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COLD CHISEL TO HEADLINE 2010 ‘DENILIQUIN UTE MUSTER'

Cold Chisel will headline the 2010 Deniliquin Ute Muster on Saturday 2nd October it was announced today. This will be Cold Chisel's only major performance this year.

This special appearance in Deniliquin reflects the band's reinvigoration after drawing over 50,000 people to an unforgettable concert at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney in December last year.

" Cold Chisel got together late last year and we had a good time. We all thought that if the right thing came up, we'd do it again." said Chisel's Don Walker.

" Cold Chisel is the best band I have ever played with," said Jimmy Barnes. "Whenever the five of us get together sparks fly and something beautiful happens."

In only 12 years, the Deniliquin Ute Muster has grown from strength to strength. A not-for-profit community driven festival held on the NSW Labour Day Long Weekend every year, the Muster provides a much-needed economic boost to the region. In 2009, Powderfinger headlined the festival and this year, with Cold Chisel performing, a record crowd of around 20,000 people is expected.

The festival is a celebration of all things Australian, bringing together the best top class entertainment over two days and nights for all ages including extreme sports action, competitions and great Australian music.

Set on the flattest open plains on earth the site includes a huge family camping area that caters for sedans, caravans, camper trailers and mobile homes so if you don't have a ute - don't despair, everyone is welcome.

Tickets are on sale now so get in quick to avoid disappointment! Tickets available online at www.deniutemuster.com.au or by phone: (03) 5881 3388 and at all Sanity Music stores nationally.

For media enquiries and interviews contact Lou Winter @ Deniliquin Ute Muster.
Ph: 03 5881 3388 or 0408 079 903 email: louisaw@deniutemuster.com.au

COLD CHISEL OFFICIAL YOU TUBE CHANNEL

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OFFICIAL COLD CHISEL DRUMSTICKS

This book is the definitive chronology of the band from 1972 up until their reformation in 1998. Written by Michael Lawrence and Edited by Ed Nimmervol 'Showtime' is almost a day by day account of Cold Chisel's rise including; gig information and record releases, supplemented by unique photographs. A must have for the Cold Chisel trainspotter.

Dec 5, 2009... ANZ Stadium, Homebush.

8.15pm Cold Chisel take the stage proper for the first time in 5 years and in front of the biggest crowd of their career (45,500) they immediately show they've come to rumble... The crowd has been amped-up by a big day of high energy V8s and then the bands MM9, Grinspoon and The Living End and with the sun setting over the stadium, "Standing On The Outside" blasts from the stage like a siren, a call to arms... "The Things I Love In You" and "Painted Doll" positively speed and roar and a guitar-led "Choir Girl" shows the crowd that Chisel can surprise, improvise and defy expectations... "My Baby” and "Cheap Wine" are big sing-alongs, but nothing could compare to the mania when "Flame Trees" and "Khe Sanh" are played.

The crowd aren't going anywhere and demand more and generously get it in "Four Walls", "One Long Day" segueing into "Letter To Alan" and different to their warm-ups, they pull out "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)," which they attack ferociously. Another encore is asked and given and with threats of curfews being broken the band surprise again with "Breakfast At Sweethearts" and then the brooding closer "The Last Wave of Summer"... Cold Chisel return the only way they now how... brilliantly.

At this stage the concert at ANZ Stadium this Saturday night will be the bands' one and only show.

Check out all the action from today (Wednesday December 2, 2009) at the following:

In the lead-up to their headline performance at the Sydney Telstra 500 on Saturday December 5, Cold Chisel blew away two very different audiences at two top secret shows over the last week.

Clovelly Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW ... On Wednesday Nov 25, locals at the Clovelly Bowling Club were a little surprised and confused to see a truckload of gear being loaded into their quiet watering hole, which is perched precariously on a cliff, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. But when soundcheck began at 6pm, the sounds of "You Got Nothing I Want" and "Cheap Wine" and the blood-curdling warm-up screams of Jimmy Barnes left no doubt as to who the band was that had booked the venue for a private party. Taking the stage for real as the sun was setting, Cold Chisel tore through a 105 minute set in front of 120 family and friends. A punchy "Standing on the Outside" opened proceedings and after four or five songs, the band had cranked to top gear and were at their hi-octane, sweaty best. Playing songs from all of their 6 studio albums, throwing in a cover of "Don't Let Go" (a nod to the classic live album 'Swingshift') and returning to material like "One Long Day" that they hadn't played live in 26 years, gave the crowd everything they could want. Dripping with sweat and beaming as they left the stage, it was clear this wasn't just a great night for the crowd...

Central Oval, Port Augusta, South Australia... From the intimacy of playing to 120 friends three nights earlier, the band were looking for a different kind of hit-out and got it on Saturday Night (Nov 28) at Central Oval. Expecting a Jimmy Barnes gig, the 3,000+ crowd were blown away to see Cold Chisel emerge through the wind and the dust of Port Augusta and once again rip into "Standing On The Outside" to open up another great Chisel set. Underpinned as always by the foundation of Steve Prestwich's powerful drums, Phil Small's driving bass and Don Walker's pounding piano/keys, it left Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes to own the front of the stage, tearing it up with their very unique blend of soul, blues and gut-busting rock & roll. Barnes and Moss' unique vocal blend was right back at its best on "When The War Is Over" and "Bow River" and Mossy, as always, made you think there were 2 or 3 guitarists onstage as he filled the sports ground with an amazing array of sound and colour. As they did at Clovelly, the band were joined by Andy Bickers on sax for tracks like "Saturday Night" and long-standing harmonica player, Dave Blight who wailed-up a storm on "Khe Sanh", "Bow River" and more...

ANZ Stadium, Homebush, NSW...Saturday December 5... This ain't no warm-up... This ain't no rehearsal...

Cold Chisel, one of Australia's most revered and acclaimed rock & roll bands, announced today that it has formed a new management relationship with John Watson and John O'Donnell.

In early September, the band's previous manager Rod Willis resigned after 32 years of working with the band. During their long and proud relationship, Cold Chisel and Willis enjoyed incredible success together and re-wrote many of the rules of the music business. "When we joined up with Rod we were an unknown band," said Don Walker. "Rod has been like a brother to us for thirty two years".

Some weeks after this news, the band approached John O'Donnell and John Watson separately to discuss management of the group. O'Donnell was most recently the CEO of EMI Music Australia after stints at Rolling Stone Magazine and Murmur/Sony Music. Watson's current management roster includes Silverchair, Missy Higgins, Pete Murray and Little Birdy plus he operates the successful label, Eleven: A Music Company. The pair are long time friends and colleagues and they saw this as a unique opportunity to join forces to work with a band that they have loved and respected since their early teens.

Please read the full Press Release here.

In an entertainment coup, V8 Supercars Australia has confirmed the country's most successful rock band, Cold Chisel, will re-unite for a special one show only concert event at the much anticipated Sydney Telstra 500, on Saturday 5 December. The announcement cements the Sydney Telstra 500 as Sydney's biggest sporting and entertainment event for 2009, with the three-day entertainment spectacular at Sydney Olympic Park offering the best touring car racing on show by day and a celebration of iconic Australian music by night. Rock legend and Cold Chisel singer Jimmy Barnes said that this was an opportunity the band could not pass up.

"Cold Chisel is the best band I have ever played with. No matter when we get together sparks fly and something beautiful happens. The band has always been a huge part of my life and I know that when we play, the house will rock. I can't wait to get in front of The V8 crowd and cut loose. Bring it on"

Co-rock legend and guitar player/singer Ian Moss added "For me it's a great opportunity to rip into a catalogue of great songs with a bunch of guys that know how to rock, everytime they get on stage!!"

A first year crowd of 150,000 people is expected to attend the Sydney Telstra 500 across the three days of racing and two nights of four-hour concert entertainment.

The Friday evening concert line up includes performances by Australian dance music sensations the Presets, Sneaky Sound System and Potbelleez.

The Saturday evening concert entertainment will have a distinctly rock flavour, beginning with performances from punk rockers the Living End and post-grunge band Grinspoon, and ending with the one-off show by Cold Chisel.

Providing excellent value for money the Friday and Saturday night concerts are included in the price of a Sydney Telstra 500 day ticket. Friday event tickets start from $48.00, and Saturday from $76.00, and include a full day of diverse on-track entertainment, championship V8 Supercar racing, entry to night concerts and free public transport to and from the event.

V8 Supercars Australia Executive Chairman Tony Cochrane said the Sydney Telstra 500 is the signature event of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series calendar.

“Sydney Olympic Park is tailor made as an entertainment and events precinct, with the Sydney Telstra 500 turning the area into a showcase street circuit and concert venue,” Mr Cochrane said.

“Not since the 2000 Sydney Olympics has the space been used to such a large-scale, offering a world class entertainment package that is incredibly affordable and provides a full day and night of entertainment.

“To secure Cold Chisel, undoubtedly Australia's most influential rock band, to come together for a special one-off performance is a huge coup for V8 Supercar fans and Sydney event goers and stamps the Sydney Telstra 500 as an event not to be missed by race and music fans from around the country.

”The Sydney Telstra 500 is Sydney's first ever street race, and the dramatic conclusion to the V8 Supercar season, where the 2009 Series Champion will be determined.

Tickets are on sale now and available through Ticketek. Visit www.ticketek.com.au

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Les Kaczmarek RIP

Les Kaczmarek the original bassplayer of Cold Chisel has tragically passed away in Adelaide on Sunday 7th December 2008.

Les formed the band in Adelaide in the winter of 1973. He left the band in July 1975 being replaced by Phil Small.

A Funeral Mass will be offered Thursday December 11 at 10 am in the Ressurection Church, 25 King William St, North Unley.

In lieu of flowers a memorial donation to Liver Transplant Unit c/ Flinders Medical Centre Foundation would be appreciated.

ROCKPALAST DVD - Release date 26th May 2007

After eight years of traversing the dusty roads and beer barns of Australia, Cold Chisel made their first foray into Europe in November 1982.

The twenty one date tour included shows in France, Denmark, Germany and the UK, with two sold out gigs at London’s Marquee Club.

On the 3rd of December the band performed in front of a live audience in Hamburg’s Markthalle which was recorded for the German TV show Rockpalast. A one hour version was broadcast across Germany and much of Europe.

For the very first time the full performance will be available on DVD through Warner Vision. The release date is the 26th May 2007.

Tracks (24)

Merry Go Round
Khe Sanh
Wild Colonial Boy **
Taipan
Bow River
One Long Day **
You Got Nothing I Want
My Turn To Cry **
Forever Now
Letter To Alan **
Houndog
Four Walls
Standing on the Outside
Don't Let Go
Star Hotel
Goodbye
Cheap Wine
Wild Thing
The Party's Over **
Rising Sun
Conversations **
When Something is Wrong With My Baby **
Breakfast at Sweethearts
I'm Gonna Roll Ya **

Cold Chisel invades Europe

In 1982 Cold Chisel released their fourth studio album “Circus Animals”, in Europe on Polydor Records. Prior to that their previous studio efforts,“Cold Chisel”, “Breakfast at Sweethearts”, “Swingshift”and “East”had all been released on the German independent label, Line Records.

In November of1982 the band kicked off their first ever tour of Europe with headline shows in Paris, London, Germany, Holland, Denmark and a number of dates in England with UK hard rock stayers, Slade. This included two nights at the Hammersmith Odeon. The band’s headline shows at London’s famous Marquee club were completely sold out, with demand so strong that the fans were lined all the way down Wardour street.

On the 3rd December the German national television show Rockpalast, filmed a one hour live special from the Markhalle in Hamburg which was broadcast across Germany and much of Europe.

In May/June of 1983 the band once again returned to Europe this time supporting ex Family singer Roger Chapman and his band on a 25 date tour of German festivals and concert halls.

1982 European Tour Dates

NOVEMBER

16 Hamburg Germany
17 Hamburg Germany
18 Paris
23 Marquee, London
24 Marquee, London
25 Day off
26 Rose Bonbon, Paris
27 Day off
28 Gigant, Apledoorn Holland
29 Zeche, Bochum Germany
30 Ball Pompoes, Kiel Germany

DECEMBER

1 Saltlagaret, Copenhagen Denmark
2 Day off
3 Markthalle, Hamburg Germany
4 Quartier Latin, Berlin, Germany
5 Lopo's Werkstatt, Darmsladt, Germany
6 Alabamahalle, Munich Germany
7 Day off
8 Day off
9 The Venue, London
10 Day off
11 Day off
12 Nottingham
13 Goldiggers, Chippenham
14 Cornish Leisure World, St Austell Cornwall
15 Winter Gardens Bournemouth
16 Day off
17 Hammersmith Odeon London
18 Hammersmith Odeon London
19 Birmingham Odeon
20 Birmingham Odeon

Billy Thorpe RIP

Cold Chisel would like to extend to Billy's family and friends their condolences on his passing.

Very sad to hear about the passing of Billy Thorpe yesterday. I remember one night, must have been around 1975, going to see him at the Elizabeth Octagon with Steve Prestwich. I had seen Billy live before in a few situations, and I wanted to see what Steve thought of him, because Steve had just moved out from England, and unlike me had seen everybody worth seeing internationally. That night Billy played three-piece, just himself on guitar and a bass player, Paul Wheeler I think, and a drummer. There weren't many people there. It was of course very very loud. Steve's assessment was that Billy was as good as anyone anywhere.

I got to know him a bit in the last five years, and I liked him a lot. He and his lovely wife Lynn came round to dinner a couple of times. I know he used to socialize with Jim, and Jim liked him a lot, because he told me.

Late last night I was watching TV and they showed a little bit of Billy on stage, and a smug TV presenter said "I'd like to say they don't make 'em like that any more, but they do, all the time." He was wrong, as they usually are. Billy was unique in his lifetime, and there'll be no more like him.

I was always a fan of Billy Thorpe, especially after Sunbury and his iconic song ( Most People I Know ). I was fortunate enough to get to meet him in Febuary 2005 at the Moonlight Festival gigs in W.A.

In May of that same year Paul Demarco asked me to fill in on bass with Billy for 3 shows due to an accident which put Jackie Orzacsky out of action. From the moment I rehearsed with him in his studio in Surry Hills I could sense Billys' professionalism. To be honest I was in awe of him at the time but he made me feel completely at home and one of the family.

He gave his all on stage and delivered from the heart to his fans and yes indeed, he certainly was fucking loud! My ears were ringing for 2 weeks after the shows. It was a privillge to play with you Billy! You will be sadly missed!

Cold Chisel Tribute Album comes to life!

On the 31st of March Warner Music will release a Cold Chisel Tribute album,
"Standing On The Outside" which features numerous Australian artists doing their versions of Cold Chisel songs.

The 18 track album contains artists such as The Living End,You Am I, Dallas Crane, Augie March, Pete Murray and Grinspoon amongst others.

The Living End – Rising Sun
Dallas Crane – Standing On The Outside
Pete Murray – Forever Now
Ben Lee – No Sense
Thirsty Merc – My Baby
Evermore – Water Into Wine
Paul Kelly – Khe Sanh
Troy Cassar-Daley – Bow River
Grinspoon – Saturday Night
You Am I – Houndog
Katie Noonan – Choir Girl
Something For Kate – When The War Is Over
Alex Lloyd - You Got Nothing I Want
Shane Nicholson – Cheap Wine
The Waifs – Four Walls
Sarah Blasko – Flame Trees
Augie March - Janelle
The Flairz feat. Dave Larkin (Dallas Crane) – Shipping Steel

“stuff it in your xmas stocking“

On the 25th November 2006, Warner Music Australia will release three Special Edition, Limited, COLD CHISEL CD/DVD packages.

The pack contains the million selling Chisel Greatest Hits CD, plus the DVD compilation Vision, which includes all the band’s classic video clips.

Recorded and filmed at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in December 1983.
The pack contains the DVD of the movie, plus bonus material. As well, the pack contains a 19 track CD of the show.

Recorded and filmed when the band performed in the round at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, June 2003. This 3 x disc pack includes the DVD of the show plus 32 tracks on a double CD.

STAY WATCHING THIS WEBSITE FOR DETAILS OF A VERY SPECIAL OFFER WITH THE RELEASE OF THESE THREE SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGES

Gerry Rest in Peace.

Cold Chisel is in mourning for one of their greatest friends who passed away tragically in the US last week.

Gerry Georgettis had been the band's sound engineer during the late 70's and early 80's, touring the breadth of Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA.

Gerry wasn't just a sound guy, he was the backbone of the touring show, always reliable, honest, level headed and a true believer in Cold Chisel and their music.
Gerry had a passion and a vast knowledge of music that he would openly pass on to the young guys in the group. His influence in the development of Cold Chisel's music cannot be underestimated.

Gerry will be missed in more ways than can be expressed here. He was an important part of what made Cold Chisel, and his memory will live on in our hearts forever.

Last Stand ON DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME

October 28th sees for the very first time the release of the ‘Last Stand’ concerts on DVD.
Recorded and filmed at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in December 1983, the DVD includes interview footage with all band members, manager Rod Willis and Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett.

The DVD will be available in widescreen and has been remixed and remastered by Rick Will with additional bonus material that includes backstage, sound check footage, plus street interviews with the various punters outside the concerts.

The bonus material includes performances of Only One, Only Make Believe and a never before seen version of River Deep Mountain High, featuring Rene Geyer and Venetta Fields.

The ‘Last Stand’ DVD will be released through Warner Music on October 28th, 2005.

The track listing for ‘Last Stand’ DVD are as follows:
1/ Standing on the Outside
2/ Cheap Wine
3/ Rising Sun
4/ Janelle
5/ Khe Sanh
6/ Twentieth Century
7/ You Got Nothing I Want
8/ Tomorrow
9/ Star Hotel
10/ Choir Girl
11/ Bow River
12/ Flame Trees
13/ Saturday Night
14/ Wild Thing
15/ Goodbye
16/ Don’t Let Go

Last Stand CD with remixed and mastered new tracks

‘Last Stand’, the VHS, still stands today as the highest selling video for an Australian Artist.

The ‘Last Stand’ concerts in 1983 played 26 shows, including five at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. The sold out tour took the band to New Zealand (4 dates), Newcastle (3 dates), Canberra, Brisbane (2 dates), Surfers Paradise (2 dates), Melbourne (4 dates), Perth, Adelaide (4 dates), Sydney Entertainment Centre (5 dates) and Wollongong.

The track listing for ‘Last Stand’ CD are as follows:
1/ Standing on the Outside
2/ Cheap Wine
3/ Khe Sanh
4/ Janelle
5/ Only One
6/ Twentieth Century
7/ Tomorrow
8/ Rising Sun
9/ Choir Girl
10/ You Got Nothing I Want
11/ Bow River
12/ Flame Trees
13/ Star Hotel
14/ Wild Thing
15/ Saturday Night
16/ River Deep Mountain High
17/ Goodbye
18/ Don't Let Go
19/ Let's Go Get Stoned