Tripod (band)
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Tripod after Brisbane show at the Tivoli. 1 December 2007.
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| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Acoustic rock, comedy rock |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Associated acts | Kind of Pluto, Scott Edgar and the Universe & 7cm of Alex Lamberton |
| Website | 3pod.com.au |
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Tripod are an Australian musical comedy trio founded by Scod (Scott Edgar), Yon (Simon Hall) and Gatesy (Steven Gates) in 1997. They provide original songs and harmonies, strung together by comic banter.
Tripod emerged from the thriving Melbourne live music pub scene of the mid nineties, supporting popular local cover bands in such places as the Station Hotel, The Esplanade, the Central Club, the New Orleans Tavern and the Ritz, St Kilda. They were very much a cover band at first, smashing out spirited three part harmony takes on hits by the likes of Elvis Costello, Bowie, the Beach Boys and of course their beloved Queen. Prior to that they did their time as buskers in Melbourne malls with a far-fetched prop act of which no record exists (mercifully). They garnered a passionate and fairly drunk local following via regular residencies at the Commercial Hotel, Yarraville, just after it stopped being a biker bar.
They soon became regulars at the Prince Patrick Hotel in Collingwood, a then-infamous Melbourne comedy haunt, where they honed their skills in countless residencies and appearances from 1998 through to its demise as a comedy mecca in 2003.
Tripod are stalwarts of their home festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where they have performed pretty much every year since 1997 when they took their pub act and jammed it into a one-hour festival format at St Martins Youth Arts Centre, in a show entitled Welcome to My Wonderwall, which was cuttingly topical at the time.
They have appeared on countless music festival stages over the years including the Falls Festival, the Port Fairy Folk Festival, the Queenscliff Music Festival and the mighty Woodford Folk Festival from which they never quite returned.
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