Rock & Roll News:

Once again, our rock 'n' roll community came together on Good Friday to dance but, more importantly, contribute towards the Royal Children Hospital Appeal. Always a worthwhile endeavour for rock 'n' rollers as an annual event in our dancing calendar.

Rock'n'Suzie hosted her charity dance at Pakenham as usual complete with several bands playing and with classic cars & hotrods... [Read More]

New venue for rock ‘n’ roll bands & dancing is always welcome in Melbourne. The Barn live in Bayswater has started staging a monthly rock ‘n’ roll bands & dancing with no entry fee on Sunday afternoon since about last year but it is still relatively unknown to a lot of rock ‘n’ rollers in Melbourne. This venue has a good sound system and the dance floor, whilst it’s not huge, is more than... [Read More]

NYE's was celebrated at several venues in Melbourne with live bands and dancing to see in the new year. Generally, 2024 was a very good year for 1950's style music and dancing not only with the variety of gigs and venues in Melbourne and country Victoria but also inter-state with large music festivals such as Cooly Rocks On, Greazefest and Chromefest all very well attended. and getting rave... [Read More]

Jon & Zoe celebrated their Alleycatz's 19th Anniversary in hosting rock 'n' roll dances and dance classes in Melbourne. Their dance classes still remain the biggest and most successful in Melbourne. Well done to Alleycatz for their huge contribution in promoting live rock 'n' roll bands, dancing & classes.

As part of its celebration, the very popular Adelaide "teddy boy"... [Read More]

American soul and R&B artist, Les Greene, thrilled the audience with his high energy, all singing & all dancing Australian performance tour last weekend. Les Greene is popular in many music festivals around the world including Viva Las Vegas (USA) and Rhythm Riots in Europe where he showcases his own rendition and interpretation of popular 1950's and 1960's hit tunes as well as his own... [Read More]

Greazefest Festival is Australia's longest running 1950's style festival showcasing bands, rock 'n' roll dancing, classic cars and hotrods display, merchandise & 1950's style fashion and Pinups competition. This year's festival was the 25th edition and including those staged in Melbourne in previous years, Greazefest has been staged 27 times in the last 25 years. What an achievement for Lori... [Read More]

The 2024 Cooly Rocks On Festival puts on another fantastic show for the thousands who attended the festival in Coolangatta this year. The weather was glorious throughout the festival with sunny days and gentle cool breezes to the shore and Marine Parade where the main events took place. There was no winter gloom in Coolangatta with non-stop rock 'n' roll dancing from morning to night.

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The Victorian Rock 'n' Roll Dance Association (VRRA) held its annual dance championship last weekend at the Hungarian Club in Wantirna South. It was a fully booked out event with about 400 - 500 rockers & their families turning out to support Melbourne's premier rock 'n' roll dance event. Many came dressed in their 1950's style clothing which add to the wonderful nostalgic atmosphere in the... [Read More]

Since late 2023, Sandown Park Hotel in association with its promoter, Kingpins Kustoms, has been hosting free bands and dancing at its venue in conjunction with the staging of classic cars, hotrods & motorbikes shows. It's unheard of really in today's economic climate where prices for everything including entertainment are rising every day. A big shout out to Sandown Park Hotel in generously... [Read More]

Once again this year, our Melbourne rock 'n' roll community turned up with pride and in numbers to take part in the annual Good Friday Appeal dances. Two events were held in Melbourne this year that I know of - RocknSuzie dance in Pakenham and Adrian's dance at Burwood Whitehorse Club.

From feed-back I have received, both dances were well attended. In particular, the event in... [Read More]