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Cold Chisel @ the Gong (Wollongong)

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| Little Richard, Wollongong 1957 | Bee Gees, Wollongong 1963-66 | The Vamps 1965-77 | Kahvas Jute & Chariot 1970-2005 | Cold Chisel @ Gong 1976+ | The Expression 1981-85 | Finch, Bulli, 2020 | The Leftards - Gong punk 2017+ |   One evening early in 2020 - on Saturday 25 January to be precise - I was leaving Wollongong after doing some shopping and heard an unusual noise in the distance. There was obviously a band playing and intermittent sounds of a crowd cheering. So I thought I would go and check it out. I therefore slowly headed out of town through the back streets towards North Beach. As I got closer, the distinctive voice of Jimmy Barnes was heard, fronting the famous Australian rock band Cold Chisel . To my surprise, they appeared to be playing a live, open air concert that evening. So I kept walking towards the sound and a light in the distant sky. It was a dark night, late summer, and as I slowly crested the hill and got closer to...