Track #1: The Australian Bee Gees Show” @Excalibur Hotel and Casino
Looking to experience “Night Fever”? Head to the intimate Thunderland Showroom at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino to see “The Australian Bee Gees Show.” The worldwide touring show (since 1996) and Vegas fixture (since 2011) will “celebrate its 4000th Vegas show sometime later this year,” Wayne Hosking (a founding and performing member) told me.
This musical tribute truly stands out, with finely etched performances and lush, impossibly high three-part vocal harmonies. Their sound faithfully honors the legacy of the long-defunct Bee Gees (brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb), encompassing their ‘60s melodic pop balladry and subsequent rhythmic dance hits.
The show engagingly weaves together the Australian trio’s musical story with archival footage and comedic spoken bits. The energy level, unsurprisingly, spikes during rousing renditions of Bee Gees songs from the disco-fueled “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack (1977). An area near the stage turns into an impromptu disco where the audience grooves to classic lyrics like “Here I am praying for this moment to last.”
“We see 80-year-olds and 8-year-olds alike mouthing the words to every song,” says Hosking, “which is such a wonderful feeling for us to witness.”
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