Town Hall, 6pm, September 6: Grant & I: Inside and Outside the Go-Betweens by Robert Forster

Adam Ousten, Fullers Bookshop. Firt published August 24

Grant & I: Inside and Outside the Go-Betweens by Robert Forster Book Launch and In-Conversation with Tim Cox at Hobart Town Hall, 6pm Tuesday September 6

Robert Forster met Grant McLennan at the University of Queensland in the mid-1970s; two undergrads with a shared passion for music, film, poetry and pop-culture. Soon they formed The Go-Betweens whose bohemian pop music full of literary allusions and local references stood out amidst the exploding local punk rock scene.

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Over the next decade, and with the addition of other members, they recorded nine studio albums and toured the world, playing alongside bands such as The Birthday Party, Orange Juice, The Triffids, The Smiths and REM. By the time these two ambitious but rock-star-wrecked handsome men sacked their own band in 1989, their unique contribution to the Australian music scene had sparked comparisons with Lennon/McCartney and delivered songs that have gone on to become part of our cultural musical lexicon: ‘Cattle and Cane’, ‘Spring Rain’, and ‘Streets of Your Town’.

Thirty years after they first met, and ten years after Grant’s tragic passing, Robert Forster has written a deeply personal reflection on his life-long friendship and collaboration with Grant McLennan; covering the background stories to some of their most well-known songs; adventures in London, Glasgow, Europe, the US – and Brisbane; and dealing for the first time with the devastating personal consequences of their band’s break-up.

Tickets on sale at Fullers Bookshop:

1 x ticket: $20
1 x ticket + 1 x book: $49.95
(Grant & I RRP: $35)

Robert will be in conversation with Tim Cox and playing songs at Hobart Town Hall, Tuesday September 6, 6pm. Tickets from Fullers Bookshop

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