Air Supply

Nearly forty years of writing, performing and evolving and the Australian duo of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock make it look like a walk in the park. Despite countless accompanying musicians joining and leaving the band throughout the years, Russell and Hitchcock have battled on to keep their dream alive. Air Supply first came together in 1975 and 39 years later it is clear why they have remained on the music scene for such a long time. Together, the duo have sold more than 100 million copies of their 18 studio albums, 2 live albums, 12 compilation albums and 27 singles. It is, therefore, not surprising that in 2013 the pair were drafted into the Australian Recording Industry Association’s Hall of Fame. Seeing Air Supply perform live in 2013, it was impossible not to sense the sheer passion emanating from the duo that had clearly driven them through all of these years. The mixture of different people enjoying the show was like nothing I’ve ever seen before, from die-hard followers that have loved them since the 70s to young adults who grew up listening to their parents’ favourite band. Russell and Hitchcock’s charisma on stage as they interacted with the crowd, telling funny anecdotes or posing for cameras, is unmatched by the young and contemporary artists of our present time. As the sea of fans sung each and every word of “All Out Of Love” along with the legendary duo above them as they ended the concert, I can only guess that not one person wanted the song to end.