Australian Pink Floyd Show

The sign was pinned to the message board in 'Allans Music', the biggest music store in Adelaide, situated in Gawler Place in the city centre. It was August 1988, and the Adelaide live music scene was thriving. Bands played most nights of the week in venues scattered across the city and through the suburbs, all trying to build up a following and hoping for that big break to come. For a young Adelaide band, even the dream of playing interstate was a big one - Melbourne being the next nearest capital city at around 10 hours by road - and few bands ever managed to achieve it.

The ad had been placed by Lee Smith, a guitarist obsessed with Pink Floyd, and wanting only to play the music he and his peers enjoyed most. Along with drummer Grant Ross and bassist Trevor Turton they sought the extra elements needed to realize their dream. The term 'tribute band' had not been thought of at this stage - bands simply played covers of the music they loved - either by various bands, or by concentrating on only one. Adelaide band 'The Zep Boys' had already started making a mark on the local scene by doing just this. Their renditions of Led Zeppelin classics were packing the crowds in all over Adelaide, and they were soon to gain interest and acclaim interstate.

Steve Mac and Jason Sawford individually answered the ad and both arrived at the Elizabeth South Primary School Drama room, to audition for the band. Lee Smith was amazed that Jason was living on 'Barritt' Street - the connection escaped Jason though, not knowing anything about Syd Barrett at that time! Jason arrived at the audition with a solitary keyboard which he himself admits he didn't know how to work! Steve had already played in a couple of bands and had done various gigs, but what they mainly brought with them was enthusiasm.

Since then the band has changed the name and the line-up periodically, but the heart and soul remains the same into 2008.