Countdown Spectacular

The Countdown Spectacular is a series of concerts reviving the nostalgia of the Australian music television series Countdown.

Countdown Spectacular

The first tour was staged from June to August 2006. It featured mainly Australian artists and groups, some re-forming specially for the tour, plus several international artists now living in Australia. Artists and groups performing on the tour included:

Joe Camilleri
Brian Canham from Pseudo Echo
Scott Carne from Kids in the Kitchen
Chantoozies
Cheetah
The Choirboys
Stephen Cummings of The Sports
Joe Dolce
Jon English
Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch of Eurogliders
Renée Geyer
Frankie J. Holden
Hush
Brian Mannix
Paul Norton
James Reyne
Leo Sayer
Sherbet
Alex Smith of Moving Pictures
Wendy Stapleton (Wendy & the Rocketts)
Dave Sterry from Real Life
Swanee
Wilbur Wilde
John Paul Young
Ross Wilson and Mondo Rock
Billy Miller of The Ferrets
Goanna

The Melbourne concert was edited into a television special and DVD.

Countdown Spectacular 2

A second tour was held from Saturday 18 August to Wednesday 5 September 2007 in all major capital cities of Australia. This featured international artists as well as "a host of Australian Countdown favourites". Artists on the tour were:

Birtles Shorrock Goble, the original members of Little River Band
Graham Bonnet
Kate Ceberano
Richard Clapton
Martha Davis from The Motels
Doug Fieger from The Knack
Samantha Fox
Richard Gower from Racey
Paul Gray from Wa Wa Nee
Ignatius Jones from Jimmy And The Boys
Katrina Leskanich from Katrina and the Waves
Dave Mason from The Reels
Les McKeown from The Bay City Rollers
Doc Neeson and The Angels
Sharon O'Neill
David Paton from Pilot
Plastic Bertrand
The Radiators
John Schumann from Redgum
Robin Scott from M
Rick Springfield
Supernaut
John Paul Young

The concerts were hosted by Ian "Molly" Meldrum, John Paul Young and Gavin Wood.

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2007	The Countdown Spectacular Live	Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album	Nominated	^[1]
2007	The Countdown Spectacular Live	Best Music DVD	Nominated
2008	Countdown Spectacular 2	Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album	Nominated

References

^ ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 July 2022.