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Elvis Down Under

One Night with You: Elvis Down Under

6 September 2017 by John Summers
Photo of a line-up of Elvis impersonators on stage, huge neon ELVIS behind them

On a Friday at the Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club, John Summers saw Elvis. Or, sixteen of him. Elvis was Māori. He was Pākehā. He was young. He was usually fairly old. He was drunk, possibly, or maybe just feeling nervy. He was blind, helped to his cane when stepping off the stage. He looked remarkably … Read more

Categories Featured, Pop Culture Tags Coverband, Elvis, Elvis Down Under, Rock 'n' Roll

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