SHANNON NOLL’S HEAPS HILARIOUS COMEBACK
By Samuel Leighton-Dore
Nostalgia. Irony. Some true-blue Aussie patriotism. Oh, and a sweet-ass plate of fish-bloody-tacos.
That’s all it took for 2003 Australian Idol runner-up, father of three, and all-round legend Shannon Noll to re-emerge into our lives in what’s already being dubbed by critics as the most glorious musical comeback in recent decades. I’m just gonna say it – if some two-person Condobolin-based PR firm is behind all this beautiful madness, hand them the fucking award for mastery of social media.
Okay – deep breath. Cheers mate. It all began some months ago, when the whole of Australia reached a silent agreement that clicking “interested” on a Nollsy RSL gig was a kinda funny thing to do. Right? Heaps funny. Soon enough, every young tike and his sheila were getting in on the action. I could barely scroll through my faux-culturally-affluent Facebook feed without seeing [insert BRAG-reading indie filmmaker arts student friend] either “interested in” or “attending” one of Shazza’s upcoming gigs at [insert dusty venue ala Revesby Workers Club or Burwood RSL].
Then came the memes…
Oh, and the fucking epic (it’s actually really good – admit it) remix…
And the Facebook events…
Naturally, Shannon’s Facebook page engagement came up like a kid downing his first handful of pingers with a can of passionfruit UDL at Stereosonic.
Being the under-dog-loving nation that we are, the clear next step of action was securing this down-on-his-luck Aussie legend’s position in the upcoming line-up for Groovin The Moo. Did we deliver? Oh boy. Fucking oath we delivered, mate. We let Nollsy down once in 2003 – we weren’t about to do it again.
Poor Cosima must be spewin’! We have obviously reached out to Nollsy’s management for comment at this exciting time. I mean, who knows what the future could hold?
We reckon the sky’s the bloody limit.
