Tuffy - The Facts 

It's hard to figure out how, after 20 years 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. Sometimes the crowd can even drown Tuffy out because they're singing so loud!

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.

Tuffy - 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 skinny young guitarist called Keith Urban playing by his side. 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.

Every performance has had its own uniqueness, no two gigs have or ever will 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.