Xavier played some old favourites like ‘Follow The Sun’, ‘Spirit Bird’ and ‘Let Me Be’. It seemed ‘Storm Boy’ and ‘Keep it Simple’ was among the new favourites of the night. He surprised the crowd by jumping on the drums and a didgeridoo hidden under a sheet and played ‘Lioness Eye’ from his album Spirt Bird. With a new band and new album, I was expecting that they would play more recent stuff but everyone seemed amazed that the band performed songs from 10 years and also from the recent album Storm Boy. It was like going through the ages of 10+ years of music, which was fantastic. Good friends Goomblar and Murrandah Shillingsworth performed a Welcome to Country before Xavier graced the stage with his new band members Ian Perez on the keys, Yoseph Haile on bass and Lisa Purmodh on drums.
Maximillian has recently released an album called Maximillian. He covered a few of his original songs but also got the crowd singing along to covers ‘You Got A Friend In Me’ and a Jackson 5 hit ‘I Want You Back’, all while being played on his Brazilian 7 string guitar.
Satisfied, the crowd did exactly that as they filed out the doors with smiles on their faces and Rudd’s infectious hope in their hearts.With a sold out show, Xavier Rudd and his new band did certainly impress the crowd, and having his brother Maximillian Rudd as the support act, you could tell talent runs in the Rudd family. He returned, unsurprisingly, to wow the crowd with a rendition of ‘Lioness Eye’, before making everybody’s evening with the familiar harmonica notes introducing ‘Let Me Be’. Satisfied, the crowd did exactly that as they filed out the doors with smiles on their faces and Rudd’s infectious hope in their hearts.… Songs like ‘Spirit Bird’ and the stunning ‘Follow the Sun’, with which he closed, were greatly appreciated by long-time fans, evidenced by shouts for more as he left the stage. It’s hard to believe that it’s been six years since the release of Spirit Bird, Rudd’s seventh album, but any fears that Rudd would forget his earlier material were completely ungrounded. By this stage Rudd had the crowd dancing and swaying in time and the vibe felt more festival than anything, like you were kicking back in the sunshine instead of standing shoulder-to-shoulder in a darkened theatre.Īided by his trusty didgeridoo, Rudd rolled through a slew of songs both old and new, including ‘Feet on the Ground’, ‘Come People’, ‘Walk Away’ and ‘Storm Boy’, a definite highlight. This was followed by ‘Rusty Hammer’ off 2015’s Nanna, and ‘Come Let Go’, a certified crowd favourite.
The set kicked off with ‘Honeymoon Bay’ off Storm Boy, Rudd’s ninth album, which set the tone for the evening – high energy and strong messages. Apparently we all just need to allow ourselves to be loved – who could’ve known?
Coming to the end of the Australian leg of his Storm Boy tour, Rudd brought an energy that permeated everything, from the band on stage to the admittedly spaced-out woman waxing lyrical about love as we exited.
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The prodigious talents of Xavier Rudd – Australia’s favourite one-man band – were on full display at a sold-out Forum Theatre on Friday night.
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