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\n\u201cThe say to see the world join the army or the navy, but it\u2019s even better when you join a rock band because you don\u2019t have to fight. It\u2019s a great way of seeing the world and we actually enjoy playing to a new audience because we get a buzz back from the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Release: THE TROGGS\u00a0first entered the Australian charts in 1966 with\u00a0\u201cWild Thing\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>going all the way to #1 knocking\u00a0Frank Sinatra\u00a0off the top spot! Their follow-up single\u00a0\u201cWith A Girl Like You\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>was also a top 10 smash going to #8. Their Aussie chart success continued with their third single\u00a0\u201cI Can\u2019t Control Myself\u201d\u00a0(later covered by our own James Baker) reaching #13 and solidifying their place as one of the most successful British bands to come from the wave of 60\u2019s bands. They hit the charts again with\u00a0\u201cLove is all Around\u201d which was covered by\u00a0Wet Wet Wet\u00a0in 1994 and spent 6 weeks at #1 in Australia (15! Weeks at #1 in the UK)\u2026\u00a0Reg Presley famously spent some of his song-writing royalties on crop circle research. <\/strong>THE TROGGS\u00a0toured the world to sell-out audiences and were everyone\u2019s favourite Brit-rock band. This will be an evening packed full of your favourite hits by\u00a0THE TROGGS.\u00a0Expect to be taken back to your teenage years in what could be your last chance to see one of the world\u2019s most legendary rock bands live. And we guarantee you, everything will most certainly be groovy\u2026. Come and get wild with\u00a0THE TROGGS!<\/p>\n

We gave Chris Britton of The Troggs a call at home to talk about the band\u2019s Australian tour, being a band for fifty years, the legacy of \u2018Wild Thing\u2019 and more\u2026<\/p>\n

A 50th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary tour… man, how does that make you feel that you’ve been doing it this long and are still out there touring the world?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s weird because it feels like it was all really yesterday *laughs* it\u2019s very strange it\u2019s like time travelling.<\/p>\n

What are your crowds like these days, with such a career and iconic songs have you witnessed a varied age bracket at your shows?<\/strong>
\nThe crowds vary actually, we get a pretty good cross section, the young ones come out of curiosity I suppose and a few our age turn up if they\u2019re as still as mobile as we are that is *laughs*. Yeah, we get a good cross section , we\u2019ve just come back from a couple of gigs in Europe, one in Germany and one in Belgium and they were huge, enormous gigs but there quite a few bands on, but we like to keep it all going.<\/p>\n

It’s been a while since you’ve been to Australia, so can you give us an idea of what people can expect from a Troggs show in 2016?<\/strong>
\nWell, a Troggs show in 2016, pretty much *laughs* apart from the fact we look a bit older, not really a lot different from the last time we were over I suppose, we do mostly the songs that people want to hear, the hits, a few of the B-sides and album tracks, everything we play is stuff we\u2019ve recorded ourselves or written ourselves. So you definitely got a Troggs show you don\u2019t get us playing other people\u2019s stuff.<\/p>\n

What are you looking forward to doing on this trip Australia other than the shows?<\/strong>
\nLast time I remember being in Newcastle, I think we\u2019re playing there\u2026\u00a0 I\u2019ve got a list of where we\u2019re going and traced it all out on a map, it\u2019ll be an interesting tour because we get to see quite a bit of Australia this time as well as end up on a boat. I think we\u2019re allowed the liberty of a couple of days off *laughs* we\u2019ll probably stay in bed. We\u2019re going over to New Zealand on this run too, seems a shame to go all that way and not have a good look, it\u2019s a heck of a journey to get there.<\/p>\n

Of course I need to talk to you about ‘Wild Thing’ a song that was topping the charts ten years before I was born. Did you ever think when recording a cover that had something that could take off the way it did and would still be loved so many years later? <\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s pure luck we were in the right place at the right time and the song came in our direction and we decided to have a go at it and we did it our way and luckily it was the way that took off and people liked. It\u2019s a bit like winning the football pools or lottery and I believe we won with that one. It\u2019s weird it does seem to connect with every generation that comes through and it\u2019s very, very simple lyrics, easy to play, anybody can play it and it\u2019s probably one of the first songs that people learn to play on their own on the guitar.<\/p>\n

How does it feel to have a song with such a legacy behind it where it\u2019s been covered and in movies and is always referred back to you guys?<\/strong>
\nAgain it\u2019s one of those songs that most rock bands wish they had the opportunity to record first time around , pure luck that we were the ones that came across it at the right time.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s kind of funny that your most recognised song is a cover and then Wet Wet Wet covered one of yours and it\u2019s their most recognised song. What did you think of their cover of \u2018Love Is All Around\u2019?<\/strong>
\nI thought it was brilliant, they did a good job of that. Their version of was a bit more musical than ours, but we\u2019re not particularly famous for being musical, our gigs are more like a sporting event.<\/p>\n

Now it’s been twenty four years since your last studio album, has there ever been any thought of a new album or new material?<\/strong>
\nNo I don\u2019t think so, it would be a bit self-indulgent if we did, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s a market out there that would be particularly interested in new stuff from us, and there\u2019s so much new stuff from young people coming out it would just get lost in the pile. It would probably be a bit of a wasted effort really.<\/p>\n

What is it that you still enjoy about being part of The Troggs and playing these songs after so long?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s fun to go out and play the songs, the enjoyment is getting the audience reaction, that\u2019s what the buzz is, and everywhere is different. I enjoy travelling around and seeing different parts of the world and it gives us the opportunity to do that. The say to see the world join the army or the navy, but it\u2019s even better when you join a rock band because you don\u2019t have to fight. It\u2019s a great way of seeing the world and we actually enjoy playing to a new audience because we get a buzz back from the audience. So there\u2019s always that bit of feedback. Adrenaline is a wonderful drug, it\u2019s natural and it hits you every time something goes right.<\/p>\n

What’s next for the band?<\/strong>
\nWell, we don\u2019t know\u2026 next year I suppose. We\u2019ll keep trundling on, we\u2019ve got a few gigs for next year already and we\u2019ll see what happens.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019ve been doing it this long, how much longer do you think you\u2019ll keep going?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ll keep going as long as there\u2019s enough people out there interested to see us that can still get about themselves *laughs* obviously if it becomes impossible or we start looking really silly well we\u2019ll stop it.<\/p>\n

Lastly let’s look ahead and try and predict something, so finish this sentence for me, by the end of 2016, the one thing The Troggs wants to do is…<\/strong>
\nWorld\u2019s wide open here\u2026 hopefully get some surprise good bookings for the year after.<\/p>\n

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THE TROGGS AUSTRALIA TOUR DATES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 3rd November\u00a0HERVEY BAY<\/strong>\u00a0Beach House Hotel<\/p>\n

Friday 4th November\u00a0BRISBANE<\/strong>\u00a0Hamilton Hotel<\/p>\n

Saturday 5th November\u00a0SUNSHINE COAST<\/strong>\u00a0Caloundra RSL<\/p>\n

Monday 14th November\u00a0CRONULLA<\/strong>\u00a0Brass Monkey<\/p>\n

Tuesday 15th November\u00a0SYDNEY<\/strong>\u00a0The Basement<\/p>\n

Wednesday 16th November\u00a0NEWCASTLE<\/strong>\u00a0Lizotte’s<\/p>\n

Thursday 17th November\u00a0SPRINGWOOD<\/strong>\u00a0Blue Mountains Theatre<\/p>\n

Friday 18th November\u00a0CENTRAL COAST<\/strong>\u00a0Entrance Leagues Club<\/p>\n

Saturday 19th November\u00a0REVESBY<\/strong>\u00a0Revesby Workers Club<\/p>\n

Sunday 20th November\u00a0ROZELLE<\/strong>\u00a0The Bridge Hotel<\/p>\n

Tuesday 22nd November\u00a0ADELAIDE<\/strong>\u00a0The Gov<\/p>\n

Thursday 24th November\u00a0SYDNEY<\/strong>\u00a0Factory Theatre<\/p>\n

Saturday 26th November\u00a0MELBOURNE<\/strong>\u00a0The Palms at Crown<\/p>\n

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Tickets available from HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Presented by Metropolis Touring<\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong>\u00a0Andover, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Band Members:<\/strong>\u00a0 Chris Allen \u2013 lead vocals, Chris Britton \u2013 guitar, Pete Lucas \u2013 bass, Dave Maggs \u2013 drums<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/www.thetroggs.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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