Melbourne 2006

[sara79]

Today's Herald Sun October 12th 2016

[Andyleo]

I love it!! I can't stand John Farnham. I was so glad he wasn't at the Sydney show I attended. Thanks for the post, very interesting indeed.

[StreetAngel86]

i like both of them
but when the tour was announced it made it sound like they were playing TOGETHER
and that's what it should have been.


The Farnham fans were SOOOOO effn rude
leaving after his set and stuff WHEN Stevie was on
like you couldn't have left BEFORE she started ugh

[Macfanforever]

John did tunes with Olivia Newton John.

[ricohv]

I'm having a hard time believing the part about the show that they say she decided to open for him (and subsequently run late). Does anyone know if that really happened?
Ricoh

[StreetAngel86]

I'm having a hard time believing the part about the show that they say she decided to open for him (and subsequently run late). Does anyone know if that really happened?
Ricoh

I don't remember
but i know there was rumblings
because of the instrumentals/tech equipment being not looked after by him and his people
so she wanted to go on first ... that was probably posted on here somewhere?

[Nathan]

Love it. Sounds true to me. Always wondered what happened to her and McManus, I guess all is well or he's working his way back.

[Macfanforever]

Too bad they scratched the DVD."Pun intended".

[cactusjack]

a different take from today's Herald Sun in Melbourne

[ahafan02]

It's a shame this was never officially released. Her performance of "Beauty and the Beast" is not only the best version of the song but Stevie's vocals were incredibly spot on, without a flaw. It was a complete powerful and emotional performance. I wish she had included it on Crystal Visions instead of the awful "Rock and Roll".

As far as the botox, I remember reading that. She thinks she looked awful and won't release it but she looks fine to me.

[Nathan]

"We don't want to turn this into War and Peace..."

"She was too busy in her coven with black drapes, lit candles, ouija boards wan whatever else."

Damn son! :]

[mylittledemon]

a different take from today's Herald Sun in Melbourne

A lot of he-said, she-said going on with that one. 10 years later this whole thing still almost seems like a non-event to me. :shrug:

[gldstwmn]

He sounds like a complete and total ass. Good riddance.

[michelej1]

[From an article where the unauthorized biographer defends his book]

http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2016/11/01/exclusive-author-of-unauthorised-john-farnham-biography-hits-back-after-singer-slams-book/


Music. com Nov 1st 2016 | 11:10am | Neil GriffithsMore Sharing Services


Farnham also rejected claims that he was sacked from a 2006 Australian tour with Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks; however, Apter says the claims in question relate to a recent dispute between Wheatley and tour promoter Andrew McManus as opposed to his book's version of events.

McManus alleged that Farnham was sacked from the tour for treating Nicks so poorly, however Wheatley dismissed the claims.

"Glenn read everything that I wrote about the Stevie Nicks situation and he said ‘That's absolutely what happened,'" Apter said.

Apter's book alleges that the tour was a disaster and that Nicks tried her best to "make John’s set shorter and shorter".

"There’s a great comment. After the first night, they played in Brisbane, John came off first and blew the crowd away," Apter explains.

"Stevie came on and pretty much bored them and she came up to McManus the next day and said, ‘You didn’t tell me that I was playing with the Frank Sinatra of Australia'."

Apter is so adamant that his book is accurate, that he encourages Farnham to read it.

"The book is certainly written in the right spirit and I think if John read it, he’d understand," he says.

"I’d like to think it’s a really good, accurate, readable snapshot of a guy whose life deserves this kind of coverage."

The comments come just months after it was again hinted that a TV biopic about the singer is in the works.

The Music has contacted Wheatley for comment.