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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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Morgan Evans brings home a slice of Nashville

Newcastle pop-country star Morgan Evans squeezed into the Stag & Hunter Hotel on Friday for a surprise gig. Picture: Peter Coates

ANNOUNCED at two days notice and sold out within five minutes, Newcastle boy Morgan Evans took a couple of days out of the current hectic CMC Rocks and Brad Paisley tour to head home for a one-off show at the Stag & Hunter Hotel.

Initially planned to be just an Evans solo set, publican Mick Starkey was surprised when a truck turned up with drums, amps and keyboards, and then the whole band rocked up to check out the venue having been onstage at Rod Laver Arena 18 hours earlier, and at the airport at 4am to make it happen.

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