Deborah Conway: Gig Reviews
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QPAC, Brisbane, 2 Sept 2004
(Quick note: no, I haven't turned into the kind of crazed Deborah fan who follows her round the country. At least, not intentionally. Not long after my last post about the Katoomba gig, I suddenly had to organise a trip...
Clarendon, Katoomba, 28 August 2004
Last night's gig at the Clarendon in Katoomba was also a blast! Smaller crowd than the Basement (perhaps 100 people all told) and probably a little less rowdy, but fabulous to see Deborah & Co in such an intimate setting....
The Basement, 26 August 2004
The audience hung on every word, both spoken and sung. DC has a theory that everyone is born with a mistake that keeps recurring in their lives. I'm not sure if she admitted to her's, but dedicated "Any Fool" to...
The Basement, 26 August 2004
Just got back in from the concert at the Basement to discover David's email and the link to all the photos from the list Summertown party (including one with me looking almost human), so it's been a great Deborah evening...
House Party - 13 August 2004
I wanted to say a huge thank-you to everyone who bought cd's to enable the house party to happen. Especially the interstate contingent! And huge thanks to Viv for talking her friends into hosting the evening, and to Peter &...
Lamby's, Geelong, 13 April 2000
where to start? For those of you who don't know Geelong is a city about an hour out of Melbourne. So after work last night Nicky, Julie and I dutifully trundled out there to see DC play at Lamby's, armed...
Cat & Fiddle. 8 April 2000
A simple miming action of taking a cigarette out of her mouth throwing it down and stubbing it on the floor from DC grabbed the crowd's attention and a lot of cheers from the audience on Saturday night and wound...
Cat & Fiddle, 7 April 2000
Even before DC had sung a word a couple of drunks had started up "Get your gear off!" to which that bloke in the BORED teeshirt stood up to the microphone and asked who had said that. The fella that...
Cambridge Tavern, Newcastle. April 6, 2000
What did that girl on the dcbitchlist say last week about Deborah's voice?? DC proved me a clown tonight by bursting free and LOUD first up with "Interzone" which I'd never heard. No accusations of half heartedness from this side...
Tilley's - 30 Sept 1999
Now we're talking. Nicky, Julie and I arrived at the venue at about 8pm and it was pretty much full, the stage was setup and things were going well. At about half past nine Deborah and Willy strolled onto stage,...
The Dan O'Connell, 25 Feb 1999
I was one amongst a few dedicated (or fanatical) bitchers to attend the final City of Women show (for the moment) at the Dan last night. In my opinion it was one of the best shows. The sound was...
The Commercial Hotel, 24 Feb 1999
What wonders a front page of a newspaper will achieve. Clearly we were not the only ones paying attention to DC on the front cover of the Western Times last week, the Commercial was packed for the final night...
The Empress of India, 23 Feb 1999
Tuesday night at the Empress seems to have become an overnight institution for the Melbourne Listers. Last night we had a showing from Meeks, Julie, Cameron, Rach (and her twin in disguise), Matt, Cameron, myself and Nicky. The playlist...
The Dan O'Connell, 18 Feb 1999
Quick review of the Dan To those from interstate... I'm sorry... I'd hate us too if all these gigs were not somewhere I could get to! To those who were at the commercial Wednesday night ... we had sound!...
The Empress of India, 16 Feb 1999
Well, wasn't last night a gorgeous night. There were quite a few of us at the Empress - Mark, Nicky, Kristen, Kate & Amanda, Kate, Meeks, Cameron... oh, and me. We were nicely spaced around the room. I was...
The Dan, 11 Feb 1999
Started off with about 30 people in the audience... Deb praised us all for coming out to listen to "good original music". Standard run of songs with the standard few mistakes/mix ups (though maybe more of the ballady songs...
The Commercial, 10 Feb 1999
I'm not going to review last night's show, except to say that it was really, really good. There were 2 highlights for me: First, the 3 yobbos standing midway along the bar. These guys started off the evening doing their...
The Empress of India, 9 Feb 1999
The Empress is a rather studentish pub in Fitzroy. Shabby and mostly brown with dirty tables, but good food and, tonight, very good music. It was also the sight of a veritable bitchfest. The list was out in force...
The Dan, 4 Feb 1999
The first City of Women gig at the Dan O'Connell was very quiet from the crowd side and nice and noisy from the stage side. While the Dan has a reputation for overcrowding this hot Thursday saw only sixty...
The Commercial Hotel, 3 Feb 1999
I was one of the thirty or so strong crowd to see the first performance of the City of Women and some of the songs which hopeful will grace DC No 4. There were about ten songs in all...
Kids Benefit, Prince of Wales, 8 Dec 1998
Wednesday the 9th of December at the Price of Wales turned out not to be the home of a big crowd for the Kids Benefit gig. After sitting through 10 minutes of one of the other bands (who were awful)...
The Zoo, Brisbane, 29 May 1998
I saw her last night in Brisbane, at The Zoo in Fortitude Valley, and she was as amazing as ever! I was going to write when i got back from the show, but thanks to our ever so reliable public...
Tilley's - 23 May 1998
Does Willy Zygier ever have a bad guitar day? If so I am yet to see it and I have seen one or two of the Deborah and Willy shows. From start to finish this was an exceptional show. The...
Tilley's - 23 May 1998
What a relief!!! After all of my boasting about Tilley's and the success that Deborah and Willy enjoy there - it all came together into a package of perfection for the Bitch Listers who had driven all the way from...
Tilley's - 23 May 1998
Tilleys is a great venue... in spite of the chairs outside making it look like the coffee shop from Neighbours! We arrived just in time to catch the last few notes of the sound check... and have a quick word...
Dan O'Connell, 17 June 1998
The phrase that springs to mind after the Deborah Conway performance at the Dan is "what a blast!" The first surprise in store was a confident and skilled performance on vocals and guitar from Sally Dastey (Tiddas). Despite a confession...
Dan O'Connell, 17 June 1998
Deborah and Willy were joined on stage by Bill McDonald (Ultrasound, Frente) and Pete Farnan (Boom Crash Opera) at the Dan O'Connell. This show also marked the biggest ever Bitch List gathering with roughly one in three Bitch Listers there...
Continental Cafe, 16 May 1998
WOW!! Tonight's show would have to be the best I've ever seen. Deborah was dynamic, energetic and gorgeous but Willy went close to stealing the show with his incredible musicianship. Tonight's play-list was identical to last night, apart from the...
Dan O'Connell, 15 May 1998
At the end of a 17 hour day, a 750km plane ride, with a belly full of Qantas stew, feet screaming to be let out of the shoes bought that afternoon, squeezed into a smoky, hot pub with hundreds of...
Fly By Night, Perth, 10 May 1998
Just a quick note to let everyone know that DC is in FINE form!! I went to see her show last night at the Fly By Night Musicians Club in Fremantle and she SIZZLED! I cant remember the exact play...
Swinburne Uni, 22 April 1998
Deborah Conway's performance in Atrium at Swinburne at Lilydale (SAL) was, to say the least, a mind blowing experience. I came away with the impression that she's a consummate vocalist, a competent guitar player, and a performer of undeniable presence....
Australia Day, 1998
Deborah and Willy peformed twice in free concerts for the faithful and lucky alike. The first show was in the Fitzroy Gardens. The weather was pretty horrible and the punters pretty thin on the ground. They started the show with...
Tilley's - 6 Dec 1997
"We're aiming for audience satisfaction tonight!!" proclaimed Deborah as she took the stage for the last time in Canberra for 97. Willy joined her (were they the same pants Deb wore in the video clip for "It's only the Beginning"...
Tilley's - 4 Dec 1997
Day Two of "Deborah Conway Week" in Canberra was never going to live up to the spectacle that was Opening Night. Whilst Deb and Willy were at full strength to start the show, it was obvious that they were thrown...
Tilley's - 3 Dec 1997
Wednesday 3rd December, Tilley's, Canberra Deborah loves Canberra ... it must be a combination of the intimate venue Tilley's and the impecably behaved audience. Most of all though - Deb gets to play the politician! "Can't wait for the double...
Continental Cafe, 29th November 1997
Yep, I know there's been a review of this gig already, but what the heck, I was there too. And, for all you know, I might have a totally different opinion. So, read on. First of all, however, I have...
Continental Cafe, 29 Nov 1997
The support act for this gig were Paul Hester's Largest Living Things. They warmed up the crowd with a short set including one Crowded House song (kare kare) and his claim to be Deborah's first husband, a claim she later...
Prince Patrick Hotel, 3rd November 1997
Having returned from Noosa, where they played the night before, Deborah Conway et al could be excused for feeling a little tired. Luckily the support act, The Blue House, gave night a fabulous beginning for Cup Eve in Melbourne, Australia's...
Doghouse, Brisbane, 1 Nov 1997
ON a weekend, venues generally attract crowds of people wanting to do one of two things: drink or smoke heavily, and create some sort of disturbance. On this particular evening, however, the mood inside the Doghouse is relatively sombre and...
The Capitol, Brisbane, 31 Oct 1997
In a filled Capitol Theatre on Friday night in Brisbane, Deb, Willy and some new faces belted out a well balanced mix of tracks from the latest masterpiece, My 3rd Husband, and one or two songs from String of Pearls,...
The Capitol, Brisbane 31 Oct 1997
Doors opened to the venue at 8pm. I arrived around 9.30 and there was a young woman soloing on a guitar - not bad. Before she finished her performance, she told the audience that she had heard that it WAS...
Prince of Wales, 25 October 1997
Deborah and Willy excelled in thier second show at the Prince of Wales. The play list was similar to the Friday night performance with a couple of minor changes. Deborah seemed in high spirits and chatted to the audience every...
Prince of Wales, 24 October 1997
In the first of her two gigs at the Prince of Wales, Deborah again gave a glittering performance. She took the stage in a gorgeous red lame dress which featured a heart-shaped cutout, exposing her belly where the latest member...
Dan O'Connell Warm Up Gig, 23 Oct 1997
Deborah performed her first Melbourne gig for two years (or thereabouts) in a warm up gig at the Dan O'Connell in Carlton. She wasted no time demonstrating that she has gone from strength to strength as a performer. Deborah and...
The Garage, North London, 1996
Having been at a very impressive gig a couple of weeks ago of Deborah, Willy and their band, I did a Net-search on 'Deborah Conway' and found you. Thought you might like a brief precis of the night.... The place...