More History

Background:
Venues:

In the 1970s Grasshopper was the resident band at The Grovedale Hotel and also The Golf View [now The Sphinx]. Other venues included The Waurn Ponds Hotel, The Sundowner, [now The Gateway], The Dinosaur [ now The Peninsula Hotel], The Torquay Hotel, Young Farmers Cabarets, Weddings, Football Clubs, parties and other social events. The band was always heavily booked and at times played 5 nights a week.

Television:
Grasshopper, wearing their legendary green shirts, appeared on Channel 9’s “ New Faces” in 1974 which was also the first National color television broadcast. Having won their heat, Greg then wrote their own song for The Grand Final three weeks later coming equal first with comedian Col Elliot. The song was titled “Another Chance” and was based on a groove created by Frank.

Hey Hey It’s Saturday:
After their win on New Faces, Grasshopper was invited to make a live appearance on Daryl Somer’s “Hey Hey It’s Saturday” morning show on which they performed two songs .

Grasshopper Recordings:
Grasshopper also released two vinyl records in the 1970s. The first was a single called “Put Yourself in My Place” and the other was titled “What a Night” which was the first twelve inch single released in Australia. Greg recalls that the song reached number ten on local radio. In the last few years, the band has recorded 6 cds from which they will make a “Best of Grasshopper” cd.

The Searchers:
Grasshopper was also selected to be the support act for a show featuring the English group The Searchers when on tour in December 1975.

Support Acts: In the 1970s, Grasshopper was also support group for Col Joy, Brian Cadd and Mississippi [later to become The Little River Band]. On several occasions they were also the exclusive backing group for Ronnie Burns.