The ''Countdown Spectacular'' is a series of concerts reviving the nostalgia of the Australian music television series '' Countdown''.

Countdown Spectacular

The first tour was staged from June to August 2006. It featured mainly Australian artists and groups, some re-forming specially for the tour, plus several international artists now living in Australia. Artists and groups performing on the tour included: *

Joe Camilleri Joseph Vincent Camilleri, (born 21 May 1948) aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo ...

* Brian Canham from Pseudo Echo * Scott Carne from Kids in the Kitchen *

Chantoozies The Chantoozies are an Australian pop group, formed in 1986. The group featured four female vocalists: Eve von Bibra, Angie La Bozzetta, Ally Fowler and Tottie Goldsmith, and four male musicians: Brett Goldsmith (bass guitars, keyboards, prog ...

* Cheetah * The Choirboys * Stephen Cummings of

The Sports The Sports were an Australian rock group which performed and recorded between 1976 and 1981. Mainstay members were Stephen Cummings on lead vocals and Robert Glover on bass guitar, with long-term members such as Paul Hitchins on drums, Andrew P ...

* Joe Dolce * Jon English * Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch of Eurogliders * Renée Geyer * Frankie J. Holden * Hush * Brian Mannix * Paul Norton * James Reyne * Leo Sayer * Sherbet * Alex Smith of Moving Pictures * Wendy Stapleton (Wendy & the ) * Dave Sterry from Real Life * Swanee * Wilbur Wilde * John Paul Young * Ross Wilson and Mondo Rock * Billy Miller of The Ferrets * Goanna The Melbourne concert was edited into a television special and DVD.

Countdown Spectacular 2

A second tour was held from Saturday 18 August to Wednesday 5 September 2007 in all major capital cities of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. This featured international artists as well as "a host of Australian Countdown favourites". Artists on the tour were: * Birtles Shorrock Goble, the original members of Little River Band * Graham Bonnet * Kate Ceberano *

Richard Clapton Richard Clapton (born 18 May 1948) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are " Girls on the Avenue" (1975) and "I Am an Island" (1982). He reached the top&n ...

* Martha Davis from The Motels * Doug Fieger from The Knack * Samantha Fox * Richard Gower from Racey * Paul Gray from Wa Wa Nee * Ignatius Jones from Jimmy And The Boys * Katrina Leskanich from

Katrina and the Waves Katrina and the Waves were a British rock band widely known for the 1985 hit " Walking on Sunshine". They also won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Love Shine a Light". History Pre-history (1975–1980) The band's earliest inc ...

* Dave Mason from The Reels * Les McKeown from The Bay City Rollers * Doc Neeson and The Angels * Sharon O'Neill * David Paton from Pilot * Plastic Bertrand * The Radiators * John Schumann from Redgum * Robin Scott from M * Rick Springfield * Supernaut * John Paul Young The concerts were hosted by

Ian "Molly" Meldrum Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM (born 29 January 1943) is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur. He was the talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer, and music news presenter on the former popular mus ...

, John Paul Young and Gavin Wood.

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ...

. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

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