A brief article about Mark’s upcoming ustralia Day concern in Penrith.<\/p>\n
Author:\u00a0Omar Hamwi, Penrith Press.<\/p>\n
Date:\u00a022 January 2010.<\/p>\n
Original URL:\u00a0http:\/\/penrith-press.whereilive.com.au\/lifestyle\/story\/mark-seymour-fronts-penrith-australia-day-concert<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Article Text<\/p>\n Rock legend Mark Seymour finds being an Aussie comes easiest when he’s on a surfboard and completely alone.<\/p>\n The former Hunters and Collectors frontman said surfing has been bound to Australian culture since the nation was colonised more than two centuries ago.<\/p>\n For Seymour, surfing is a celebration of being Aussie.<\/p>\n “Most Australians have lived close to the beach since the arrival of Captain Cook; it’s one of the most beautiful parts of the world,” Seymour said.<\/p>\n “I just like to surf for the solitude.”<\/p>\n To celebrate Australia Day, Seymour will headline Penrith Council’s concert at the Sydney International Regatta Centre – one of the largest events on the day in Sydney.<\/p>\n Backed by a three-piece band, his set will consist of songs from his solo album Westgate, along with classics from the Hunters and Collectors’ back catalogue.<\/p>\n “It’s an authentic rock show, with quite a few love songs,” he said.<\/p>\n “I think it’ll get a pretty strong reaction.”<\/p>\n The Victorian says his fan base in Sydney is “not huge” but the clubs he plays are always packed.<\/p>\n “We’re in and out of Sydney regularly and play to a few hundred people a night,” he said.<\/p>\n “I’m a touring artist, so fan-base numbers are hard to get an accurate reading on.”<\/p>\n This year will be busy for Seymour, who said a new album would begin production in two months, as well as a new book and part-time acting gigs.<\/p>\n But for now he is focused on getting Penrith fans on their feet for one of the biggest concerts the region will host this year.<\/p>\n “We’ll make the show as uplifting and enjoyable as possible to celebrate what a great country we live in,” he said.<\/p>\n Seymour and his band will perform on the main stage from 8pm to 9pm, after a set from Cassie Davis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>Comments<\/p>\n N\/A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A brief article about Mark’s upcoming ustralia Day concern in Penrith. Author:\u00a0Omar Hamwi, Penrith Press. Date:\u00a022 January 2010. Original URL:\u00a0http:\/\/penrith-press.whereilive.com.au\/lifestyle\/story\/mark-seymour-fronts-penrith-australia-day-concert Article Text Rock legend Mark Seymour finds being an Aussie comes easiest when he’s on a surfboard and completely alone. The former Hunters and Collectors frontman said surfing has been bound to Australian culture more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9456,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2625","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5xhjD-Gl","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanfrailty.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanfrailty.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanfrailty.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanfrailty.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanfrailty.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/humanfrailty.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626,"href":"https:\/\/humanfrailty.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2625\/revisions\/2626"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanfrailty.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanfrailty.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}