Gang Of Youths mesmerise lucky fans in first ever MTV Unplugged concert in Melbourne
ONE of Australia’s hottest bands in North Melbourne last night became the first act in the inaugural local version of a famous MTV live concert series.
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ONE of Australia’s hottest bands has made history as the first act to perform for the Melbourne version of a famous live music television series.
Sydney band Gang Of Youths performed the first MTV Unplugged Melbourne concert at North Melbourne’s Meat Market Cobblestone Pavilion last night.
The band wowed 400 punters at the invite-only gig with family and friends, fans and industry legend Molly Meldrum in attendance.
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Fresh from their triumphant set at the Splendour In The Grass festival last weekend, the band drew largely from last year’s ARIA-awarding album Go Farther In Lightness.
Frontman Dave Le’aupepe was at his swagger-filled best, beginning the set with a solo orchestral version of breakout hit Let Me Down Easy, and later delivering a haunting piano version of album track Persevere.
On a stage filled with more than 1200 roses, the band reworked more tracks with strings and horns including The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows and Don’t Let Your Spirit Wane, made all the more mesmerising by guitarist’s Joji Malani’s atmospherics.
The performance will be released as an audio download and streaming following its premiere on MTV Australia next month.
MTV Unplugged debuted in the US in the 1989 and over the years has featured intimate, stripped-back performances from the industry’s biggest names including Nirvana, Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen.
Midnight Oil were the first Australian act to perform for MTV Unplugged in 1993.
The series has been brought to Melbourne in a three-year deal between Visit Victoria and MTV Australia.
Tourism Minister John Eren said the partnership was “a natural fit to position our city as a music mecca”.
Mr Eren said four performances would be filmed each year and the artists for this year’s two remaining concerts would be confirmed shortly.
Gold Coast songstress Amy Shark, who entered the ARIA charts at No. 1 with her debut album Love Monster last week, will film the second concert at another invite-only show tonight.
MTV Unplugged Melbourne will premiere on MTV Australia on August 19 at 6pm.
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