Tuffy and Keith Urban 2009



Stop Press Update! Sat  Dec 19 2009. Tuffy and Keith together again after nearly 20 years! 

Tuffy - The Facts

 It's hard to figure out, how after 21years of playing in pubs throughout Australia and overseas, Tuffy's act still works so well today. After all, there's nothing much to it: just one bloke singing and playing a guitar with a 20 year old drum machine for backing. But work well it certainly does, he is still pulling huge crowds. Take The Normanby Hotel on Sundays for example, it has become the biggest pub gig Brisbane has ever seen.
Maybe the clue lies in the act's simplicity. Because the songs are so stripped down, it gives an opportunity for the audience to get involved and become part of the performance.
Maybe its because it is just one bloke, there is no technology or anyone else to hide behind, he must make it work, or maybe it's because he just loves to party and loves to see everybody else doing the same. If the truth be known it's probably all of the above and the fact that history does have a habit of repeating itself.

 The History

Of the gigs Tuffy has played at over the years, some have represented an era in peoples lives. Some may remember The Underground days or The Mayfair Crest with a young guitarist called Keith Urban playing by his side, (hasn't he kicked on). Then there was City Rowers, Billys Beach House and the original Fishermans Wharf all legendary gigs and who could forget the Trans on Saturday nights in the mid 90's, then of course there was 10 years of partying at Fridays Mooloolaba.

There has been gigs on tropical Fijian islands, a performance on the first Compass 2 flight to Cairns (remember them?) the entertainment for Shane and Simone Warne's wedding and many corporate gigs for companies such as Toyota, Merecedes Benz and McDonalds.

 

The Vibe

There have been many couples who have met at a Tuffy gig and then revisted that moment, by having him play at their wedding reception. The usual brief is, "whatever you played back then, that's what we want". The reception ends up more like a party. A Tuffy wedding is definitely not your typical boring, ("Hurry up and cut the cake so we can kick on somewhere else") wedding. That's for sure!
Every performance has had its own uniqueness, no two gigs have, or will ever be the same. For some people, a single night will be etched in their minds for whatever reason...a song is like photogragh, it can bring back the best memories.

There is nothing better than being part of an audience that is totally in sinc with the performer, they become part of the performance, the roar when everyone joins in for the chorus is electric, you can literally feel the buzz rushing through your body, the entire crowd's energy is tuned into the same frequency, that's what brings them back. That's why Tuffy can't stop.

HE'S ADDICTED TO IT!