On 29 August 2006, legendary Aussie rocker Billy Thorpe held a benefit Concert for his long time friend, former fellow Aztec & pioneering guitar hero Lobby Loyde, who had been diagnosed with lung cancer, to help his family with medical expences etc. Thorpe assembled a who's who of 60's & 70's rock, some bands reforming for the first time in in decades, to honour the now ailing musician, now in the final stages of the disease, who was not expected to be well enough to peform himself. However to the joy of the 1,000's who packed The Palace, Loyde played with 3 of his reformed bands that night: The original Wild Cherries, The 70's era Aztecs & for the finale, Lobby & his notorious Coloured Balls played his signature showcase "GOD (Guitar Overdose)", defiantly playing as though he was perfectly well..it would however be Lobby's last ever performance. By the end of the 10 minute epic, there would have barely been a dry eye in the house as the audience roared their approval, especially when Thorpie came on stage to pay one last tribute to his mate. Little did we know at that moment that both would be gone by April the following year, nor that Lobby would indeed outlive Billy by 2 months RIP Billy RIP Lobby
On 29 August 2006, legendary Aussie rocker Billy Thorpe held a benefit Concert for his long time friend, former fellow Aztec & pioneering guitar hero Lobby Loyde, who had been diagnosed with lung cancer, to help his family with medical expences etc. Thorpe assembled a who's who of 60's & 70's rock, some bands reforming for the first time in in decades, to honour the now ailing musician, now in the final stages of the disease, who was not expected to be well enough to peform himself. However to the joy of the 1,000's who packed The Palace, Loyde played with 3 of his reformed bands that night: The original Wild Cherries, The 70's era Aztecs & for the finale, Lobby & his notorious Coloured Balls played his signature showcase "GOD (Guitar Overdose)", defiantly playing as though he was perfectly well..it would however be Lobby's last ever performance. By the end of the 10 minute epic, there would have barely been a dry eye in the house as the audience roared their approval, especially when Thorpie came on stage to pay one last tribute to his mate. Little did we know at that moment that both would be gone by April the following year, nor that Lobby would indeed outlive Billy by 2 months RIP Billy RIP Lobby
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