Countdown Spectacular

The Countdown Spectacular is a series of concerts reviving the nostalgia of the Australian music television series Countdown.

Countdown Spectacular

The first tour was staged from June to August 2006. It featured mainly Australian artists and groups, some re-forming specially for the tour, plus several international arrists now living in Australia. Artists and groups performing on the tour included:

• Joe Camilleri
• Brian Canham from Pseudo Echo
• Scott Carne from Kids in the Kitchen
• The Chantoozies
• Cheetah
• The Choirboys
• Stephen Cummings of The Sports
• Joe Dolce
• Jon English
• Eurogliders
• James Freud
• Renée Geyer
• Frankie J. Holden
• Hush
• Sean Kelly from Models
• Brian Mannix
• Paul Norton
• James Reyne
• Leo Sayer
• Sherbet
• Alex Smith of Moving Pictures
• Wendy Stapleton
• Dave Sterry from Real Life
• Swanee
• Wilbur Wilde
• John Paul Young

The Melbourne concert was edited into a television special and DVD.

Countdown Spectacular 2

Template:Future A second tour was held from Saturday 18 August to Wednesday 5 September 2007 in all major capital cities of Australia. This featured international artists as well as "a host of Australian Countdown favourites". Artists on the tour were:

• Birtles Shorrock Goble, the original members of Little River Band
• Graham Bonnet
• Kate Ceberano
• Richard Clapton
• Martha Davis from The Motels
• Doug Fieger from The Knack
• Samantha Fox
• Richard Gower from Racey
• Paul Gray from Wa Wa Nee
• Ignatius Jones from Jimmy And The Boys
• Katrina Leskanich from Katrina and the Waves
• David Mason from The Reels
• Les McKeown from The Bay City Rollers
• Doc Neeson from The Angels
• Sharon O'Neill
• David Paton from Pilot
• Plastic Bertrand
• The Radiators
• John Schumann from Redgum
• Robin Scott from M
• Rick Springfield
• Supernaut
• John Paul Young

The concerts were hosted by Ian "Molly" Meldrum, John Paul Young and Gavin Wood.

See also

• Countdown (Australian TV series)

External links

• Countdown Spectacular at IMDb