Australia's Thunder from Down Under

Australia's Thunder from Down Under
Formation 1991
Type Theatre group
Purpose Erotic
Location

Australia's Thunder from Down Under is an Australian male revue who perform in Las Vegas, NV and tour internationally. The show is a 90-minute, interactive performance with choreographed dance and flashing lights. Their main competitor is Chippendales. The show is co-owned by Adam Steck and founder Billy Cross.

Since its debut in 1991, nearly 10 million people have watched them perform. Originally, the show uses the Australian practice of no tipping[1] as a way to attract audiences.[2] Their first show was in an old theater in The Frontier in '01 and booked a show in the Excalibur Hotel in '02. Since then, Thunder has toured over 15 countries including Russia, England, Canada, South Africa, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Ireland and, in 2017, will be headed to Thailand and China as well.[3]

Each year, the group releases an annual calendar featuring the dancers and releases a documentary of the shoot.[4]

Notable mentions

Thunder From Down Under has also been featured on several television shows, including Today, The Tyra Banks Show, E!'s Top 12 Sexiest Vegas Shows, The View, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Drop Dead Diva, Project Runway and Impractical Jokers.

AOL'City Guide named them as "Best Adult Attraction of 2006 and 2007." The Las Vegas Review-Journal named them "Best Male Revue in 2006 and 2007."

The show was voted "Best Male Strip Show" in the 2011 Review-Journal Poll: Best of Last Vegas and was the 2011 Readers' choice and newspaper staff pick.[5]

Las Vegas residency

In 2001, the show officially moved into the Excalibur Hotel and Casino. In 2006, the showroom was officially renamed The Thunder from Down Under Showroom in their honor and has 400-seats. Currently, they hold 12 shows per week. Aside from their residency, Thunder is also touring the US until the end of 2017 and internationally until mid-2018.

Notable dancers and hosts

  • Matthew Fardell
  • Dylan Yeandle
  • Alex Biffin
  • Marcus Deegan

They made a brief PG-rated appearance in the 2014 Disney comedy Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

On the TV show Impractical Jokers, Murr had a punishment in the episode "Stripteased" where he must perform with the Thunder from Down Under on stage while sporting the rashes on his skin after being injected with the histamine by Dr. Frank who previously appeared in one of Murr's punishments.

References

  1. ↑ Dubecki, Larissa (2015-08-25). "Tipping in Australia: what are the rules for rewarding waiters?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  2. ↑ "No Tips Please: Adam Steck and the $10 Million Aussie Empire - Amplify". ampthemag.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Thunder From Down Under | Tour". www.thunderfromdownunder.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Go Behind the Scenes of Thunder from Down Under's Red-Hot Annual Calendar Shoot". PEOPLE.com. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. ↑ "Thunder From Down Under". www.excalibur.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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