Thirsty Merc Archives

Australia’s Rai Thistlethwayte has been appointed the keyboard player for the Sammy Hagar supergroup tour of 2024 featuring Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Jason Bonham.

By The C returns for a 2023 season with Jimmy Barnes headlining an all-Australian line-up with The Living End, Wolfmother, Noiseworks, Baby Animals, The Screaming Jets, Thirsty Merc and Dallas Crane playing across various dates.

The Fabulous Caprettos, featuring Russell Morris, Daryl Braithwaite, Jack Jones and Rai Thistlewayte, will perform theatre shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in 2023.

Jimmy Barnes will headline the all new Live In The Wines festival at Rochford Winery in February.

Thirsty Merc are going out on tour the way tours used to be done. They are going everywhere.

Introducing The Fabulous Caprettos, Australia’s newest supergroup featuring Daryl Braithwaite, Russell Morris, Jack Jones of Southern Sons and Rai Thistlethwayte of Thirsty Merc.

13,000 fans enjoyed the Great Lawn at Werribee Mansion on Sunday while six of Australia’s best plus the occasion surprise gave Melbourne seven hours of classic rock.

The playing times for One Electric Day have been revealed with another big day planned for the now iconic Werribee music festival.

Vanessa Amorosi is working on her first album in almost 10 years and hopes to have it ready before she tours with Red Hot Summer.

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer is expanding Farnham dates to Noosa and Cairns.

John Farnham will headline the remaining three dates for Red Hot Summer 2019.

Duane McDonald’s belief that Australian want to hear Australian music has paid off big time with One Electric Day.

Canberra’s Summernats will turn 30 in January with Drapht, Airbourne, Spit Syndicate and Thirsty Merc along for the party.

Chris Isaak will perform A Day On The Green shows across Australia in April.

Thirsty Merc will resume their ‘The Good Life’ tour following the tragic death of their stage manager last week.

Sarah McLeod has confirmed that drummer Mick Skelton has regained consciousness and is breathing on his own following the horrific car crash that took the life of Thirsty Merc crew member Shane Cooper last week.

Thirsty Merc’s stage manager Shane Cooper has died in a car crash in Streatham in western Victoria while drummer Mick Skelton has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Five Finger Death Punch, Iron Maiden, The Arcs, James Blunt (GH), Oh Wonder, Against Me!, In Flames, Troye Sivan, The Beards, Thirsty Merc and Regurgitator (live) lead the weeks new releases.