Roll Back The Stone

As the frontman for one of Australia's most seminal bands, the mighty Hunters & Collectors, Mark Seymour is one of Australia's most gifted and respected musicians. He delivered rock classics that immediately etched their way into our national consciousness, including 'Holy Grail', 'Throw Your Arms Around Me', 'When The River Runs Dry', 'Do You See What I See', 'Say Goodbye', and many many more.

Roll Back The Stone was recorded over three nights in June 2016 in the Scrap Museum at Bakehouse studios Richmond, Victoria, Australia.

There are 24 songs here, gleaned from 30 years of writing. Chosen for their structure and storytelling power, these are the ones that have stood up, beginning in 1985 to the current album Mayday which was released last year. These 24 essentially comprise the current set list, although there are a further six or seven we simply couldn't cover on the night.

It is also a way to introduce the band, 'The Undertow' who have an uncanny knack of sounding big when there are only four on stage.

Together we plot a course through the rooms and halls of Australia, juggling this ever expanding list.

And by way of answering the question I'm sometimes asked when I'm waiting to pay for the petrol or standing at the checkout:

"Didn't you use to be in a band or whatever?"

"Ahh yeah.."

"So.. what do you do now??"