Drummer G Flip flips perceptions in mountain high
Innumerable musicians across the decades have performed gigs while very, very high, but only one muso has performed at the great height of 270m above ground amid the Blue Mountains.
Innumerable musicians across the decades have performed gigs while very, very high.
The members of Fleetwood Mac, for instance, were known to duck off mid-set for some nasally ingested stimulation on their 1977 Australian tour, while one of Jimi Hendrix’s most memorable lyrics is commonly perceived as an out-of-body experience achieved in an altered state: “’Scuse me while I kiss the sky,” he sang.
Yet only one muso has performed at the great height of 270m above ground amid the Blue Mountains, and that’s Georgia Flipo, who recently delivered a truly epic version of the song The Worst Person Alive while sat at a drum kit atop Scenic World’s Skyway cable car.
“This is the coolest performance I’ve ever done in my life,” said Flipo, 29, who performs as G Flip. “Drumming 270m above the Blue Mountains is not something I ever thought I’d do – it was so awesome, I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face!”
Shortly after sunrise, Flipo began playing and singing above the World Heritage-listed eucalyptus forests and sandstone ridges, with spectacular photographs capturing a unique gig against the backdrop of the Three Sisters rock formation.
Melbourne-born Flipo’s second album, Drummer, will be released on Friday. The indie pop singer, songwriter and drummer, who is non-binary, released a debut album in 2019. Their national tour will begin in Brisbane on August 17-18, and conclude in Newcastle on September 9.
With the Blue Mountains cable car debut, Flipo becomes the newest Australian musician to notch a high gig as an eye-catching album release stunt.
Last year, indie pop artist Alex the Astronaut (aka Alex Lynn) became the first artist to perform at the peak of Australia’s tallest building, the Gold Coast’s Q1. At a height of 270m, she played a gutsy, gusty version of her song Ride My Bike.
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