Motor Ace Release Concert Film ‘THE TIME, THE PLACE 2005’
The concert film is of the band’s final show at Melbourne’s Hi-Fi Bar in 2005 before they broke up.
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Almost 20 years to the day since Melbourne indie rockers Motor Ace played what was then their final ever show, the band have released a concert film of the performance at The Hi-Fi Bar.
Shot on 23 December 2005, THE TIME, THE PLACE 2005 is available to watch free on YouTube. It captures Motor Ace’s final gig before they broke up, interwining candid footage from the band’s archives with an unforgettable performance comprising 22 songs, including fan favourites ‘Carry On’, ‘Hey Driver’, ‘Chairman of the Board’, ‘Keeping Secrets’, ‘Lorezno’, ‘Criminal Past’ and many more.
Taking to social media to announce the release of the concert film, the band posted: “Proudly presenting THE TIME, THE PLACE 2005. Nearly 20 x years to the day we played our last concert at The Hi Fi, Melbourne Farewell Show after a long period of hard work. It was emotional night celebrated by us and you... the fans. We'd like to thank all involved in making this film and for the first time we are adding it to our channel. Please give it a like, share and subscribe. If you were there tag a friend and tell us all about it. We came, we conquered, we said goodbye x”
A Daybreak Films Production produced and directed by Rhys Graham and Natasha Gadd, with sound mix by Chris Thompson, THE TIME, THE PLACE 2005 is out now via Liberation Music and Daybreak Films, with special thanks to Josh Newman. Check it out below.
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Motor Ace was one of the country’s most loved bands during their seven years in the spotlight. Their 1999 self-titled EP got them triple j play and led to the release of their 2001 debut album, Five Star Laundry, which peaked at #4 on the ARIA Albums Chart. A massive success thanks to the hit singles ‘American Shoes’, ‘Death Defy’ and ‘Hey Driver’, Motor Ace wasted no time delivering their follow-up album Shoot This, which arrived a year later and debuted at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
But as the grind of touring started taking its toll, along with frontman Patrick Robertson’s health issues, the band went on hiatus for several years before returning in 2005 with their third and final album, Animal.
2019 saw Robertson, Damian Birchall Costin, Matt Balfe and Dave Ong reunite for a run of Australian shows to coincide with the release of Five Star Laundry and Shoot This on vinyl, as well as the compilation B-Sides & Demos online.
Motor Ace released their first new single in 17 years, ‘Knock Knock’, in 2022 and also toured Australia, with plans for a 2023 tour put on hold, with the band promising to be back soon.
THE TIME, THE PLACE 2005 is out via Liberation Music and Daybreak Films and can be viewed on YouTube.
