Beyond Entertainment and Mushroom Group’s Bloodlines Music have produced a live music documentary series Days Like These … with Diesel to premiere on ABC TV Plus (and ABC iview) at 8.30pm on Wednesday 4th May, with new episodes dropping weekly.
The 12 episodes hosted and narrated by musician Mark Lizotte, aka Diesel, use a mix of archival footage and new interviews to revisit classic concerts and uncover the stories behind them.
Each episode promises an exceptional, unforgettable concert and what made it so special. By talking to people who were there; band members, tour managers, and musicians from other bands – Diesel explores the unique circumstances that led to each of the concerts featured and finds out why they became such memorable events.
Jet
Episodes include Jet playing to a home audience after an extensive period touring overseas, the farewell concert from Hunters & Collectors, Baby Animals celebrating their 25th anniversary, The Angels in a showstopping performance at Narara; Diesel onstage with his family, a high-voltage performance by Rose Tattoo at the Boggo Road Gaol, and Jimmy Barnes, who conquered a heart attack and heart surgery, putting on a remarkable show at the Sydney Opera House.
Contributors to the series read like a roll call of who’s who in Australian music and include Rose Tattoo’s Angry Anderson, Icehouse’s Iva Davies, Eurogliders’ Grace Knight, Troy Cassar-Daley and Baby Animals’ Suze DeMarchi.
Eurogliders
Day Like These … with Diesel was produced and directed by Beyond Entertainment’s Frank Chidiac who commented: “We are thrilled that this incredible trip through Australia’s live music history has been completed and is about to air on ABC. Diesel has proved an exceptional host and narrator. His understanding of the music industry and ability to talk musician to musician has allowed us to capture wonderful new insights and anecdotes that would not otherwise have been available to the production.”
Mark Lizotte said: “Days Like These … with Diesel has been an absolute delight and honour to host. The series brings together some quintessential Australian bands from the past few decades, that help define our nation’s recent music past, and celebrates important, moments in their concert history.”
Days Like These … with Diesel has been co-produced by Beyond Entertainment with Bloodlines Music.
Warren Costello is creator and both Costello and Dean McLachlan are executive producers for Bloodlines Music.
The series was produced and directed by Frank Chidiac, with his colleagues Martin Fabinyi and Mikael Borglund as executive producers for Beyond Entertainment.
The Angels at Narara
Day Like These … with Diesel: Episode guide
01 Jet – The Forum (2004)
02 Baby Animals – 25th Anniversary (2016)
03 Hunters & Collectors – Selina’s (1998)
04 The Angels – Narara (1983)
05 Diesel – The Metro (2004)
06 Rose Tattoo – Boggo Road Jail (1993)
07 Jimmy Barnes – The Opera House (2009)
08 Eurogliders – The Hordern (1984)
09 Archie Roach – Into The Bloodstream (2012)
10 Icehouse – Melbourne (1988)
11 Troy Cassar-Daley – Seymour Centre (2010)
12 Cold Chisel – Ringside Horden Pavillion (2003)
Episodes 1-7 will run through May/June, with the remainder of the series scheduled to air from September.
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