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GIGS – TOURS & MEDIA

1985 – 2015 Complied by Mark Taylor

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The Allniters, formed in Sydney in 1980, were one of Australia’s most popular touring live bands of the early 1980s. They are recognised as being the first Australian band to introduce ska music to the gig going public on a mass scale. Between 1981 and 1984, the Allniters released seven singles and one album several of which became hits on the national charts. The Allniters disbanded in January 1985 with some of the band reforming later in the year. This booklet includes all known gigs and media interviews for the period 1985 to 2015. This is a work in progress and will be updated as new items and information comes to hand. Mark can be contacted at mkt2011@hotmail.com Updated: October 2014

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1985

On The Street - 7th August 1985 The all-new and (it sez here) improved Allniters will hit the road in September. Original up-front-persons Peter, Brett, Julie, Martin and Steven will be joined by Dale Ryan on drums (ex Leftovers) Peter Bolke on bass (ex Cockroaches, Mark Fuccilli on sax (ex Big Five), Mark Tanner on guitar (ex Mustard Club), and Michael Allan on keyboards (ex Private Lives).

On The Street: July 27 1985 ESTABLISHED Ska/Reggae band have stopped regular work to break in new members. They are looking for guitarist. Trumpet/guitarist. Keyboard/backing vocals. Musicians interested contact Jason AH 977 4464. No time wasters. 1st auditions Sunday evening

‘Following the Allniters split, one of the splinter acts will be a group with Peter Travis, Brett Pattinson and Julie Conway with the Allniters’ guitarist Martin. Travis has spoken to Mentals Martin and Peter about giving them some of their songs not used by Mental As Anything.’ – Music Press - August 1985

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Allniters are Allriters again! Daily Telegraph - 5/9/1985 by Roger Crosthwaite. The Allniters, Sydney’s answer to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, have returned to Sydney stages this week, as little over nine months since they broke up, Their split late last year was not surprising since a 10 member band is an awful drain on finances. But singers Julie Conway, Peter Hill-Travis and Brett Pattinson. Guitarist Martin Fabok and trombonist Steven Luke – all original Allniters – have been joined by five new members to make up the new, improved version of the band that made pork-pie hats compulsory wearing in those heady days of 1980/81. Tonight the Allniters will crowd the stage at Ingleburn RSL, tomorrow they play Cronulla Workers Club, Saturday Blacktown RSL and Sunday they will launch their new single Wake Up Sydney at the Tivoli in the city. The distinctive ska sound is still their trademark, though they claim to have added new elements with the new line-up. The band will give away 400 copies of the record to the first comers to the Tivoli show. Welcome back, Allniters. Those who are about to dance salute you.

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5 September INGLEBURN RSL – Sydney

6 September CRONULLA WORKERS – Sydney with Bobby Sox

7 September BLACKTOWN RSL – Sydney

8 September TIVOLI – Sydney

with Tenement Dance

3 October JAGGERS LOCAL INN - Sydney with Naughty Rhythms 4 October BALMAIN LEAGUES CLUB -Sydney with Bobby Sox 5 October BANKSTOWN RSL - Sydney with the Playboys 6 October WYONG LEAGUES CLUB - NSW

30 November CARINGBAH INN – Sydney With Naughty Rhythms 1 December ST GEORGE BUDAPEST SOCCER CLUB – Sydney 27 December MANSFIELD TAVERN (Rock Arena) – Brisbane, Qld Supporting Mental As Anything 28 December MANSFIELD TAVERN (Rock Arena) – Brisbane, Qld Supporting Mental As Anything 29 December BALLINA OPEN AIR CONCERT – Ballina, NSW Supporting Mental As Anything 30 December BOMBAY ROCK– Surfers Paradise, Qld Supporting Mental As Anything 31 December THE PATCH – Coolangatta, Qld Supporting Mental As Anything

On The Street. September 1985 The Allniters have returned! The all new Allniters are back again and they advised it’s not a reunion. Maybe it’s a show of force with a line up of ten and the sound to match. After disbanding in 1984 they performed and hit the road on the flipside of ’85. If their September performance at the Tivoli is any indication, the Allniters will recoup their old following and pick up more as time rolls on. Old favourites such as Hold On, Love & Affection, & Montego Bay are still big sounds, however, the idle chatter and incidental camaraderie, complimented by their new material makes the Allniters a complete live performance. Wake up Sydney! Who could sleep when they’re around! Good Luck! Good luck Allniters! We await your new single.

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Courtesy of Dale Ryan

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2 January BAY HOTEL Deception Bay - Brisbane Supporting Mental As Anything 3 January MOOLOOLABA HOTEL – Sunshine Coast, Qld Supporting Mental As Anything 4 January MOOLOOLABA HOTEL – Sunshine Coast, Qld Supporting Mental As Anything

5 January DALBY COMMUNITY CENTRE – Dalby, Qld Supporting Mental As Anything

10 January BLACKTOWN RSL - Sydney Supporting Mental As Anything 11 January SELINAS - Sydney Supporting Mental As Anything 12 January PENRITH LEAGUES CLUB - Sydney Supporting Mental As Anything 15 January CASTLE HILL RSL - Sydney Supporting Mental As Anything

16 January SWEETHEARTS - Sydney With the Johnnys 17 January BLACKTOWN RSL – Sydney (Early) Supporting Mental As Anything 17 January MITTAGONG RSL – Mittagong, NSW (Late) With the Johnnys

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Courtesy of Nat Wade

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18 January SELINAS – Sydney (Early) Supporting Mental As Anything with the Reels 18 January VENUE (Dee Why Hotel) – Sydney (Late) With One Arm Loose and the Flies 19 January SEABREEZE HOTEL – Nelson Bay, NSW With the Feds 21 January BELMONT SAILING CLUB – Belmont, NSW 25 January YARRAWONGA SHOWGROUNDS (Rockalonga Concert) – VIC With Mental As Anything, Eurogliders, Wendy and the Rockets 26 January CRONULLA LEAGUES OVAL (Ronson Rock Concert) – Sydney With Australian Crawl, Mental As Anything, Hoodoo Gurus, Dragon, Cockroaches

14 February SUTHERLAND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – Sydney (2SM Under 18s) 20 February CARINGBAH INN– Sydney

With The Swinging Tees 21 February LOCAL INN (JAGGERS) – Sydney

With The Notations 22 February SELINAS – Sydney

Supporting Uncanny X-Men with the Johhnys and Tango Bravo 24 February INGLEBURN RSL - Sydney

March There are no Sydney, Qld or Melbourne gigs listed in Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph, Melbourne Age or Brisbane Courier Mail for March. 4 April CHANNEL 10 KIDS TELETHON - Sydney

10 April INGLEBURN RSL - Sydney 11 April VENUE (Dee Why Hotel) - Sydney

With Amazing Wolloomooloosers and the Notations

April 22/23 SWEETHEARTS - Sydney Supporting Madness

April 24/25 SELINAS - Sydney Supporting Madness

The Game Of Life, a new eight part ABC Television series aimed at youth issues debuted on the 3rd of April at 6pm.hosted by Mic Conway. The Allniters featured in the show’s opening credit sequence performing the title song written by Brett, Julie, Ralf Franke and Michael Allan.

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26 April SHELLHARBOUR WORKERS CLUB – Shellharbour, NSW Supporting Madness 27 April NEWCASTLE WORKERS CLUB – Newcastle, NSW Supporting Madness

29/30 April THE PALACE – Melbourne Supporting Madness

1 May LA TROBE UNIVERSITY - Melbourne Supporting Madness 2 May MONASH UNIVERSITY - Melbourne Supporting Madness 3 May DEAKIN UNIVERSITY - Melbourne Supporting Madness 4 May MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY - Melbourne Supporting Madness 7 May BOMBAY ROCK – Gold Coast, Qld Supporting Madness 8 May MANSFIELD TAVERN - Brisbane Supporting Madness 9May MANSFIELD TAVERN - Brisbane Supporting Madness 10 May MOOLOOLABA HOTEL – Mooloolaba, Qld Supporting Madness 11 May POWERHOUSE – Toowoomba, Qld Supporting Madness 12 May SELINAS - Sydney Supporting Madness 17 May SYDNEY COVE TAVERN - Sydney

6 June BALMAIN LEAGUES CLUB - Sydney With the Notations 7June SELINAS - Sydney With Clapping Hands

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8 June AVALON RSL - Sydney With Off The Shelf 12 June ROYALS RUGBY CLUB - Canberra

Canberra Times – June 5 1986 THE BANNED BAND LEARNS SOME NEW TRICK: BY POLLYANNA SUTTON SKA IS NOT dead. Nor are the Allniters, the 10-member band who hit the stands with Montego Bay, Hold On and Love and Affection the couple of years, and have recently had a line up change. The band is even crazier now but original member Brett Pattinson said that they would try not to tell as many bad jokes between songs. "It is still crazy, almost mental, just fun," he said. Last time the band visited Canberra it was banned for bad language, but Pattinson learned a few tricks from a Queensland tour with Austen Tayshus, who used to disguise himself and slip out the back door before the police came to arrest him. The band re-formed about eight months ago but kept out of the public eye for a while to get its act together. "We are sort of still doing ska but it is changing gradually to pop ska," Pattinson said. "We have still got ska and reggae root rhythms, but we are a bit more commercial than we used to be." The band was working its way into the mainstream to find a new direction, while taking the old direction with it. "That's the problem we had with the old band, we just got stale and nobody was really The Allniters— having a good time anymore," he said. Ska was still healthy in Sydney, he said, with Club Ska (the other half of the first Allniters), Off The Shelf, Itchy Feet, and the Bystanders doing gigs. "It is maybe a little out of fashion but not dead," he said. "I doubt whether it will come back into fashion. That is why we are getting away from it, not because we don't like the music but because every good trend has its day. Pattinson said the Allniters were never meant to be a trend and in spite of the cynics who said they would not last, the band would clock up six years in the business this September. The Allniters were not doing ska covers anymore. As well as their own original material they have been taking covers from the late '50s and early '60s. "So most of the people who are listening to radio these days would not have heard the song anyway. Any covers we do, we take from other styles of music, may it be soul... Motown." The band are still signed with Powderworks RCA and will put out a single in early August. Pattinson hoped the album would be out before the Christmas rush when all the overseas artists swamped the market with their Christmas albums. "It is hard to compete with them," he said. "David Bowie farts on a record for the constipated people of the world and sells 400 million copies. "Our next single is the aid the Allniters Club. We are sick of eating hot dogs. We want to get onto caviar. We want

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to fly over and pick it up ourselves. Go over and rock Russia, that would really flip them out " The Allniters will play at Royals Rugby Club on June 12.

All singing all dancing Allniters Canberra Times 19 June 1986

RACY and ribald, former Marist boy Brett Pattinson bounded on the stage in a clerical collar at Royals Rugby Club last Thursday night, dashing out jokes about how Julie would have to keep the band awake. But it was no joke. The band were off to a late start but, thankfully, were on the go, and the jumping, kicking, ska dancing and sprays of sweat bore testament to the energy the new Allniters push into their music and stage presence. The ska covers were gone, replaced by a few oldies including Nancy Sinatra's These Boots are Made for Walking. The band was banned for offensive language last time they played at Royals, and were treading the same path with Pattinson's unrelenting patter of bad, sometimes rude jokes and comments. The skins were having a good time, and it was good to see that Montego Bay and Love and Affect ion, the bands better known hits, still had a strong place in the set. The Allniters are at their best live in a pub or club, and the 10-member band were giving their own fun version of the Sydney pop, funk, rhythm-with-a-dash of-reggae, topped with ska for which they are so well-known. Their music is taking a change in tack with the latest song about drugs a little more upbeat, but old Allniters fans were not disappointed. You Made a Monkey Out of Me, Allniters are Allrighters and Hold On, were dashed out in early Allniters style. If you gauge a concert's success by the action on the dance floor the Allniters were a hit, but ardent fans should do Pattinson a favour and send him some new jokes.

Countdown Magazine – June 1986 ‘Whither the Allniters? 18 months ago they had one of the largest live followings in the country, a national top five album under their belts and were a step away from the big league. And then no more. The Allniters went into recess – worn out and battle ska’d? “We hated each others’ guts,” says Travis. “It took years to develop, but we started rubbing each other up the wrong way.”

But re-group they did. About a year ago the old core of Travis, Brett, Julie Conway and guitarist Martin Fabok gathered a flexible crew of “real” musicians, including new writing strength in keyboardist Michael Allen, once of late ‘70s punk giants ‘Thomas A Beckett and the Backstabbers’. More recently The Private. They also picked up black American drummer Allan Murphy, who’d done time with the Village People (yes). “We’ve finally become a two-tone band,” says Brett tongue near upper molar. Now they’re a band Who Put On A Show, and there’s about 20 songs waiting for an August/September album.

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Brett: “we still want to keep our ska/reggae roots, but expand on it using those influences. At the moment we’re in a bit of a limbo trying to head towards a style, instead of staying a ‘nack-nack’ (mimics ska guitar style) type band.” Along with the Allniters’ new sophistication comes a new audience. Neither Brett nor Travis miss the legendary head case element of their early following. Travis: “They gave up on us ages ago. It’d be like getting skinheads to follow ABBA or someone. We’re too kitschy tacky pop compared to the credibility days of slugging it out in a smelly pub.” But some things don’t change. Unbothered by notions of originality, an Allniters song will still be, basically, Boy Meets Girl With A Twist. Travis: “None of our stuff’s been particularly earth shattering, nor is it going to change the world. But then we never wanted to. We’re entertainers in the pure theatrical sense. We’ve got no great statements to make, we leave that to the experts like Peter Garret and Sting, who have a message to put across. Our message is the total opposite. Total nonsense and pure enjoyment.” Brett: “The only things we do preach is anti-violence and anti-racism.” Travis: “Things that concern you in day-today life”.’ Courtesy of Brett Pattinson & Peter Hill-Travis

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13 June (Persuaders) CRONULLA WORKERS CLUB - Sydney 14 June VENUE (Dee Why Hotel) - Sydney With the Mustard Club

15 June (Persuaders) MANZIL ROOM - Sydney With Red Tape 18 June (Avengers) MOSMAN HOTEL - Sydney With the Labradogs 19June (Persuaders) CARINGBAH INN - Sydney supporting Dee-Minor & the Discords 26 June (Persuaders) MOSMAN HOTEL - Sydney With Skeen 27 June (Persuaders) SUTHERLAND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE - Sydney 28 June (Persuaders) CONNECTIONS - Sydney

3 July (Persuaders) CAMBRIDGE TAVERN - Sydney

10 July (Persuaders) REST HOTEL - Sydney

16 July (Persuaders) MUSIC CAFE - Sydney

17 July (Persuaders) REST HOTEL - Sydney 18 July (Persuaders) CARINGBAH HOTEL - Sydney With Weddings Parties Anything 19 July (Persuaders) VULCAN HOTEL - Sydney With Prodigal Sons 20 July (Persuaders) ROYAL ANTLER HOTEL - Sydney

25 July (Persuaders) CRONULLA WORKERS CLUB - Sydney

26 July (Persuaders) EVENING STAR HOTEL - Sydney

In June 1986 Brett, Peter, Martin, and Perry took a break from the Allniters and formed the Avengers and the Persuaders, fun covers bands. Due to a name dispute with another band, the Avengers tag was later dropped.

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22 August (Persuaders) SUTHERLAND ROYAL HOTEL - Sydney With the Platts

28 August (Persuaders) PROPERGANDA CLUB - Sydney 5 September (Persuaders) CARINGBAH INN Sydney With the Platts 12 September (Persuaders) MORTDALE HOTEL - Sydney 19 September (Avengers) SELINAS - Sydney – (Early) Supporting Amazing Wooloomoolosers with Model Husbands 19 September (Persuaders) CRONULLA WORKERS - Sydney - (Late) 20 September (Avengers) COTTON CLUB - Sydney – (Early) Supporting Amazing Wooloomoolosers with the Deadly Hume 20 September (Persuaders) KINGS HEAD TAVERN - Sydney - (Late) 26 September (Avengers) MOSMAN HOTEL - Sydney - (Early) Supporting Amazing Wooloomoolosers 26 September (Persuaders) EVENING STAR HOTEL - Sydney - (Late) 27 September (Persuaders) MAROUBRA BEACH HOTEL - Sydney 1 October (Avengers) KARDOMAH CAFE - Sydney With the Alligators 17 October (Persuaders) GREENGATE HOTEL - Sydney 18 October (Persuaders) MORTDALE HOTEL - Sydney 23 October (Avengers) COTTON CLUB - Sydney Supporting Amazing Wooloomoolosers 25 October (Persuaders) SUTHERLAND ROYAL HOTEL - Sydney

4 November (Persuaders) CARINGBAH INN - Sydney Supporting Uncanny X-Men 5 November (Persuaders) GYMEA TECH - Sydney –- Noon 6 November (Avengers) KARDOMAH CAFE - Sydney Supporting Club Ska

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26 November (Avengers) ST GEORGE SAILING CLUB - Sydney - Supporting SandiI and the Sunsetz 27 November (Avengers) SWEETHEARTS - Sydney - Supporting SandiI and the Sunsetz with the Cockroaches

29 November (Avengers) SELINAS - Sydney - Supporting Bandanna

5 December SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney 6 December CARINGBAH INN – Sydney 7 December FLASHEZ – Sydney Supporting Moving Pictures 9 December STALLIONS – Sydney 13 December VENUE (Dee Why Hotel) – Sydney 21 December PIGGERY ARTS FACTORY – Byron Bay 23 December MANLY HOTEL – Sydney 24 December STALLIONS – Sydney 26 December DOYALSON RSL (Devils Disco) – Sydney 27 December BANSKTOWN RSL– Sydney (Early) 27 December KARDOMAH CAFE – Sydney (Late) 31 December HOTEL MANLY – Sydney

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Courtesy of Brett Pattinson & Peter Hill-Travis

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28 January STALLIONS – Sydney 29 January STALLIONS – Sydney 6 February VENUE (Dee Why Hotel) – Sydney With Amazing Wooloomoolosers 6 February SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney (Late) With Dynamic Hepnotics and Skolars 7 February CASTLE HILL RSL - Sydney With Kings of the Sun 13 February KARDOMAH CAFE – Sydney With the Sparklers 14 February KARDOMAH CAFE – Sydney With the Sparklers 17 February FLAMINGO (Heritage Tavern) – Rockhampton, QLD With Spano 20 February (Persuaders) CARINGBAH INN – Sydney

21 February (Persuaders) EVENING STAR HOTEL – Sydney

22 February SELINAS – Sydney Supporting Uncanny X-Men with the Johnnys 7 March PICTON ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – Sydney

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10 March STALLIONS – Sydney Supporting the Cockroaches 11 March STALLIONS – Sydney Supporting the Cockroaches 12 March TIVOLI – Sydney Supporting the Cockroaches 13 March VENUE (Dee Why Hotel) – Sydney Supporting the Cockroaches 14 March BANKSTOWN RSL – Sydney Supporting the Cockroaches 15 March PIPS – Wollongong, NSW Supporting the Cockroaches

16 April FAIRFIELD RSL – Sydney With Speakeasy 17 April MENMBULA RSL – Sydney

1 May VENUE (Dee Why hotel) – Sydney With the Double O’s and Under Wraps 8 May REVESBY WORKERS CLUB – Sydney (Early) With the Spliffs 8 May SELINAS – Sydney (Late) Mustard club, Marty Wilson-Piper, Vindaloonies, Gangland 9 May CAMPBELLTOWN RSL – Sydney With the Spliffs 15 May MENTONE HOTEL – Melbourne 16 May CENTRAL CLUB HOTEL – Melbourne With the Impossible 20 May KERNOT HALL – Morwell, VIC With the Spliffs 23 May BRUCE STADIUM – Canberra Supporting Hoodoo Gurus with the Cockroaches

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26 June CENTRAL CLUB HOTEL – Melbourne With the Impossible

2 July (Persuaders) ANNANDALE HOTEL – Sydney With the Lyres

3 July (Persuaders) SELINAS – Sydney With the Last Metro, the Firemen

4July (Persuaders) CARINGBAH INN – Sydney

22 July KARDOMAH CAFE – Sydney 23 July KC’s CANNONBALL EXPRESS – Sydney 24 July SUTHERLAND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – Sydney

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Canberra Times Aug 13 1987 – Andree Coelli. ‘In 1980 the Allniters were a ska band known for their good-time stage act and ever-changing line-up, which often swelled to 10 people in any one performance. Seven years later, the Allniters still play the odd ska tunes, still have a changing line-up, but the difference with the band is the controlling nucleus of singers – Julie Conway, Brett Pattinson, and Peter Travis. “We’re the three main people – the band come and go as they please.” Travis said. “It’s good because there’s no pressure on them. It means we’re continually moving. It’s a good way of rejuvenating, it keeps the band fresh.” The freshness is also reinforced by the shared song-writing in the band. Guitarist Mickey Mahoney is a ‘prolific’ songwriter. Keyboard player Michael Allen writes tunes and Conway compiles lyrics. Travis lamented that the band was still labelled as strictly ska and was “stuck with it”, even though most of the newer members had never played Ska. There was now a blend of a lot of sounds which rolled into pop, with some straight ‘6os numbers and a few old ska hits. “I mean, Michael thinks he’s a real Vangelis or a Rick Wakeman, we have to hold him back when we play live.” Travis laughed. “And Mickey is a real rock ‘n’ roll boy. We have to taper them, hold them together to get that different influence.” Together with Troy Duncombe (bass), Simon Knapman (drums), and Dave Ray (saxophone). The Allniters still enjoy a crowd on stage. Their latest single, All That Easy, was financed by the band, and was later picked up by Mushroom records for distribution and promotion. “It’s doing well,” Travis said. “It’s a harmless pop song, although the weird thing for a while was that some commercial stations weren’t playing it because it was too commercial, too poppy. It was crazy. The Allniters have been writing and recording material for an album with “some interesting things coming out”. But they would be concentrating on getting another single released before an album. Travis said there was a choice of three songs at this stage and once the decision for the song had been made, The Allniters would be back on the road to promote it.’

Pics courtesy of Brett Pattinson & Peter Hill-Travis

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21 August MANLY HOTEL – Sydney 29 August VENUE (Dee Why Hotel) – Sydney With Club Ska

4 September CARINGBAH INN – Sydney With Just Like That 25 September KARDOMAH CAFE – Sydney With Lovoye

9 October SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney With Secret Society

10 October AVALON RSL – Sydney

With the Crocodiles

13 October TRACKS EPPING – Sydney

15 October HOTEL MANLY – Sydney

With the Spliffs 17 October FAIRFIELD RSL – Sydney

With the Spliffs 18 October BANKSTOWN RSL – Sydney

With the Merry-go-Rhythms 31 October AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU) - Canberra

11 November ST GEORGE SAILING CLUB – Sydney

With the Hurricanes

27 November THE GLOBE – Sydney

With Backy skank and the Bedlam Beggars

On 10th August a new single: ‘All That Easy’ was released on Mushroom Records

All That Easy –Canberra Times Review 13 August 1987 ‘A light hearted bounce along that grooves from the Allniters, unlikely to win love and affection from new listeners, but still a tune which will gladden the hearts of old fans. Those who still wear boots and braces and sport short hair will want this single for the flip side, an instrumental that bops along and is fittingly called The Party. An exciting aural experience when played loud, with the magnificent sound of the Allniters organ and horns filling the room.’

Party Something Face Getaway Smoke Love and Affection All that Easy Buddy Concrete Jungle Clean Click Fun Hold On Rebel Rebel I Got You Babe Soul Wrong Fact Goodtime Montego Bay So Long Hello

Allniters Set List:

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Courtesy of Brett Pattinson & Peter Hill-Travis

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20th December: Sydney Morning Herald Allniters return after a lengthy absence to play a few Christmas shows.

11 December BEACH PALACE HOTEL – Sydney 12 December MONA VALE HOTEL – Sydney With Backy Skank 24 December (Persuaders) POWERHOUSE (Caringbah Inn) – Sydney With Prodigal Sons 26 December POWERHOUSE (Caringbah Inn) – Sydney With Club Ska 30 December REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE - Sydney Supporting the Cockroaches 31 December AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU) - Canberra With Stiff Wrists, Mistaken identity, Barristers & Solicitors

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2 January SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney With Crash Politics 17 January DARLING HARBOUR OPENING BALL – Sydney With the Reels, Richard Clapton, Hun De Sum, Hey Fever, Chenelle, Legs on the Wall,the Magnetics 26 January CONNECTIONS NITE CLUB – Sydney 29 January FAIRFIELD RSL – Sydney With the Hurricanes 30 January HAWKESBURY SORTS CLUB - Sydney 1 February NORTHS LEAGUES CLUB – Newcastle, NSW With Red Orchestra and the Dansons 2 February AVALON BEACH RSL - Sydney 19 February PARRAMATTA LEAGUES CLUB - Sydney With Bigger than Texas 20 February SYDNEY COVE TAVERN - Sydney With Bigger than Texas 21 February AVALON RSL - Sydney

With Nu-Genes

11 March SUTHERLAND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE - Sydney

With the Sparklers

25 March MITTAGONG RSL – NSW 26 March BANSKTOWN RSL

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3 April AVALON RSL - Sydney 8 April COOLANGATTA PATCH – Gold Coast 9 April GENERATOR – Gold Coast 14 April CENTAURY HOTEL – Brisbane 15 April SUNNYBANK HOTEL - Brisbane

With Bourbon Street

29 April SYDNEY COVE TAVEN – Sydney

4 May REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE – Sydney With the Spliffs 14 May CAMPBELLTOWN RSL – Sydney 26 May WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY – Wollongong 27 May THE VENUE – Sydney With the Spliffs

3 June SYDNEY COVE TAVEN – Sydney 24 June ROOTY HILL RSL – Sydney

6 July REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE – Sydney

Supporting the Chantoozies 8 July CARINGBAH INN – Sydney

With Bigger than Texas

30 July SELINAS – Sydney

5 August SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney With My Three Sons & Cry Charity 1 August UNIVERSITY OF TECHMOLOGY – Sydney 13 August ROYALS RUGBY CLUB – Canberra 18 August BOMBAY ROCK – Newcastle 20 August GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL – Sydney

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26 August SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney With Wildlife 1 September REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE – Sydney 8 September REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE – Sydney 9 September CARINBAH INN – Sydney 10 September ST JAMES TAVEN – Sydney 14 September UNDERWORLD (Tiffanys) – Sydney

15 September REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE – Sydney

16 September CARINBAH INN – Sydney 17 September SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney 21 September ST JAMES TAVEN – Sydney 22 September REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE – Sydney 29 September REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE – Sydney

Courtesy of Donna Noona-Owens

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Pics Courtesy of Donna Noona-Owens

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The Canberra Times Thursday 11 August 1988, The Allniters back with the beat IF YOU enjoyed bopping along to the bouncy dance beat of Montego Bay then you'll be happy to hear The Allniters are back. With a partially completed album and a single due out early next month The Allniters should soon be back on the airwaves. The album, which the band is producing themselves, will be released early next year to avoid the pre-Christmas rush of record releases. The first single, Still in Love, is a reggae version of the old Dragon song. Guitarist Mickey Mamie listened to an album of Dragon's greatest hits and jokingly suggested a reggae version of the song. The group decided it wasn't such a bad idea and as they share the same management as Dragon recording the song was no problem. The result should be interesting particularly as reggae seems to be fashionable again with the listening public. Peter Travis, a vocalist and original member of The Allniters, believes reggae never goes away but, like most types of music, enjoys a revival every few years. "That kind of music will always be there," said Travis.

The Allniters celebrated their eighth birthday on Monday but the line-up has undergone many changes since their formation in 1980. Six permanent members form the basis of the group and a floating brass section of four completes what has always been a big line-up. The current line-up has remained stable for the past two years – Julie Conway, Brett Patterson and Peter Travis on vocals, Troy Duncomb on bass, Simon Knapman on drums and guitarists Stewart Crysell and Mickey Mamie. Peter Travis says the primary aim of The Allniters is to play dance music - "the rhythm is the thing" - and the atmosphere of their live performances is just like a big party.

The Allniters' music is rhythmic, but not predictable, with a definite reggae beat. During the course of one night Travis says they play anything from full on reggae to punk. Although their music is still essentially fun dance music it has changed as individual members have changed. Different people with different personalities, musical influences and tastes have given the band a new perspective. The Allniters brand of light-hearted dance music provides one of the ingredients for a fun night and that's what they're all about. The Allniters will be playing at Royals on Saturday 13.

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1 October MANLY HOTEL – Sydney

With Bosanov Kids

7 October FAIRFIELD RSL – Sydney

15 October GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL – Sydney With Glass Canoe 18 October ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – Sydney Supporting David Lee Roth

21 October SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney With SS Flash 28 October SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney 25 November TIFFANYS – Sydney 26 November MANLY YOUTH CENTRE – Sydney With Beach Party 27 November SUNDOWN THEATRE (Australia Wonderland) – Sydney 27 November CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND LEAGUES CLUB – Sydney 30 November SWEETHEARTS – Sydney

1 December ROCKILLY RESTAURANT – Sydney 2 December CANTERBURY LEAGUES CLUB – Sydney 3 December GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL – Sydney With Penguins on Safari 9 December PARAMATTA LEAGUES CLUB – Sydney Supporting Wa Wa Nee 10 December MANLY HOTEL – Sydney With SS Flash 16 December SYDNEY COVE TAVEN – Sydney

23 December GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL – Sydney

Trouble All that Easy Big love Fooling One Draw Buddy Coco Caution Tequila Frustration Determination E=Mc2 Montego Bay Smoke Wild Child Still in Love Stay.

SET LIST

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Courtesy of Brett Pattinson & Peter Hill-Travis

Courtesy of Kim Hasanic

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23 March DEE WHY HOTEL – Sydney (As Simon Knapman & the Others – Allniters warm up gig) 24 March CANTERBURY BANKSTOWN RSL – Sydney (As Simon Knapman & the Others – Allniters warm up gig) 25 March ELECTRIC BALLROOM – Sydney (As Simon Knapman & the Others – Allniters warm up gig) 29 March WARILLA BOWLING CLUB – NSW

5 April REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE NIGHTCLUB – Sydney 6 April MITTAGONG RSL – NSW 13 April BAYVIEW TAVERN – Sydney With SS Flash 14 April ROOTY HILL RSL – Sydney 15 April GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL – Sydney 18 April TRACKS – Sydney 19 April FEATHERS BISTRO (Crows Nest Hotel) – Sydney 20 April HORNSBY INN – Sydney 21 April SYDNEY COVE TAVERN – Sydney With The Bastiaans 22 April PROMISES (Sylvania Hotel) – Sydney 26 April REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE NIGHTCLUB – Sydney 28 April SNEAKY PETES – Sydney

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28 April SUTHERLAND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – Sydney 5 May MOBY DICKS SURFERS CLUB – Sydney 9 May ELECTRIC BALLROOM – Sydney With Ups and Downs 10 May FEATHERS BISTRO (Crows Nest Hotel) – Sydney 11 May SAMANTHAS – Sydney 12 May HARBOURSIDE BRASSERIE (Pier One) – Sydney 13 May HARBOURSIDE BRASSERIE (Pier One) – Sydney May ALEXANDR PUSHKIN CRUISE SHIP (Contiki 18-35 Fiji cruise) 24 June GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL – Sydney 25 June NORTH WOLLONGONG HOTEL – NSW 27 June TRACKS – Sydney 10 July JINDABYNE HOTEL – ACT 14 July ROOTY HILL RSL – Sydney 26 July REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE NIGHTCLUB – Sydney 27 July PATRICKS NITE CLUB (Pennant Hills Hotel) – Sydney 28 July MITTAGONG RSL – Mittagong, NSW 29 July JULIETS (Hawkesbury Sports Club) – Sydney

4 August BAULKHAM HILLS SPORTS CLUB – Sydney 5 August GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL - Sydney With Glass Canoe 10 August PATRICKS NITE CLUB (Pennant Hills Hotel) – Sydney 12 August CT’S NIGHT CLUB (Camden Tavern) – Sydney 16 August GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL – Sydney

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AUGUST 1989: The Allniters Disband for the second time.

Courtesy of Kim Hasanic

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NOVEMBER 1989

Brett, Peter, Stuart Crysell, Martin Fabok, Dan Barnett, Matt De-Wilde, Simon Knapman, Mickey Marnie, and Ralf Franke, formed the Frighteners, a fun band billed as Ex-Allniters.

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9 November: MAX’S (Petersham Inn) – Sydney 16 November: MAX’S (Petersham Inn) – Sydney 18 November: Teachers Club – Sydney 23 November: MAX’S (Petersham Inn) – Sydney 24 November: DIDI’S (Brookvale Hotel) Sydney 30 November: MAX’S (Petersham Inn) – Sydney 7 December: FANTAILS NIGHT CLUB – Sydney 9 December: CALAMITY JAMES TAVERN – Sydney 15 December: FAIRFIELD RSL – Sydney 16 December: MONA VALE HOTEL – Sydney 22 December: GREENGATE HOTEL – Sydney 28 December: MAX’S (Petersham Inn) – Sydney 29 December: COVERS (Three Swallows Hotel) - Sydney

FRIGHTENERS GIGS

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Courtesy of Brett Pattinson & Peter Hill-Travis

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1990

6 January: STUDENT PRINCE HOTEL – Sydney 11 January: TRACKS EPPING – Sydney 13 January: COCK & BULL (Grand Hotel) – Sydney 14 January: ELECTRIC BALLROOM – Sydney 3 February: COCK & BULL (Grand Hotel) – Sydney 16 February: TRACKS EPPING – Sydney 17 February: COCK & BULL (Grand Hotel) – Sydney 23 February: STUDENT PRINCE HOTEL – Sydney 1 March: MAX’S (Petersham Inn) – Sydney 3 March: COCK & BULL (Grand Hotel) – Sydney 4 March: GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL – Sydney 7 March: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 8 March: MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (Hornsby Inn) – Sydney 9 March: BANJOS BISTRO (Bayview Tavern) – Sydney 14 March: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney

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The Magnificent VII A decision was made to start over again under a new name. The Magnificent VII was a rapid departure from the familiar Allniters’ sound. Peter Travis chose not to participate in this outfit. The Magnificent VII played only once for a record release promotion for the single “This World” released in March 1990 on Tru-Tone Records. The track found its way onto the third Teenage Ninja Turtles movie soundtrack “Secrets of the Ooze” released by SBK Records on March 26, 1991. No further recordings were released by the Magnificent VII.

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16 March: SELINAS (Ska Festival) – Sydney 21 March: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 22 March: REVESBY ROUNDHOUSE – Sydney 23 March: MARQUEE CLUB – Sydney 28 March: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 31 March: MONA VALE TAVERN – Sydney 4 April: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 11 April: ORIENT HOTEL - Sydney 12 April: SHADES (Sans Souci Hotel) – Sydney 18 April: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 20 April: STUDENT PRINCE HOTEL – Sydney 21 April: BONDI DIGGERS – Sydney 27 April: COCK & BULL (Grand Hotel) – Sydney 28 April: KINGSTON HOTEL – Canberra (As the ALLNITERS) 8 May: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 10 May: COCK & BULL (Grand Hotel) – Sydney 11 May: FEATHERS (Crows Nest Hotel) – Sydney 12 May: COLLECTOR TAVERN – Sydney 15 May: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 22 May: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney

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24 May: COCK & BULL (Grand Hotel) – Sydney 2 May: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 5 June: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 16 June: FEATHERS (Crows Nest Hotel) – Sydney 19 June: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 20 June: GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL - Sydney 26 June: ORIENT HOTEL – Sydney 29 June: SELINAS – Sydney 6 July: STUDENT PRINCE HOTEL – Sydney 2 August: GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL – Sydney 9 August: GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL – Sydney 16 August: GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL – Sydney 24 August: GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL – Sydney 31 August: LEWISHAM HOTEL – Sydney 20 September: HORNSBY INN – Sydney 28 September: GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL – Sydney 6 October: FEATHERS (Crows Nest Hotel) - Sydney

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9 October SURFSIDE HOTEL – Byron Bay NSW

14 November INTERSECTION TAVERN – Sydney

16 November REVESBY WORKERS CLUB – Sydney

17 November TEA GARDEN HOTEL – Sydney

20 November GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL – Sydney

21 November HARBOURSIDE BRASSERIE – Sydney 22 November BAYVIEW TAVERN (Banjos) - Sydney

23 November ZIGGY’S - Wollongong

24 November GENERAL BOURKE HOTEL - Sydney 28 November UNDERGROUND – Noosa, Qld 30 November WATERLOO HOTEL (Klub D’art) - Brisbane 1 December CLUB PACIFIC – Southport, Qld 2 December SECRETS – Maroochydore, Qld 17 December CRUISERS (Roundabout Hotel) – Sydney 28 December HARBOURSIDE BRASSERIE – Sydney

The Allniters re-form for anniversary – Gold Coast Bulletin 29/11/1990 The nine-piece pop-ska outfit, the Allniters have re-formed for a special tenth anniversary tour. They play at Southport’s Club Pacific on Saturday night. The band, best known for the top ten single Montego Bay, disbanded 18 months ago but haven’t been idle. Most of the members got back together to form the Magnificent Seven and last year released a single called This World. While the Allniters tour may be a one-off, it seems that it may not be too long before we hear the Allniters again in the guise of the Magnificent Seven.

The Allniters re-form for a 10th Anniversary Tour of New South Wales and Queensland.

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1991 - 2015 UNDER

RESEARCH

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After playing around Sydney as the Lunatics, the Allniters reformed with a new lead singer, Miss Velvet Vass (aka Juliana Vasilkov). The Allniters joined the Radiators and other bands from the 1970s and 1980s for Rock Circuit Promotions’ ‘The Boys are back in town’ tour. The concept was created by Mark Kristowski and comprised a variable line of bands such as The Allniters, the Radiators, Choirboys, Cockroaches, Spy Vs Spy, Dee Minor & the Dischords, Swanee, Matt Finish, the Zarsoff Brothers and Baron. Each band performed five of their best known songs during these four hour shows which started in 1997 and ran until 2000.

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In 1998 Allniters teamed up with The Porkers for the east coast 'Skafari' tour. 28 August THE ARENA – Brisbane 29 August THE PLAYROOM – Gold Coast 4 September METRO THEATRE – Sydney With the Hangovers 5 September THE SANDS – Sydney 10 September BAR ON THE HILL – Newcastle 11 September WAVES – Wollongong

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The Allniters reformed with Marcus Phelan (guitar), Peter Aitkens (drums), Alistair Law (keyboards), Justine Harrison (vocals), Nick Hempton and Steve Luke (Horns),joining the old firm of Peter Travis, Brett Pattinson, Martin Fabok and Perry Andronos.

27 August BAR BROADWAY – Sydney With Dr Raju

17 September UNKNOWN VENUE – Newcastle, NSW with the Porkers 18 September NEWCASTLE WORKERS CLUB – Newcastle, NSW Supporting Mental as Anything 17 October THE GLOBE – Sydney With Dr Raju, Lost Hemeroids, Backyskank 6 November SHELLHARBOUR WORKERS CLUB – Wollongong, NSW (Boys are back in town) With The Radiators, Choirboys, GANGgajang, Swanee, Zarsoff Brothers, Spy v Spy and Matt Finish

6 November THE METRO THEATRE – Sydney (The Boys are back in town tour) With The Radiators, Choirboys, Spy v Spy, Swanee, and Matt Finish

The boys hit town: By Kilmeny Adie, Illawarra Mercury, November 04, 1999 The Boys Are Back In Town tours have brought many great acts of the ‘70s and ‘80s to Wollongong and this week they are returning. Boasting a line-up that includes the Allniters, The Radiators, Choirboys, GANGgajang, Swanee, Zarsoff Bothers, Spy, V Spy and Matt Finish, this is Oz pub rock at its best. For the Allniters the tour gives the band the chance to get back on the road and out to its fans. Vocalist and percussionist for the Allniters Brett Pattinson said

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the tour was an opportunity to reflect upon their musical careers and a chance to relive those decades. “We were a fun band and although the music is great we like to be a bit silly,” he said. “We like to have a good sense of humour about ourselves. Too many of the bands these days and back then all took themselves too seriously. All these Boys Are Back in Town gigs are all great because nobody takes themselves seriously.” With the benefit of hindsight Pattinson said there were things the Allniters would have changed. “On reflection we wouldn’t have spent so much money on huge productions, a huge entourage like five men road crews, an ironing lady, and tour manager,” he said. “The other regret that the Allniters has was we never put a record out that we really liked. Even today we are producing ourselves because we couldn’t find anybody that knew what the hell we are on about.”

December 1999

Allniters 3 track single "Nowhere Fast" — Sound System (1999)

Nowhere Fast (Marcus Phelan/Allniters)

Life’s Too Short (Alistair Law/Peter Travis/Allniters)

Nowhere Fast Dub

The single was reviewed by Chad Watson for the Newcastle Herald.

DO you remember The Allniters? Of course you do. The Sydneysiders left a lasting impression on Newcastle - and I'm not just talking about the band's name being spray-painted in huge letters on a brick wall in Church St. The Allniters, who had a top 10 song (Montego Bay) and album (D-D-D-Dance) in 1983, have been conspicuous by their recording absence during the 1990s. Novocastrian ska skipper Pete Cooper has brought them out of recording exile with the help of his label, Sound System, and a few of his own band members. And, with ska and reggae music still on the rise, the second coming of The Allniters should cause quite a stir.

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Nowhere Fast is the lead single from their long-awaited second album. It mixes the group's experienced playing with the youthful vocals of Miss Velvet Vass from the Louisville Sluggers while three members of The Porkers provide the polished brass. The typically upbeat music, including a tropical-flavoured guitar solo, masks a confronting lyrical message. The cutting-truth cliches about the song's male subject lacking potential are sure to leave a deep ska (sorry!). Miss Vass even recommends that he 'should be committed'. Elsewhere she offers to give him everything: 'How about a frontal lobotomy?' The B-side, Life's Too Short, takes a slow reggae poke at procrastination. Drenched in keyboards and Caribbean cool, the song features narcissistic vocals from founding frontman Brett Pattinson.

The single was also reviewed by Peter Holmes for the Sun Herald. In the early-to-mid-1980s few local bands played with as much verve as the Allniters, who have followed up on recent live work with a sprightly, inoffensive ska single Nowhere Fast, complete with subterranean b-side Life’s Too Short and bonus dub remix. 6/10

15 December IRON DUKE – Sydney (Cancelled) Supporting the Porkers with the Howling Moondogs

17 December FISHO’S MANLY – Sydney (Cancelled) Supporting the Porkers with Last Hemeroids

27 December BONDI PAVILLION – Sydney (Back to the Beach Concert) With, The Radiators, the Machinations, Choirboys and Matt Finish

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Review – Hoi Polloi Skazine Issue 8

Yes I don’t alphabetize so good, maybe I should see the schoolmaster. I’d thought this was an old Kiwi skanksters reissue D-D-D-dance from 1983 as heard on Sound System’s Ska Skank Down Under #1. Probably the most commercially successful of all Oz ska bands that decade: Clash Aussie tour support 1981, Madness’ Farewell tour support, UB40 support ’86, all no small boast. Another Fine Mess was recorded after reformation in 1998 when a promoter requested they reform to do more shows. They obliged, and all proceeds went into funding this bouncy diverse gem. Everything sounds full [good audio] the attack is tight, calculated pop with alternating male/female vocals, not entirely unlike lablemates Dr Raju. Sultry femme vocal, and a Brit-sounding guy use the occasional electronic voice filter. Themes deal with unemployment, economic imbalance, Asian immigration, plus 4 mini-instrumentals scattered throughout. Included are requisite JA standards Sally brown and Solomon Gundie. The album’s potent opener “Fame, sex & money’ tells a humble beginnings mod-ska tale at the Sussex Hotel, and if you prefer bouncy 2Tone or thereafter should have no problems with 15 songs here. “Frustration” a Pistols song or written by Rotten’s brother Phil Lydon of the 4x2’s? I wore thous out heavily after a week of little music, a perfect energy pick me up. Depressed or not, they’re singing about my life in several songs. Don’t confuse with country Allsorts. Cover done in a 2954 Magritte Style, this is not a pip. Allniters are allriters!

26 February EASTWOOD HOTEL – Sydney With The Lost Hemeroids and Backyskank 5 August EASTWOOD HOTEL – Sydney With Backyskank and Lyrical Madmen 10 August MAROUBRA JUNCHION – Sydney 12 August EASTWOOD HOTEL – Sydney With The Porkers

2000 The Allniters release their second album: Another Fine Mess (Sound System) – 2000

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25 August WOONONA BULLI RSL – NSW (The Boys are back in town tour) With Swanee, Spy Vs Spy, Choirboys, Cockroaches, Mandrake, Zarsoff Brothers and Dee Minor & the Dischords

In July David Lennon’s autobiographical book Rudeboy Train was published by Bantam featuring a ska band, based on the Allniters, named the Intensifiers.

The Allniters toured China and Japan in 2000 [Tour dates unknown]

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17 February HORNSBY – Sydney With Lyrical Madmen

10 March NEWTOWN RSL – Sydney 24 March AVALON BEACH RSL – Sydney (Back to the Beach Concert) With the Models, Machinations, Cockroaches and others The Allniters are once again saying farewell. Their last Sydney show. 29 March BAR BROADWAY – Sydney With special DJs Pete Porker and Steve Rogers

Sun Herald – 15 April 2001 Allniters set to return to Melbourne for the first time in many years to promote a new album, Another Fine Mess, distributed by MGM. The band played only one show in Melbourne.

15 April CORNER HOTEL – Melbourne, Richmond With Diska and Slyboats

27 April METRO THEATRE – Sydney, City The Don Hosie Memorial Concert

25 May NEWTOWN RSL – Sydney

Peter Holmes and John Carmody – Sun-Herald 17/6/2001

Come Friday after work there'll be just enough time for a quick flat top at the barber before dragging out the old Penguin shirt and brothel creepers and pogo-ing down to Newtown rissole. It's been nearly 20 years since The Allniters enjoyed their only brush with the mainstream courtesy of a sunny cover of Montego Bay and a 90,000-selling debut album yet they are still capable of whipping up an irresistible horn-soaked ska brew. "I'm surprised not only that we're still playing, but that we're alive," laughed Brett Pattinson, co-singer with Peter Hill-Travis.

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"We didn't play for 10 years and then got back together in 1999 after we were made an offer we couldn't refuse to do an overseas tour. The thing I notice about our gigs now is that we are still a contemporary band. We did a tour with some of those 1980s bands like The Radiators recently and we didn't feel like ageing old farts.”

The Allniters disbanded in 2001

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Along with the Strange Tenants, the Allniters reformed in 2004 to support reggae band, UB40's Australian tour, but they did not record new material.

29 July GOLD COAST CONVENTION CENTRE – Gold Coast

31 July STATE THEATRE – Sydney

The Allniters support Madness on their 30th anniversary/V-Festival tour.

26 March LUNAR PARK - Sydney

31 March PALACE THEATRE - Melbourne 1 April THEBARTON THEATRE - Adelaide

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15 May Powerhouse Museum (80s Mod Revival) - Sydney

The Allniters reformed for one show at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum with reformed Mod bands the Sets, Introverts and Division 4 to help launch the book "Stark Raving Mod".

The line up included original members: Peter Hill-Travis, Brett Pattinson, Martin Fabok, Stuart Crysell, Graham Hood and Steven Luke.

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Wake up Sydney/ :Independent Release, September 1985 All That Easy/The Party: Mushroom Records, August 1987 Still In Love/ : August 1988

Nowhere Fast: Sound System Records, December 2000

Nowhere Fast (Marcus Phelan/Allniters)

Life’s Too Short (Alistair Law/Peter Travis/Allniters)

Nowhere Fast Dub

The Magnificent Seven This World/Determination: TruTone Records

March 1990

Album Another Fine Mess: Sound System records – 2000

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to all for the use of their photographs. A special thanks to Donna for establishing the Official Allniters and Club Ska Facebook Page.

Gigography: Gigs have been researched from State, local and regional newspaper gig guides, Music magazines, Worksheets, Posters, Fanzines, University Press Papers, and the Allniters’ archives. The gig list is still incomplete with many Sydney regional NSW and Qld shows unaccounted for.

Also available Freely available in Pdf format from mkt2011@hotmail.com

Club Ska Gigs – Tours & Media

Allniters Gigs – Tours & Media

1985-2010

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