Dust off your blue suede shoes and get ready to howl like a hound dog for the Panthers Elvis Festival from February 28 to March 2.
The three-day festival will include a classic car show, a pin-up pageant, multiple tribute shows featuring Australian and international artists, and most notably, the 2025 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist (ETA) Contest.
Festival promoter Colin Greene said this will be the festival’s third year at Panthers Leagues Club.
“It’s the first year that we’ve been licensed and endorsed by Elvis Presley Enterprises in Memphis in Graceland,” Greene said.
This year, the Panthers Elvis Festival will host one of three Australian Preliminary Rounds for the ETA contest, and the winner will travel to Memphis for Elvis Week 2025 to compete in the Semi-Final Round.
“It’s been accepted that whoever wins that competition is the world’s best Elvis,” Greene explained.
It will be hard to select a winner to compete overseas with the immense talent scheduled to perform at Panthers – you could say audiences can’t help falling in love with them.
“They spend thousands and thousands of dollars on costumes and they’re absolutely authentic,” Greene said.
“They’ve got the wigs, the hair, the makeup, and people like the spectacle, whether you’re an Elvis person or not.”
It’s time for a little less conversation and a little more action. Visit the Panthers Leagues Club website to book a ticket to a show or find out more about the free entertainment at http://www.pantherselvisfestival.com.au.
Ally Hall
Ally Hall joined the Weekender in 2024, and focuses on entertainment and community stories. She's a graduate of the University of South Australia and has previously worked as a Video Journalist with Southern Cross Austereo and as a News Reader with Australian Radio Network.