- The Beatnix
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Name = The Beatnix
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Origin =Australia
Genre =Tribute act
Years_active = 1980-
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Associated_acts =The Beatles
URL = http://www.beatnix.com.au/
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Past_members =The Beatnix is an Australian Beatles tribute band. It is amongst the longest running Beatles Tribute Shows in the world. fact|date=January 2008
History
The concept for the band was conceived and assembled in March 1980 by founding member Tony Dean as a live performance entity. Through the years band membership has rolled over.
The Beatnix show includes fully authentic musical instruments similar to those used by The Beatles. These include guitars by
Gretsch ,Hofner ,Rickenbacker andGibson ,Vox AC30 guitar amplifiers and aVox AC50 bass amplifier with aT60 bass cabinet. The drums are identical to the ones used byRingo Starr a 1960's modelLudwig Black Oyster Pearl kit. They perform with a range of early period Beatle costumes, includingSgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band outfits. The Beatnix Show has performed internationally with seasons inHong Kong ,Malaysia ,Bangkok andNew Zealand . Domestically from large venues (ARL Grand Final at theStadium Australia 100,000+ people) to smaller bookings (50 people in a back garden setting inSurry Hills ) There have also been many television performances includingHey Hey It's Saturday ,The Midday Show ,Good Morning Australia ,The Don Lane Show ,Ernie and Denise ,Simon Townsends' Wonderworld ,Donnie Sutherlands' Sounds , and appearances at Beatle festivals inAdelaide ,Melbourne ,Auckland and fourBeatlefests inSydney .The Beatnix have also been professionally recorded on the "
It's For You " lost Beatles tracks album, "Stairways to Heaven " with the "Money or the Gun " album and numeroustelevision andradio commercials includingThe Soothers ad,Arnetts Shapes , andBrowns Choc . In print, they have appeared in an ad forHertz .External links
* http://www.beatnix.com.au/
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