The Swinging Sixties Show is the perfect nostalgia trip. The past becomes the present, your feet tap to the rhythm of your youth and young love lives all night long... It’s a two-hour spectacular filled with non-stop entertainment and fun capturing the sounds and mood of music’s most exciting era.

Audiences can look forward to a very high level of musicianship and punchy professional performances of faithful renditions of classic songs. Covered are artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Monkees and The Easybeats, and legendary divas Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield and Lulu. Bobby Benton and Tina Turnelle share the vocal duties on stage, covering all the key hits of the day with skilled finesse.

The band members are passionate about the Sixties; no detail is left to chance. Tailormade 60s’ style mod suits and dresses, Rickenbacker and Gretsch guitars, Vox amplifiers... They’re all part of an authentic entertainment experience that will leave the audience cheering for more. To top it off, the show features the gorgeous Sixties A Go Go Girls, shaking their tail feathers in authentic dance routines, with multiple dazzling costume changes throughout the show.

The Swinging Sixties Show always delivers a high-class, top-end stage show, which has filled venues around the city for over three decades. You really can’t argue with that sort of pedigree!

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The music catalogue of the 60s’ contains many of the finest songs ever written and recorded by some of the richest vocal harmony groups, including The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Bee Gees, The Hollies, The Mamas and the Papas, The Seekers and numerous others.

The all-new intimate The Swinging Sixties Acoustic Sessions is a 2-hour show featuring around 40 acoustic renditions of classic 60s’ songs. The inspiration for this new show was the 90s’ MTV Unplugged television series where artists showcased their songs playing mainly acoustic instruments, and where arguably, in many cases these fresh stripped back versions eclipsed the original recordings.

Authentic costumes and a backdrop slide presentation of the original artists and 60s’ imagery only adds to the nostalgia in this show’s journey through the 60s’.

Having entertained audiences for over 35 years, the pedegree of the performers in The Swinging Sixties, combined with quality and well-crafetd song versions in a popular repertoire, guarantees that The Swinging Sixties Acoustic Sessions will be enjoyed, appreciated and loved by audiences everywhere!

Songs include:

If I Fell - The Beatles

Georgy Girl - The Seekers

The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

I’ve Got To Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees

Blowin’ In The Wind - Peter, Paul & Mary

Sloop John B - The Beach Boys

Happy Together - The Turtles

California Dreamin’ - The Mamas and the Papas

Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

Step Inside Love - Cilla Black

Daydream Believer - The Monkees

A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

…..and dozens more of your favourite 60’s tunes

Ah, the '60s... the era of the Beatles-led British beat group invasion of America, Martin dreaming, Woodstock screaming, stove pipes, miniskirts and beehives, and men on the moon. The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Dusty ruled the day, and these moments were captured in all their grainy glory on 8mm film. The '60s have given us some of the most important cultural moments of our lives, and now its most singable tunes have inspired a unique Australian show!

Whether you want to relive your youth or wish you'd been old enough to witness the hysteria that was Beatlemania or go to Woodstock, The Sixties Singalong will add joy to your day. Come along in '60s-style fancy dress (we know you've still got that cute mod babydoll dress in your closet...) and sing your heart out! Just in case you've forgotten the lyrics: they'll be reflected on a big screen next to Bobby and his guitar on stage.

Don't fret about being called out to perform on your own. This is not karaoke, but rather a singalong led by one of Australia’s leading '60s music experts. Bobby spices things up with loads of informative and interesting trivia about your favourite artists, so you'll learn something new, too!

Singalong Songs include:

Hey Jude - The Beatles

Daydream Believer - The Monkees

With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles

Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

Penny Lane - The Beatles

Ferry Cross The Mersey - Gerry & The Pacemakers

Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

When I'm Sixty-Four - The Beatles

Return To Sender - Elvis Presley

Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard

Yesterday - The Beatles

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B.J. Thomas

Dreamlover - Bobby Darin

Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits

Eight Days A Week - The Beatles

The Ballad Of Gilligan’s Island - The Wellingtons

…..and dozens more of your favourite 60’s tunes

FUNCTIONS

Recently The Swinging Sixties was selected for a 17 gig run with Cumberland Newspaper Business Awards Functions. Over the past 25 years the band have also played at many major corporate events, private birthday parties, clubs, pubs, etc as the music appeals to all ages. If you are looking to make your next function a 100% guaranteed success you have found your band!

Chris,

Pass on my thanks to the Swinging Sixties,They were great on the night.
 
With raffles leading up to & on the night the event made a profit of $32,000 to buy equipment for the Kids from the Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick. 
 
Jeff........

Available now for Retirement and Aged Care Homes. Seasoned entertainer Bobby Benton from Sydney's popular Swinging Sixties Show has been performing 60s’ songs for almost 4 decades. He has now tailored a seniors’ show focusing on fun and audience participation, with a huge repertoire of popular songs from the genre that this audience can relate, sing and clap along to. Included are popular numbers from artists including The Beatles, Elvis, The Seekers, Herman's Hermits, The Monkees, Bobby Darin, and Roy Orbison to name but a few. Bobby’s strength lies in reading an audience and selecting the most appropriate songs as the show progresses, thus ensuring that everyone is involved and has maximum fun and a great day!

LIVE FOOTAGE

The Sixties Singalong Show at Duntry League Orange on 21/6/24.

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Music & PosterS

A self-penned original single from The Swinging Sixties. Sounding like something reminiscent of a 1964 release, one could say that this song has arrived over half a century too late. Available on the Swinging Sixties new 4-song ‘You’re The One’ EP from all shows from August 2024 and can be ordered online.

Listen to the entire You’re The One EP at Bandcamp

Poster (The Sixties Singalong) [6MB] - click here (updated 23/1/20)

Poster (The Swinging Sixties Show) [13.8MB] - click here (updated 8/4/19)

Poster (The Swinging Sixties Acoustic Sessions) [5.2MB] - click here (updated 3/3/23)

Stage Plot (The Swinging Sixties Show) - click here (updated 18/11/19)

To download high resolution promo kit photo - click here (1.3MB)

To download high resolution The Swinging Sixties Show 7 piece promo photo - click here (3.9MB)

To download high resolution The Swinging Sixties 5 piece promo photo - click here (3.9MB)