BILL HALEY JR. & THE COMETS toured New Zealand in March 2014 – reviving the look and sound of the founding father of rock'n' roll, BILL HALEY.
BILL HALEY JR. & THE COMETS performed in Invercargill, Dunedin, Timaru, Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Hastings, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua and Hamilton.
Audiences jumped, jived, danced, claped, stomped their feet and sung along to classic 50s favorites such as Rock Around The Clock, See Ya Later Alligator, Shake, Rattle & Roll, Rock This Joint, Chantilly Lace, Johnny B Good and Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On when BILL HALEY JR. & THE COMETS rocked the joint!
Emphasizing authenticity in sound and presentation in a 2-hour show, BILL HALEY JR. shares inside stories behind the songs he sings backed up by his talented five-piece band of Comets: multi-instrumentalist Bobby Michaels on saxophone, percussion and keyboard; nimble-fingered Mike Denaro on electric guitar; Christopher Davis Shannon slapping the upright bass; and not forgetting Rich Flamini's energetic Gene Krupa-style drumming.
Bill Jr says don't expect so much a tribute band, but rather a Rock and Roll history show. Along with the behind-the-scenes stories, Bill Jnr emphasises that he and his band mates perform the hits just as they sounded in the 1950s.
"We play as authentically as possible," Bill says.
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Roslyn - 10 years ago
“Rock Around the Clock” staring Bill Haley Senior. was the first film my Mother took me to. I remember it with great fondness as my Mum died at the age of thirty-nine 51 years ago. She is always thought of and will always be missed. Her daughter Rosemary