Entertainment
18 August, 2024
The Honeysliders pay tribute to rock star Neil Young
THE Honeysliders are back in town with a new tribute and this time it’s the turn for Neil Young fans as they’re bringing to life his 1972 album ‘Harvest’ at the Tanks Arts Centre tomorrow.
After a sold-out show for their take on the iconic Beatles rooftop concert, the Brisbane band is back in Cairns with a tribute to Neil Young’s album Harvest in its entirety plus some of his best hits tomorrow (August 17) at Tank 5 from 8pm.
For this tribute The Honeysliders have reinvented themselves, bringing the original lineup with Danny Widdicombe in guitar and vocals, Bos Borley in bass and visuals, Dan Mansfield in keys, guitar and vocals and Ben Carstens on drums and enlisting the help of Dana Gehrman in harmonica and vocals, Michel Rose in pedal steel and Luke ‘Fiddleboy’ Moller who’ll play the mandolin, fiddle and banjo to really bring Harvest to life.
“We sold out in Cairns last year with our Beatles tribute in September of last year, so we had all these requests to come back and we’d already been planning to make this new show with Harvest, so we’re excited to be back,” said guitarist and vocalist Danny Widdicombe.
“We’re bringing Neil Young’s Harvest up north and this is something we do every year. We choose a new topic or artist and Harvest is our latest love project. We love Neil Young and we love that album.
“What fans can expect is the whole Harvest album by a seven-piece band, we’re adding pedal steel, violin, harmonica and banjo on top of the normal four-piece playing the album note for note but obviously in our own way.
“Although we’re paying homage to this album, there’s also a second set with some of our favourite Neil Young songs, and we’ll play all this in front of some dazzling visuals.”
Mr Widdicombe encouraged fans of the rock and folk star to come and share their love for his music.
“There’s something magical about the songwriting in that album. It was recorded at a time when Neil Young was at the crossroads, and there’s a lot of heartfelt anguish and love that resonates with us,” he said.
“People keep coming back to watch us because we play from the heart and we like to build a connection between us and the audience so come and share that love of music and those real connections.”
To buy tickets visit the Ticketlink website.
