This was Elton John’s first tour of Australia and New Zealand. He played outdoors and Jands provided what was then the largest sound system every assembled in Australia. Elton’s personal monitoring system consisted of JBL studio monitors supplied by Clair Brothers. Sound System 2 x RCA W Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K140 4 [...]

In May 1971 Daddy Cool released their debut single ‘Eagle Rock’ and it stayed at number 1 on the Australian singles chart for ten weeks. On Sunday September 19, 1971 Ross Wilson and the band headlined a show at the Sydney show ground which also featured Chain, the La De Das, Taman Shud and Greg [...]

One of the first outdoor shows Jands provided audio for was a concert was held at the Heddon Greta Speedway near Newcastle. The PA system included two Jands 4 x 12″ speaker columns shown on the left side of the photo. Microphones were AKG D190s. The mixer was designed and largely built by Philip Storey [...]