Rock City Presents: Airbourne live in concert
August 14th, 2010
Airbourne is an Australian hard rock band originating from Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, where they gained a steady following with their hard rock sound.... Airbourne's influences include bands such as AC/DC, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Angel City, Rose Tattoo and Motörhead.
The band was formed in 2003 by the brothers Joel and Ryan O'Keeffe. Joel picked up his first guitar at the age of 11 and Ryan had his first drum kit at the same age with Joel being 15 at the time. It took the brothers several years to find like minded musicians with the same taste for making Rock 'N' Roll music in their hometown. Joel was introduced to guitarist David Roads when the two worked at the Hotel Warrnambool. Bringing their guitars to work and, after their shifts, jamming on song ideas, Dave was soon asked to join the O’Keeffe brothers for a jam at their house. Bassist Justin Street completed the picture in 2003, when Ryan ran into him while stumbling home drunk from a party one night. As it turned out his new mate played bass, and was interested in jamming with a band that were looking to move to Melbourne. Finally, Airbourne was born.
Airbourne's hit singles include: "Running Wild", "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast", "Diamond in the Rough", "No Way But the Hard Way" & "Blonde, Bad & Beautiful".