Australia's music industry will gather in Melbourne this Sunday to support one of its own, Max Merritt, who has been suffering from Goodpasture's syndrome in Los Angeles.
Merritt, who is too ill to attend the show, said in a statement "I'm thrilled to find that the concert is not just about me. It's gotta be about entertaining the fans by putting a show together that is a one-off and have people raving about it long after the event ... and I can tell you, the producers have done just that ."He has asked that a DVD copy of this weekend's show be shipped to him ASAP next week.
Goodpasture's syndrome is a disease that attacks the kidneys and liver.
The Concert for Max is on this Sunday, October 21, at the Palais, St Kilda.
ARTISTS
Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows
Renee Geyer
Doug Parkinson
Wilbur Wilde
John Paul Young
Peter Cupples
Marcie & The Cookies
Spectrum
Dinah Lee
Kevin Borich
Brian Mannix
Paul Norton
Normie Rowe
Wendy Stapleton
Swanee
Jon English
Daryl Braithwaite
Ross Wilson
James Reyne
Mike Brady
Russell Morris
George Smilovici
The Delltones
MUSICIANS
Chris Barton (Drums)
David Beanlands (Keys)
Glenn Suckling (Bass)
Gary Young (Guitar)
Michael Christian (Guitar)
Lindsay Field (BVs)
David Hicks (Drums)
Nicolas Lyon (Violin)
Ron Martini (BVs)
Phil Manning (Guitar)
Eric McCusker (Guitar)
Ian Miller (Guitar)
Warren 'Pig' Morgan (Piano)
Tony Naylor (Guitar)
Tim Neil (B3 Hammond)
Ron Peers (Guitar)
Sam See (Guitar)
Jimmie Sloggett/Nick Lester/Peter Malberg (Sax)
Bob Starkie (Guitar)
Alejandro Vega (Percussion)
John Watson (Drums)
Stewart Wilkinson (Keys)
Peter Foley (Trombone)
Dave Cochrane-Lane (Trumpet)
