Hi. Who are we speaking with and what’s your role in Purple Plush Revolver: Scott Weiland tribute?
My name is Dellacoma Rio, and I’ll be performing vocals for the night. The idea came about while I was in Sydney just a few weeks after the passing of Scott. I called up Tommy Sunset and we chatted through the idea of getting together a night to celebrate music that Weiland has been a part of creating.
Cherry Bar will be hosting this tribute show to the late Scott Weiland (of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver). What can we expect?
We’ve been working hard to put together a full two hour show so you can expect all the hits from STP and VR, but also a couple of songs that are deeper tracks which only the true fans will know.
Can you tell us about the one-off supergroup that’ll be paying homage to Weiland?
Nick Casalini from Darcee Fox and Voodoocain is on guitar, Tommy Sunset from Atomic Riot and formerly of Kill Shott is on bass. Nick Trajanovski formerly of the Deep End and currently of Dead City Ruins (who just recently returned from a nine month European tour) is playing drums and I (Dellacoma Rio) used to sing for Sydney-based Sunset Riot and now have my own project simply called Dellacoma.
In what way did Weiland’s music personally affect you?
He was a massive influence on me as a vocalist. The way that he was able to change his voice to suit different styles is incredible.
