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Barry Gibb’s Return to an Influx of BeeGee Fans

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Barry Gibb opens Stage 2. By Jalyn Photographics.

After much anticipation, Barry Gibb opened the second stage of the “Bee Gees Way” in Redcliffe on Friday the 11th September. He first opened the Bee Gees Way in 2013.

After a cold blast of wind, it was refreshing to hear Barry Gibb speak to the ten thousand strong crowd on the Redcliffe foreshore. He said “there’ll always be a chunk of my heart in Redcliffe” and told of how the brothers got started by singing at the local racetrack. He also noted that his late siblings “would have loved this… it would have been an inspirational day for them”. He even gave us a song “There’s Only Words”.

Bee Gees wall of fame, Redcliffe

Bee Gees wall of fame at Peninsula Gallery

Barry Gibb opens Stage 2. By Jalyn Photographics.

Barry Gibb opens Stage 2. By Jalyn Photographics.

Fans Keen on Gibbs’ Family History

Talking to Duane Hart of Peninsula Framing, it seems that visitors were keen to do the informal trail of the Gibbs brothers early years… even while the Bee Gees Way was temporarily closed. Many visitors come into his ‘mini-museum’ of photography (creative and historic) and Redcliffe memorabilia.

There Duane helpfully provides free history sheets about the Bee Gees (courtesy of MBRC), a ‘wall of fame’ tribute, and a map where his staff will point out the old house of the Gibbs family, schools, and other places of interest. He says, “There has been a lot of interest in the Bee Gees Redcliffe origins, but I also like to point them down the road as well, to the Redcliffe Museum”.

Redcliffe Museum (Anzac Avenue, Humpybong Park) is full of enthusiastic historical society volunteers. A free booklet on the Bee Gees family is currently out of print, but they are looking at getting some info again to have something for Bee Gees fans to find out more about them. Currently there is a Greek cafe historical exhibition.

Bee Gees Way statue

The new Bee Gees bronze statue. By Jayln Photographics

08/09/2015 |
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