TRUE SPORTS
ROCK SHOW
From the greatest country in both hemispheres comes one of the world's most in demand Sports Themed Rock Extravaganzas. The True Sports Rock Show brings you legends of Australian Cricket, NRL, and the halycon days of 80s and 90s pub rock in a 2 hour package that will blow you away!
Eric 'The Guru' Grothe (NRL), Gavin Robertson (Cricket), Richard Chee Quee (Cricket), Mark 'Spudd' Carroll (NRL) and Rick Grossman (Hoodoo Gurus, Divinyls) - sport and music colliding like Spudd and Chief Harragon in that opening hit up we all remember so fondly (although Chief wouldn't remember much after that hit!).
The True Sports Rock Show features stories and laughs from each of these behemoths of sport and music, followed by a cracking concert full of all the rock classics you could possibly think of. And a few more!
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UPCOMING SHOWS
MEET THE BAND
ERIC GROTHE
The Guru. A man so dominant on the wing that when anyone else played there they paid him rent - cos he owned it. He never played a Test match he didn’t score in, and he’s never met a song he can’t rock. The Guru will have you in a meditative trance with the fattest guitar sound this side of Cumberland Oval.
Games: 190
Tries: 110
Premierships: 4
Opposing wingers stepped passed: Hundreds
Opposing wingers stepped over: Even more
MARK "SPUDD" CARROLL
Spudd has literally done it all. Played for half the teams in the NRL comp, plus all the rep ones, worked in Hollywood, and is now a mainstay of the Fox Sports League coverage. The man who sent Chief Harragon into an alternate dimension with THAT hitup, (you know the one. Look it up again on youtube, it never gets old) Spudd just happens to be a weapon on the electric guitar too. What a unit.
Games: 221
Tries: 12
Premierships: 1
Opposing Prop Forwards Destroyed: 357*
*Some are still in intensive care
RICHARD CHEE QUEE
As a cricketer Cheeqs was as quick with his catches as he was between the wickets. Dubbed a ‘lad’ and ‘cheeky’ by the great Ken Sutcliffe (make of that what you will), Cheeqs finished his career with over 10,000 grade cricket runs and the scalps of many a top order batsmen in those safe hands of his. But that was only the beginning. Spending years tearing up stages as frontman of the iconic Six & Out, Cheeqs now leads the mighty True Sports Rock Show!
First Class Games: 45
Runs: 1905 (including THAT century against West Indies)
Audiences rocked: We lost count years ago
GAVIN ROBERTSON
Playing in an era dominated by the legendary Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill, Robbo still managed to sneak one past both of them by playing a number of test and one dayers in Australian colours. He then exchanged his off-spin deliveries for verbal deliveries - making a name for himself as part of 2SM’s top rating afternoon show Talkin’ Sport. His verbose anecdotes and hilarious reparte with callers have established him as the funniest member of the team (well, according to this writer!). And all of this while being one of the best drummers in this fine land of ours.
First Class Games: 169
Wickets: 206 (including his legendary five for in India)
Face Melting Drum Solos: Thousands
RICK GROSSMAN
ARIA Hall of Famer Rick Grossman is exactly the man one needs in a tight situation. Turn on your radio. In about 10 minutes you’ll hear a song he’s provided pulsating bass on.
Divinyls. Hoodoo Gurus. Matt Finish. Ghostwriters. Rick’s played with them all. He’s had more hit singles than I’ve had frosty ales. If there were more hours in the day he’d probably have more.
But really, all of those bands were just warming up to his induction into True Sports. Now Rick has truly arrived home, combining with Robbo to lay down the engine room for this mighty show!
Legendary Australian Bands: 4 Platinum Records: 2
Gold Records: 7 Rugby Union Records: none
Premierships:1 (Under 7’s etc…)
Buildings Razed Through Throbbing Bass Lines: 7