By JESSE GRAHAM
A NIGHT of unplanned, unscripted and unconventional humour will be held next week at the York on Lilydale, as Kevin Bloody Wilson comes to town.
Wilson, who has performed humorous, tongue-in-cheek and often-expletive-riddled songs around the world for 30 years, will take the stage on Tuesday, 12 August.
With a reference to musicians’ repeated ‘final’ tours, Wilson’s Lilydale show begins his The First of the Final Farewell Tours – Perhaps … tour.
He said that attendees on the evening could expect anything from the shows, which never came with a set-list.
“I open with a song – where it goes from there, I don’t usually know,” he said.
“I just go out and do whatever I do – when I run out of s**t to talk about, I play a song.”
Wilson first started his musical career when he recorded songs on a cassette tape for his mates, all about his experiences working in the mines in Kalgoorlie.
His unique musical and comedic style quickly took off with his 1980s release, Your Average Australian Yobbo, and he has been performing around Australia and the world since.
Looking towards his coming tour, Wilson said that he was excited about performing in Lilydale, and meeting residents after the show.
He said that one of his favourite parts of performing was having the entirety of the crowd singing along with his often-crude lyrics and participating in the conversations.
“A big part of my show, which anyone will attest to, is about the involvement – everyone gets stuck into it,” he said.
“I just love the fact that I can get up there every night, knowing full well that me and the audience are going to have a fabulous time and a really funny night out together.”
Kevin Bloody Wilson will perform at the York on Lilydale on Tuesday 12 August, beginning at 7pm. For more information, call 9736 4000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.au.
