Bowie, Elvis, Queen and Aretha will echo through the Brunswick Picture House next weekend in The Dead Legends Show.
Mullumbimby musician, Smokey Fields, and a crew of local artists will perform acoustic love letters to artists who’ve changed the world.
Riding on the wave of his successful shows Woodstock Reimagined, and The Beatles – Rooftop Revival, Smokey Fields is saddling his pony again to shine a light on his favourite dead legends.
Smokey Fields says that, when a musician we love dies, their music and lyrics can take on a whole new meaning for us. ‘I’ve gathered a few friends and together we will perform songs, from the artists that have changed our lives with our own unique voices.’
Smokey has spent the post-flood period creating harmony-ridden acoustic versions of songs paying homage to dead legends like James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Tom Petty, Elvis, Roy Orbison, Queen, Pink Floyd, John Lennon and many more.
Smokey Fields and friends – Abbie Cardwell and Alice Night, along with Dustyesky members Mat Gulliford, James Dods and Nino Haggith – will perform their Dead Legends show on Saturday 1 July at 7pm and Sunday 2 July at 4pm.
Tickets are $40 and available at brunswickpicturehouse.com
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