[MUSIC INTERVIEW] MOOD LIFTERS – 2024 Australian Tour Interview

Southern California’s exciting MOOD LIFTERS are the world’s best performers of the music of RUSH other than if RUSH were on stage themselves. Singer Rocky Kuner was a founding member of the Rush tribute YYNOT, and guitarist Ben King and bassist/keyboardist Isamu Kakitani were with Xanadoodz – A Tribute to Rush.

The shows on the Australian tour kicking off in a few weeks, will be three hours, with a 20 min intermission.  Right after the intermission, Moving Pictures will be played in full, the same way Rush did it on the Time Machine tour.  Other nuggets that will be sure to send Rush fans home happy are cherished songs such as “Closer to The Heart”, “The Spirit Of Radio”, “Freewill”, “Working Man”, and “Cygnus X-1 Bk2” (the entire Side 1 piece from Hemispheres).

Like the band they tribute, all members of MOOD LIFTERS are committed to a simple concept — that the music of RUSH deserves to be honoured by faithful and accurate reproduction, with high energy and enthusiasm, in every single performance.

With a passion for delivering the authentic RUSH experience, MOOD LIFTERS will bring the iconic sounds and electrifying energy of the Canadian rock trio to Australian fans in a series of unforgettable live performances.

MOOD LIFTERS Australian Tour Dates:

Tuesday 20 Aug – The Brightside, Brisbane
Wednesday 21 Aug – Factory Theatre, Sydney
Friday 23 Aug – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
Saturday 24 Aug – Max Watts, Melbourne
Sunday 25 Aug – Rosemount Hotel, Perth

Tickets on sale now from: https://davidroywilliams.com/tours/mood-lifters/

This week Dave Griffiths sat down for a chat with the band. You can take a listen right here: