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Our Comeback Gig in Alice Park

It had been far too long, but on Sunday 17th October 2021, after all of the disruption of the pandemic we finally made a return to live performing with a free concert in Alice Park. And here is a clip:

We were a bit worried about getting rained off, but our friends at the Alice Park Cafe provided us with cover and the sun was shining like a warm spring day.


Thank you to everyone who showed up to watch. For anyone who wasn't there.

 Here is the set list:

  • Cars, Gary Numan
  • Living for the City, Stevie Wonder
  • I Shot the Sheriff, Bob Marley
  • Chameleon, Herbie Hancock
  • Naima, John Coltrane
  • More Than This, Roxy Music
  • Where Are We Now?, David Bowie
  • Rosanna, Toto
  • Titanium, Sia
  • The Edge of Glory, Lady Gaga
  • I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Whitney Houston
  • I Am the Walrus, The Beatles

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