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Robert Forster and Grant McClennan of The Go-Betweens performing at the Legions Club in Fortitude Valley, Queensland, 1996

Peter Fischmann1996-05

State Library of Queensland

State Library of Queensland
South Brisbane, Australia

Image from Peter Fischmann Photographs, Accession 27510. The Go-Betweens was an Indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 1977 by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. Members included Lindy Morrison on drums, Robert Vickers and later John Willsteed on bass guitar, and Amanda Brown on violin, oboe, guitar, and backing vocals. In 2001 the song ‘Cattle and Cane’ was selected by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. The line-up at the time this image was taken comprised Robert Forster, Grant McClennan, Glenn Thompson and Adele Pickvance. The Legions Club in Church Street was a live music venue in the 1990s.

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  • Title: Robert Forster and Grant McClennan of The Go-Betweens performing at the Legions Club in Fortitude Valley, Queensland, 1996
  • Creator: Peter Fischmann
  • Date: 1996-05
  • Location: Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • Subject Keywords: audiences, rock groups, rock musicians, guitars, guitarists, microphones, drums, musical instruments, drummers, rock concerts, venues, nightclubs, Queensland, Brisbane,
  • Type: Photograph
  • Rights: In copyright. Licenced to SLQ for non-commercial use.
  • External Link: http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/SLQ:SLQ_PCI_EBSCO:slq_digitool437325
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