About
The Rumour is a cover band for hire in Newcastle, NSW.
The Hunter's long-serving function act. The Rumour is built from some of the most experienced players in the region, with Marty Worrall and Karyn Raftery sharing lead vocals and the harmony work between them. The standard set-up is three musicians on guitar, keys and tracks with the two singers out front, running three 45-minute sets of dance music, or a quieter dinner set followed by the party. There's also The Rumour Unplugged, a four-piece acoustic version with two guitars and both vocalists, reworking the same songs. They can even build a whole night from Australian artists if that's the brief.
The show
The standard line-up is three musicians on guitar, keys and backing tracks, with two lead vocalists sharing the front. From there you pick the shape of the night: three 45 minute sets of upbeat dance music, or a dinner set first and the party afterwards. There's a second version called The Rumour Unplugged, four musicians with two acoustic guitars and both singers, taking the same songs and reworking them for a quieter room. If you want an all Australian night, they can put one together.
On the day
For an outdoor booking the surface matters more than anything else. It has to be firm, flat and hard: grass, dirt and any kind of slope are all out. Power needs to be within sensible reach of where they set up.
