A pre-Dead Livers photo (Caulfield 1977) showing Brendan Mitchell, Marty Atchison, Tony Pizzi and Mike Schack
16th April 1978 - first performance at Mitchell & Mitchell's beer and
country music festival in East Brighton. Members include Brendan and Edward
Mitchell, Tony Pizzi, Mike Schack, and Marty Atchison.
May 1978 - first hotel appearance at Hatters Castle South Yarra
June 1978 - first of many performances at Golden Age Hotel Beaufort. Richard
O'Keefe replaces Tony Pizzi as drummer. On stage at the Goldern Age Beaufort
November 11 1978 - congratulatory letter from Carlton & United Breweries
on being finalists in 3UZ's country music battle of the bands
November 25th 1978 - performance at Yooralla Country Music Festival Royal
Melbourne Showgrounds
New Years eve 1978 at Jung
April 1979 - John Berto and Peter Thorne join band. Brendan Mitchell later
returns
April 18 1979 "live" to air tape for 3PBS-FM at the Prince of Wales. Randy
Broughton first plays pedal steel with band. Randy Broughton on pedal steel at the Stockade Hotel Carlton
October 6 1979 - finalists in "Starmaker quest" in Tamworth
Plaque received as Starmaker finalist
Nov. 1979 - Single "Ballad of a Dead Liver"/"Grandpa" receives airplay
on 3UZ, 2TM and nationally on Nick Erby's country music jamboree.
April 3 1980 - television appearance in Sydney on the John Singleton show A photograph of the TV performance on the John Singleton show
July 25 1980 - support act for Leon Russell and the Amazing Rhythm Aces,
Palais St. Kilda
1980-1984 - a string of residencies include the Aberdeen Hotel North Fitzroy,
the Renown Hotel, Fitzroy, the Esplanade Hotel St. Kilda, the Rising Sun
Hotel Richmond, and the Sydenham Hotel Richmond. Bob Suffern joins as pedal
steel player and Rodger Delfos as guitarist, in the absence of Brendan
Mitchell
Feb 1981 - record "I'd love to have a joint with Willie" which is played
over the PA at Willie Nelson's concerts
20 Feb 1981 - perform at the Mt. Erica Hotel on the eve of Willie
Nelson's concert in Melbourne. Willie Nelson's merchandising manager
attends the performance. For photos from this event click here
Dec. 1981/Jan. 1982 - first jaunt to Ronnie Wearmouth's "Star of the West"
hotel in Port Fairy.
Jan. 1982 - appearances in Sydney (Lone Star Cafe), followed by Tamworth.
This photo was taken at the Lone Star Cafe Sydney
Weekly times March 17 1982 - "One of the most popular bands at the 11th
Wandong Country music festival and at Tamworth in January were the Dead
Livers. They have been booked to appear at the Charley Pride concert in
Penrith NSW on Easter Monday"
April 8 1982 - Albury NSW
April 11 1982 - Charley Pride concert Penrith NSW
April 12 1982 - Paddington Green Hotel Paddington NSW
June 1982 - Star of the West single released
October 1982 - tour of South Queensland during Commonwealth games
December 1982 - Dead Livers mentioned in Billboard magazine (USA) 25/12/1982
Jan. 1983 - Perform at Tamworth. Star of the West nominated in best group
category
March 1983 - Spurs bars open in Moorabbin & other places. Dead Livers
perform
April 3 1983 - Pub with no beer festival Taylors Arms NSW. Marty Atchison
leaves band to be replaced by Ross Nicholson
24 April 1983 - free concert Footscray Park
July 7 1983 - "Jaded Livers lose heart" (Melbourne Truth), "Dead-end for
Livers" (Melbourne Sun), "Livers are finally dead" (Juke)
Sept 3 1983 - Dead Livers reform
28 Nov. 1983 - Dead Livers appear at "Reefer cabaret" in St. Kilda
Jan 1985 - perform at 30th birthday of former Geelong football captain
Michael Turner
Jan 1985 - return to Tamworth for performances at the "Workman's Club"
1986-1988 - Band performs with Craig Reeves and Les Gough
April 1988 - 10th anniversary at Esplanade Hotel
20 Nov 1991- Daydreaming/Loretta cassingle launch Prince Patrick Hotel
December 1992 - perform for MRA Metcat Cross Hotel Near Victoria Market
16 Jan 1993 - Port Fairy
Jan 1993 - Tamworth
19 Feb 1995 - Coldstream country music festival
July 1996 - Railway Hotel North Fitzroy
July 5 1997 Bush Inn Hotel Hawksburn
Dec 13 1997 Bush Inn Hotel Hawksburn
May 16 1998 - 20th anniversary - Bush Inn Hawksburn
July 1999 - 21st anniversary - Bush Inn, Hawksburn
September 1999 - New recording project Warrnambool
July 29th 2000 - CD launch, Bush Inn Hawksburn
August 20 2000 - Regional CD launch Warrnambool
December 28 2000 - Caledonian Inn, Port Fairy
March 9-12 2001 - Port Fairy Folk Festival
March 18 2001 - Wandong Country Music Festival
January 13th 2002 - Red Hill Country Music Festival
March 9th 2002 - Stump during Port Fairy Folk Festival
April 24th 2002 - 24th anniversay Clifton Hill Hotel
June 8th 2002 - Rhapsody in June festival Port Fairy
October 5th 2002 - Bush Inn West Toorak
December 27th-28th 2002 - Boggy Creek Pub, plus Stump Port Fairy
March 2003 - Stump during Port Fairy Folk Festival
Nov. 2003 - Bush Inn
December 2003 - Stump Port Fairy
March 5-8 2004 Port Fairy Folk Festival (Fiddlers Green and Wine Bar)
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