MELBOURNES PREMIER BRITISH ROCK OUTFIT: RAW BRIT RETURNS TO MEMO – FEATURING JOSEPH CALDERAZZO FROM “THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY’

“MEMO is by far our favourite Melbourne gig, and we love performing the twin guitar show – this time with our great mate Joseph, so to bring those two elements together can only mean an unforgettable night of British Rock!” – Mick Pealing. Raw Brit will again smash out 2 big sets of the best twin guitar British classics from Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, Free, The Who, Cream, Status Quo in the classic 5 piece rock line up at the famed MEMO Music Hall. “For a night, you’ll forget everything and rock till you drop .. we know its only rock and roll, but we like it” – John Favaro

Raw Brit are:
Mick Pealing – Vocals (Stars, Spaniards)
Dave Leslie – Guitar (Baby Animals)
John Favaro – Bass (The Badloves, Boom Crash Opera)
Peter ‘Maz’ Maslen – Drums (Boom Crash Opera, The Undertow)
Special Guest – Joseph Calderazzo – Guitar (Great Gig in the Sky)

Raw Brit present the very best of 60s and 70s British hard rock and includes classics from Free, Bad Company, The Who, Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Glitter, Bowie, Deep Purple. Formed around 12 years ago by Mick Pealing (Stars) and Bob Spencer (The Angels, Skyhooks, Rose Tattoo), along with John Favaro (The Badloves) and Peter ‘Maz’ Maslen (Boom Crash Opera), Raw Brit saw an immediate following with sold out shows. “This was the greatest time in music history!” infers lead singer Mick Pealing, “bands were paving the way for a generation to follow and they had nothing to lose!”. The swinging 60s saw Britain (and the world) undergo profound cultural change never before seen in modern society, the historic significance of this period is well documented in the music Raw Brit perform. Drummer Peter Maslen recalls being caught up in the zeitgeist: “There was anti-establishment, anger, drugs, booze, dodgy deals .. and there was also a bad side”. With the departure of Raw Brit co-founder and guitar hero Bob Spencer to Rose Tattoo in 2019, his big shoes were immediately filled by Baby Animals guitar virtuoso Dave Leslie. Complementing the line up this time will be Joseph Calderazzo on guitar. Joseph knows how to rock the Memo only too well, fronting his own sold out shows with “The Great Gig in the Sky” Pink Floyd tribute. Raw Brit members spend their busy professional life in their ‘main’ bands, so it’s a very rare and special occasion when they get to play the music that influenced them. It makes this incredible line-up a must see for every British invasion enthusiast!