If it’s a fun night of entertainment you are looking for, then Eric Grothe with his band The Gurus are a sure bet for your club, hotel, function, corporate event or festival.
Eric Grothe & The Gurus are a solid, rockin’, four-piece party/dance band that has its origins with Sydney acts Three Day Grothe, Dave Gleeson & his band The Stilsons, The Booze Brothers & Vegimite Reggae.
The Gurus perform a selection of the best rock and popular music from the 70’s and 80’s – right through to current hits – and are fronted by Rugby League legend Eric Grothe Snr. on guitar and vocals.
Eric Grothe is popular with audiences and he enjoys interacting with the punters and NRL fans who love to be photographed with him and often bring along their Rugby League memorabilia for him to autograph.
The Gurus are regular performers on P&O Cruise ships and they can also deliver an energetic night of all classic Aussie Rock/Pop – a perfect choice for “Aussie” themed events.
Eric Grothe & The Gurus formed in 2006 and has since backed and featured a variety of special guest artists including Dave Gleeson (The Screaming Jets), Jon Stevens (Noiseworks), Wolf Mail (USA blues artist), Mike Vee (Australia’s Got Talent Finalist & The Whispering Jack Show), Mal Eastick, Phil Emmanuel, Mark Gable (Choirboys) & Sahra McLeod (The Superjesus).
Rugby League Career Overview – Eric Grothe
Eric is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. A New South Wales and Australian representative winger, he played club football for the Parramatta Eels with whom he won four NSWRL premierships.
Known as “The Guru” due to his long locks and beard in his playing years, as well as his hobby of meditation, he played a total of 150 first grade career games for Parramatta, scoring 78 tries. Unfortunately, his club and representative career was restricted by recurring knee injuries.
Grothe’s size, speed and trademark ability to break a tackle through sheer strength enabled him to perfectly book-end Parramatta’s star- studded backline of the early 1980s outside Brett Kenny, Mick Cronin, Peter Sterling and Steve Ella.
Along with dual union and league international Ray Price, these stars formed the nucleus of a side which dominated the New South Wales Rugby League premiership between 1981 and 1986, playing in five Grand Finals, winning four (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986), as well as finishing runner up in 1984 and third in 1985.
Grothe represented Australia in eight Tests between 1982 and 1984 and made the 1982 Kangaroo Tour. He had nine State of Origin appearances for New South Wales between 1981 and 1986.
Since retiring, Grothe has been named amongst the nation’s finest footballers of the 20th century.
Eric is always a well-received guest at sporting functions and also tours with his band Eric Grothe & The Gurus.
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Testimonials
These guys are so talented. I have used them several times at my events and I could not rate them higher.
The amount of times they were able to hype up the mood was incredible.
The amount of times they got people up and dancing and even singing on stage was insane.
I love these guys.
Highly recommended.
Brooke Thompson
Just returned from our first P&O cruise. Eric and the boys were absolutely fantastic.
Went to every show, the guest singers Bill and Steve were an added bonus!
Thank you guys for making our afternoons and late nights so enjoyable!
Looking forward to seeing you play sometime on the Gold Coast!
Nicole Brandon