Thousands of hip-shaking Elvis Presley impersonators and followers of the late King of Rock and Roll returned on Thursday to the Elvis Festival within the Australian nation city of Parkes for the primary time in additional than two years.
Now in its twenty ninth 12 months, the Parkes Elvis Festival was canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19, which additionally pushed again the occasion this 12 months from January, Presley’s birthday month, to April.
The competition, the most important occasion of the 12 months in Parkes, 357km (222 miles) west of Sydney, attracts round 25,000 folks, and enterprise homeowners are pleased the vacationers are again.
“We have missed it. Not only business-wise, but we’ve missed the people, we’ve missed the fun, we’ve missed the music,” native enterprise proprietor Kristy Berry instructed Reuters.
The Elvis Express practice pulled into Parkes on Thursday filled with sideburn-sporting Elvis imitators, welcomed by jubilant followers who posed with them for pictures.
The competition holds a particular place within the hearts of the Elvis impersonators. “I love it every time I come to Parkes. It’s the only festival that the whole town is immersed in Elvis,” mentioned Elvis tribute artist Kingsley Rock.
“When you sing a song and a genuine Elvis fan really reacts to that and enjoys it, that’s the reward.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
