Headliners on ABC and ABC iview S1E2 – After a big day of auditions, Elly-May and the rock star band leaders Tim Rogers and Ella Hooper have the difficult task of finalising the two bands of musicians with disability and choosing who they will take to the festival.
Once their decisions are made, Elly-May makes the lifechanging calls to nine musicians. With just seven weeks until the Mundi Mundi Bash performance, both bands meet their leaders Tim and Ella, as well as their fellow band members for day one of rehearsals.
In one band, James the drummer enters the rehearsal space for the first time, where he’s joined by bass player Sarah, along with Mikky on guitar and lead singer and guitarist, Aimee. In the other band of hand-picked musicians is Hayden on drums, Nathan the rapper, Prairie on bass, Sonnet the vocalist and Kayleb on lead guitar.
The songs they will rehearse and sing at Mundi Mundi Bash are also revealed. Ella’s band have Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me with your Best Shot” as well as “Don’t Dream it’s Over” by Crowded House, and Tim’s band will perform “The Real Thing” by Johnny Young and Divinyls’ “Boys in Town”.
With rehearsals underway, Elly-May calls on her dad Jimmy Barnes AO to return to the fold and see how the bands are progressing since the auditions.
Production credit:
Commissioned by the ABC, Headliners is an Endemol Shine Australia (A Banijay Entertainment Company) production. Major production investment from the ABC in association with Screen Australia. Financed with support from Screen NSW. Developed and produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Filmed and post produced in New South Wales. International sales by Banijay Rights. Developed with the assistance of Screen NSW. Post, digital and visual effects supported by Screen NSW.
Director of Content, Endemol Shine Australia: Tara McWilliams. Executive Producer: Penny McWhirter. Series Producer: Kate Paul. Post Executive Producer: Kate Feely. ABC Head of Screen: Jen Collins. ABC Head of Factual: Susie Jones. ABC Commissioning Editor: Kalita Corrigan.
Headliners on ABC and ABC iview – Tuesday 26 November at 8.00pm
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Headliners on ABC and ABC iview S1E2
