It’s opening night of the inaugural Eat Drink Play Gippsland Festival, and what better way to celebrate than gathering with friends for a great night of live music.LOVE POLICE PRESENTSTHE LINDA RONSTADT SHOW feat. ELLA HOOPER Celebrate one of the greatest and diverse singers of all time, LINDA RONSTADT, as we pay tribute to the halcyon days of Linda’s iconic seventies sounds with Violet Town country cowgirl ELLA HOOPER out the front of an all-star backing band. Experience the classics, the hits and the stories of Linda Ronstadt in this ultimate celebration of the American singer who reached the stars from simple dreams. Slip on your silver threads, head on to the Blue Bayou, it’s so easy to be willin’ with Linda and the gang. A dynamic musical encounter created for the fans of the classics, by the fans of the immortal songs and sounds of Linda Ronstadt. Ella is backed by a stella part of Melbourne based musicians, mostly from a collective known as Deadnecks. Deadnecks are a Grateful Dead cover band who fly the flag for this cosmic American music like no other. The LINDA RONSTADT SHOW features the greatest songs from Linda’s extraordinary repertoire including You’re No Good, It’s So Easy, Willin’, Silver Threads & Golden Needles, Tumblin’ Dice, Blue Bayou, When Will I Be Loved and Long, Long Time, plus many more.Doors 7pm, Show 8pmOn the same night, Trulli Italian Restaurant (across the street from the hall) are putting on a special pre-show $50.00 p/p Festival Feast of Antipasto, Wood Fired pizza and a Dolce (dessert). You can book the pre-show festival feast directly with Trulli using this link ( Another One Bites the Pizza!, a pre-show feast in Meeniyan, part of Eat Drink Play Gippsland ). Perfect to take in both dinner and show for a great night of celebration.