As the Sports Coordinator of the Sporting Shooters Karl feels that “The Masters Games are a great opportunity for sporting shooters to meet and continue build the sport in Alice Springs and throughout Australia.” Thirsty Merc headlining the Closing Ceremony Thirsty Merc are one of Australia’s finest live acts and their songs have become part of the fabric of Australia’s music DNA! 15 years ago, they bounded onto the music scene with their summertime sounds, making their mark on radio and TV. The band members consist of Rai Thistlethwayte lead singer on vocals, piano and guitar, Phil Stack on bass and Matt Smith on guitar. Thirsty Merc formed in Sydney in 2002 releasing their debut EP, First Work, in September 2003, before being signed to Warner Music. The band’s big break came in 2004 with the release of their debut, self-titled, album which included the hits, ‘Someday, Someday’ and ‘In the Summertime’, the theme song for Bondi Rescue since 2006. Two more studio albums followed, Slideshows in 2007 and Mousetrap Heart in 2010 which included radio staples, ‘20 Good Reasons’, ‘Mousetrap Heart’, and ‘Tommy and Krista’. Fast forward to 2015, Thirsty Merc released ‘Shifting Gears’, their first wholly independent and first new material in five years and spent the next few months crossing the country and now they’ll be here with us celebrating the 17th running of the Alice Springs Masters Games. Come see Thirsty Merc headlining the Opening of the Masters Games Ceremony at Anzac Oval, Saturday 20 October along with supporting acts ‘Night Fever’ a Bee Gees Revival tribute band, ‘Dr Elephant’ a cover band and local band ‘Wolfpack Amadeus’. The first act will start at 5pm, come down early for the best spot! If you have any questions regarding this event please contact the Games office on 1800 658 951.