![]() ![]() band to win Rolling Stone Record of the Year – The Pretty Things are an indelible part of the fabric of popular music and the social influence that it has created. Prettier than the Stones and grittier than The Who, the band racked up a huge history of musical and cultural “firsts” – the “longest hair in the world”, first ever rock and roll drugs bust, most arrests of any band, first ever rock-opera, arrested for discharging a sawn-off shotgun, first U.K. It cannot be overstated the enormity of the impact The Pretty Things had on the UK music scene when they burst upon it with the dirty garage 1, 2 punch of Rosalyn and Don’t Bring Me Down. Of course, Sydney gets a show (supported by Pretty Things fans Tumbleweed), and there’s three Melbourne shows including a one-off performance of their landmark Abbey Rd. And it may have taken them half a century, but The Pretty Things will be performing for the first time ever to Brisbane, Adelaide, Geelong and Perth audiences. Unbelievably, Australia has lucked out and will be witness to some of the band’s final performances. This is a one-off performance and should not be missed.Īfter 55 years of live performing, The Pretty Things – the iconic, 1st wave R&B / psychedelic cult heroes, formed by Ex-Rolling Stone Dick Taylor and singer Phil May – will retire from electric performances at the end of this year when they play one final show in London on December 18 with special friends including Van Morrison and Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour. ![]() Sorrow on Saturday Oct 6 th at the Thornbury Theatre, with special guests Sand Pebbles and The Electric Guitars. Special announcement – to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the album’s release, The Pretty Things will be performing their landmark Abbey Rd. A Psychedelic Extravaganza – wi th Special Guests SAND PEBBLES & THE ELECTRIC GUITARS ![]()
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