Entertainment
21 June, 2025
Help on its way at the casino
BACK with new songs and more of that west coast sound, Little Steely Brothers and their 70s and 80s style is back at The Reef Hotel Casino by popular demand for a rocking weekend from June 27-29.
The Brisbane-based six-piece band will bring a two-hour non stop gig full of hits from Little River Band, Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers plus some new songs that they’re bringing into their catalogue from America, Toto, Hall and Oates, The Eagles and more to take the signature 70s and 80s sound to a new level.
Classics like ‘Hotel California’, ‘Help is on Its Way’, ‘Rikki Don’t Lose that Number’, ‘What a Fool Believes’, ‘Lido Shuffle’ and more will be featured on the night. The event is free to attend from June 27-29 at BAR36.
“We started out 17 years ago covering Little River Band, Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers’ music, which is where we got our name from, but in the last year or so we started putting together a bit more varied repertoire of a lot of west coast music,” said bass player and founding member of Little Steely Brothers Greg Richards.
“We still play our classic bands but we’ve also added The Eagles, America, Toto, Boz Scaggs and applying those sounds and we have five or so new songs that we’ll be playing up in Cairns.
“Whilst we are a tribute band we are not impersonators. There are no spangled costumes, or wigs, just six seasoned professional musicians who put our effort into sounding as much like the original bands as we can.”
The band formed in November 2008 and now with a repertoire of over 60 songs, Little Steely Brothers’ tailored shows ensure audiences get two hours of some of the biggest songs ever crafted while the BAR36 production create an immersive experience.
Mr Richards said this would be an exciting weekend of classic music.
“If you enjoy 70s and 80s music, this is the perfect show for you. We put a lot of effort into sounding as close to the original songs as possible, so if you like this style of music you should come along and have a listen,” he said.
“We play a lot of songs that a lot of bands often don’t like, so we’re not just doing the songs that all the pubs are doing, we have a bit of a different repertoire from that 70s and 80s era.”
