Īdelaide band Astra Kahn formed in 1972, including Glyn Dowding on drums, Andrew Durant on guitar, and Malcolm Eastick on guitar and vocals. Stars re-formed in 2019, announcing a tour in November and December of that year. It peaked at No. 8 on the albums chart with proceeds donated to Andrew Durant Cancer Research Foundation. A tribute performance by Stars members and other Australian acts followed in August and a double- LP, Andrew Durant Memorial Concert was released in 1981. By that time Durant had been diagnosed with cancer, the band had their last performance on 5 November and Durant died on at age 25. Their second album, Land of Fortune, was released in June 1979 and peaked at No. 35. The band's debut album, Paradise, peaked at No. 14 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1978 and included their highest charting single "Look After Yourself" which reached No. 30 on the related singles chart. Thompson then left and was replaced by a succession of bass guitarists including Roger McLachlan (ex- Little River Band) and Ian McDonald. They were joined by guitarist, songwriter, Andrew Durant in 1976 and relocated to Melbourne. Founding members were Glyn Dowding on drums Malcolm Eastick on guitar and vocals Mick Pealing on vocals and Graham Thompson on bass guitar. Stars are an Australian country rock band formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1975 and disbanding in 1979, before re-forming in 2019. Astra Kahn, Flash, Little River Band, Broderick Smith's Big Combo, Mighty Oz Rock
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