Where All The Old Rockers Were

Sun Herald

Sunday October 5, 2008

Amy Cooper

Olivia Newton-John and Friends gala fund-raiser

State Theatre, city

hit When Australia's most beloved star gathers her mates, it is a formidable line-up: the bill for this concert to raise funds to build an Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre included Tim Freedman, James Reyne, Guy Sebastian, Ian Moss, Melinda Schneider and many more. Some had walked the Great Wall of China with Olivia for the charity and they joined her and husband John Easterling for an emotional on-stage reunion. The after-party was a mix of old friends and music biz associates and was refreshingly ego-free and sincere.

miss You can only feel sympathy for Olivia, who belted out Summer Nights (dueting with Guy Sebastian) for what must be the thousandth time. It has been four decades - give her a break!

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