Magic Dirt's ADALITA Talks THE ROLLING STONES REVUE

Interview by Kris Peters
Night At The Barracks returns to Manly's picturesque North Head
this September for a series of outdoor concert events starting on
September 15 and finishing on October 8.
The showcase event kicks off with legendary Australian act Hoodoo
Gurus, with celebrated artists such as Missy Higgins, Kate Cebrano,
James Morrison Motown Experience and Tina Arena among the featured
artists.
But it is September 29 where we draw our focus today, and the
musical extravaganza that is The Rolling Stones Revue.
Fronted by Magic Dirt's Adalita, Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers (You Am
I, Hard-Ons), The Rolling Stones Revue has been drawing rave
reviews around the country with their unique slant on the music
that shaped a generating as performed by Australian artists.
For this special occasion, The Rolling Stones Revue will also be
paying homage to the classic Stones album Sticky Fingers, as well
as delivering fan favourites and greatest hits.
Adalita joined us earlier this week to chat about Night At The
Barracks.
"I can't wait," she enthused. "I've not played Night At The
Barracks before and it sounds like a really great event. I love
playing outdoor gigs and it just sounds beautiful. Manly is great,
I played there back in the day but it's been a while."
We turn our focus to The Rolling Stones Review and what to
expect.
"It's a group of us - Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers and myself in this
particular revue," Adalita explained. "We have had Phil Jamieson in
the past and Sarah McLeod as well, but for this particular one it
will be myself, Tex and Tim. We just get together and bang out some
Stones classics. There's a lot of Sticky Fingers songs and alot of
classics as well. It's just so much fun to do. I've always loved
the Stones and playing besides Tex and Tim is just a joy. They're
amazing. We have such a great time and the band is incredible. It's
unexpected that I would do something like that, but I like going
out of my comfort zone."
In the full interview Adalita talks about how they rehearse for the
show, how faithfully they keep to the original versions, choosing
who performs which songs, who channels their inner Mick Jagger
best, playing a classic album front to back and potential
difficulties that could pose, the state of the art visual component
to the show, future plans and more.