Sharon O'Neill ::ARCHIVED NEWS:: Aug/Dec 2007

19.12.07 - Christmas Messages from Sharon!

"Hi Everyone!!!!!

It’s that time of year and so I poached a quote from a beauty contestant…world peace puleeze!

Oh well, nice try I guess, but in the real world let’s pray for it anyway and treat each other kindly.

Enjoy the music, stop and listen, love one another unconditionally and be forgiving.

Have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. Shaz"

♫ Click to watch Sharon's Christmas / New Year Video Message!!!

8.12.07 - Re-Live the Countdown Spectacular 2! - If you caught Sharon live on the Countdown Spectacular 2 tour across Australia in August and September, then you can re-live the highlights of the show, including Sharon's performance of "Maxine" on Sunday night, December 9th on ABC TV. The concert footage was recorded at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, in August.

The Countdown Spectacular 2 special airs from 9pm 'til 10:30pm, so be sure to tune in to see Sharon and a host of great artists performing their hits from the 70's and 80's! Don't forget you can also buy the Countdown Spec-2 DVD and CD from all good music stores now!

12.11.07 - Sharon's Interview on NZ's TV3 - Sharon appeared on NZ TV this morning for breakfast on New Zealand's Sunrise program on TV3. To watch Sharon chatting about the New Zealand leg of the "Let It Be" tour go: [HERE]

Sharon sings five songs 'solo' on the "Let It Be" tour which include; "She's Leaving Home", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Hide Your Love Away", "We Can Work It Out" and "Carry That Weight", which Sharon sings at the piano. Sharon also sings a duet or two with Doug Parkinson and Glenn Shorrock.

The concert is an amazing two hour plus journey through some brilliant musical arrangements of truly timeless songs. It really is a 'magical mystery tour' that you won't forget in a hurry! Be sure not to miss the "Let It Be" show when it comes to your capital city!

♫ Alan on keyboards with the "Day Tripper" band.
Press play to see the video snippet of
Sharon singing "Let It Be" with Doug, Mark,
Glenn and Darryl on 'Sunrise' - 9/11/07.

(sorry, this clip is currently unavailable for the time being...)

6.11.07 - Sharon on Tour! Sharon will kick off the "Let It Be" Tour in Sydney on Friday November 9th at the Sydney Opera House. The following day Sharon and the LIB gang will fly out to New Zealand for a run of shows before returning to Melbourne on November 20 to continue their shows around the country.

The tour will wind up in Brisbane on December 1st. For all the details of where you can catch Sharon and the Let It Be tour performing, please visit the LIVE page.

You can also catch Sharon with the guys from "Let It Be" on SUNRISE on Channel 7, Friday November 9th from approx. 7:30am. So be sure not to miss it!

29.10.07 - Sharon on NZ Radio 97.4 for Breakfast!
"Special in-studio guest was kiwi music legend Sharon O’Neill, one of the stars of the concert experience, “Let It Be: The Beatles Songs of Lennon & McCartney”. Her voice helped define kiwi music in the 80’s, with hits like Maxine, Asian Paradise, Words, Don’t Let Love Go (with Jon Stevens) and Luck’s On The Table, …that and tight satin pants. Speaking of those pants, Sharon told us she made them herself – in fact she made a lot of her stage outfits herself, as you did back in the day. Unfortunately they had a habit of splitting, once while she was on stage. Luckily it was in Palmerston North so nobody noticed. The other day she was going through her old jewellery box and came across that other Sharon O’Neill trademark, the sharktooth earring. She said it looked pretty awful and had gone a funny colour…she said the last thing she felt like doing was putting it in her ear!"

(blurb and pic with thanks to Auckland's Classic Hits 97.4FM).

30.10.07- Sharon on NZ TV's "Close Up" Program!
Sharon is currently in her homeland of New Zealand to promote the up-coming "Let It Be" tour. Sharon will be appearing on NZ TV show "Close Up" on Tuesday October 30th, so make sure to tune in if you are in NZ!   ♫ Watch Sharon's "Close Up" Interview, which went to air on Friday November 9th in NZ, by clicking [HERE].

4.10.07 - Sharon to feature on new 80's compilation.
Sharon will feature on a great new CD titled "Counting The Beat" (Australian Pop Of The 80's). Sharon's biggest hit of the 80's was of course "Maxine" and it features on CD-1 of the 2 disc set. For the first time ever on CD, Sharon's song "Sweet and Sour", from the ABC TV series, recorded by The Takeaways, features on the album. This amazing collection of rare Oz tunes of the 80's is released on October 15th and will be available from all good music outlets, or you can pre-order the album online now from Chaos.com: [Here].
(Sharon is actually pictured on the album cover! - see left).

27.9.07 - Sharon to appear on RocKwiz!
Sharon returns to Melbourne this week for the taping of the hit SBS music quiz show "RocKwiz". Sharon will team up with another Kiwi born performer, Evermore's dummer Dann Hume, for a duet.

You can visit the RocKwiz website and if you sign up for a "Backstage Pass" you can access Sharon's "Firsts and Faves" interview. Sharon chats about things such as the first concert she ever attended to the first record she ever bought, plus a whole lot more! In the meantime, watch out for Sharon's appearance on series five of RocKwiz which starts this Saturday night, September 29th, on SBS at 9:20pm. ♫ Check out the RocKwiz website: [Here]

7.9.07 - Sharon joins the "Let It Be" tour 2007!
It's been kept somewhat under wraps until the last Countdown show, but we can now safely announce
that Sharon will be joining some of Australia's finest singers and musicians for the "Let It Be" concert series of 2007. Last year's show was a run away success and this years line up of singers will no doubt
prove to be equally successful. Sharon will be appearing alongside leading vocalists Glenn Shorrock, Mark Williams and Darryl Lovegrove.

"The Day Tripper Band" will include a fabulous bunch of musicians including; Alan Mansfield, Mark Kennedy, Paul Burton (musical director), Harry Brus, Ross Middleton and Peter Hollo.
Most of these fantastic musicians can also be found in Leo Sayers' band of course!

The tour will kick-off in Sydney at the Opera House on Friday November 9th and then travel across the Tasman to New Zealand for shows from 10th November - 17th November. The show then returns to Australia on November 20th in Melbourne, with shows in Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane to follow. For the full run-down of shows, venues and ticket information, please visit Sharon's LIVE page! It will certainly be an amazing array of talent performing Beatles songs like we have never heard them sung before!

30.8.07 - The Countdown Spectacular 2 Tour rolls along...
Sharon is in Melbourne today for the 5th Countdown show of the tour at Rod Laver Arena tonight.
Meanwhile, it's great to learn that everyone has been getting along so well. Sharon says that everyone is very nice, especially Samantha Fox and Martha Davis. There has even been some backstage fun with some of the artists putting their orders in for backstage 'must haves'! Sharon even joined in the fun with
a list of her favourite things to keep her happy whilst waiting in the wings...

"Season one of 'My Name is Earl' playing on a plasma widescreen, two cases of 600ml Kiwi Blue water,
six Panadol and a Grecian urn filled with hokey-pokey ice-cream and fresh blackberries"!!

The Countdown tour moves on to Adelaide on Sunday Sept. 2nd before winding up in Perth on Wednesday Sept. 5th. The crowds have really enjoyed the shows so far. Stay tuned for more Countdown stories to come!

16.8.07 - Sharon ready to 'hit the road' for the Count Down Spectacular - 2!!
Sharon arrives in Newcastle later this week to prepare for the first show of the Count Down 2 Spectacular! Sharon admitted she was a little nervous, but is very much looking forward to the first show. Rehearsals have been going well with the Countdown band and it certainly promises to be one hell of a gig!

Sharon will be taking her camera along for the 'retro-ride', so we may just get to see some great shots of Sharon will the CD-2 gang and we're sure there will be many a story to tell along the way!

In the meantime, for those of you wishing to purchase official Sharon merchandise, it is now available in Sharon's Shop!

8.8.07- "Memories of the 80's" - Listen to Sharon's Radio Interviews!
For those of you who missed hearing either of the two radio interviews Sharon did this week you can listen to the both right here!

♫ To hear Sharon's Radio Interview with Molly Meldrum on JOY-FM in Melbourne on 7.8.07 - Click HERE
♫ To hear Sharon's Radio Interview with Matt on Triple M in Adelaide on 8.8.07 - Click HERE

6.8.07 - Listen to Sharon on the Airwaves!
Sharon will be doing two radio interviews to help promote the up-coming "Count Down 2 Spectacular" shows, which are only weeks away now!
You can tune-in to JOY-FM in Melbourne on Tues 7th August, when Sharon will be speaking with Ian "Molly" Meldrum.
**Please note: the interview time has been changed from 5:15pm to 4:30pm!**

Sharon will also be interviewed on Triple M Adelaide on Wednesday, as part of their "Hits of the 80's" week to promote the "Count Down 2" shows and to talk about her hit of the 80's "Maxine".

You can listen locally if you are in that particular city, or you can also listen live on the net via the following websites:

JOY-FM - 94.9 in Melbourne - [www.joy.org.au]
TRIPLE M - 104.7 in Adelaide - [www.triplem.com.au/adelaide]

If you miss either of the two radio interviews with Sharon, don't despair! They will be available soon after to listen to on Sharon's site!

1.8.07 - Want to spend ''60 seconds" with Sharon?
Sharon has kindly taken time out to answer a few quick Q's for her fans.
So to find out just what we asked Sharon in one short minute...click HERE!