Sinatra etc. This will be a dazzling never-seen-before show with more female ‘60s pop/rock music and sheer variety than has ever been seen in Melbourne, maybe ever: forty songs that are likely to be part of your musical DNA in one place at one time, so much so that you will be unable to resist dancing and singing the night away! The Substitutes have been around for nearly ten years recreating that ‘60s excitement and rawness that can easily get lost with tribute bands. Listen to a frenetic Kinks guitar solo or a Keith Moon drum fill and know that the ‘60s were about experimentation and risk taking, as well as great pop songs. The Substitutes cover all the bases and sub-genres of ‘60s music: Mersey Beat, Mod, Freakbeat, Pop, Rock, Psychedelia, Folk Rock and early Metal. In the past few years The Substitutes have presented a number of specially curated Giants of ‘60s Rock shows featuring British, Australian and American pop and rock music utilizing a range of first class guest vocalists such as Steve Lucas, Ronnie Charles, Barry Smith, Billy Miller and Nikki Nicholls. In 2017 for the first time The Substitutes focused on the pop and rock music of women from the mid to late ‘60s and invited Kelly Auty and Andrea Lees to help make that happen. This magic combination proved to be their most successful show and been in much demand. But what about the magnificent girl group pop music of the early ‘60s? That missing portion of ‘60s music history has been covered The Rebelles for years so it was logical for The Substitutes to collaborate with The Rebelles to produce a new show that covered all of the bases: girl pop and girl rock. It was a match made in heaven. 6.45pm (Seats/Dining), 8.00pm (Standing)