Mainline is a blues rock band in its 9th year. The early years was spent paying there due honing there craft in venues around Sydney. During this time the band worked hard on there original songs, presentation, appearance and overall performance. Whilst as the same time not forgetting to work up a enormous set list of standard covers. Some artist Mainline cover are Eric Clapton, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Black Crows, George Thorogood, Chuck Berry, Garry Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Angels, Jimi Hendix and many more ranging from styles of blues rock, funk, rock n roll and country rock mixed with a twist of everything.
In 2004 the band ended up taking the show on the road and ended up completing 50 gigs in that year alone. In 2005 the band completed in excess of 75 gigs. From 2004 till now Mainline has been very busy from the QLD border to the Vic border up and down the coast, out west gigging at venues and festivals.
Mainline is well and truely a fulltime touring band and one of the hardest working to emerge from the local music scene in a very long time.
The band takes pride in being welcomed back by happy and satisfied hotel venue management time and time again working with volume control to keep the management happy. During 2005 Mainline added clubs to there ever increasing lists of clients. So no matter what the occasion or venue this band has the performance to suit.
Mainline will record there second album in 2010. There album out now which was recorded at Astudio's with Jeff Cripps in late 2005 is available at gigs and through our contact page online. The album will be supported with a tour taking the band into 2006-2007. Most of our gigs comprise as covers and originals.
Through The Motions Album has been nominated for 3 awards at the 5th Newcastle Blues Festival in catagories of peoples choice, best album and best new talent.
In 2008 Mainline won peoples choice award in the blues festival awards.
Thank you Joyce, Greg, Brad, Bruce and Brian for helping Mainline Through the years and also to all our friends and fans for your support. We have even got to sign the wall of fame at the 11th Australian Blues Festival in Goulburn.
Hey man! You live in Sydney yea? Just wanted to let you kno about our gig coming up on This Sunday. It’s at the Factory Theatre in Sydney on Victoria Road, We go on stage @ 8pm and we’re sharing the stage with a massive band called Enspier! Tickets are $18 thru us and $22 on the door. If we play well enough we get put on the list to go play festivals in Germany and its totally dependant on crowd voting. So please come down and help us show the world our music!! Thanks so much for your support thus far mate! Nath [Pure Heir]
Thank you so very much for the kind words and your friendship. You Rock!!! It's independent music lovers like you that inspire us to do what we do. Don't forget to visit us often or else our crazy dancin cat will come after you! Keep "Rockin the Blues!"
We are also the Australasian Directors of Global Battle of the Bands. GBOB is an amazing International band competition with US$100,000 prize money! www. gbob. com or www. myspace. com/gbobaustralia
Look forward to hearing from you!
Christie Stone Office Manager A Red Letter Day (Event Management) Ph:(02)95193978 Email: burgess_ventures@bigpond.com
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