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OK, we admit it – we miss the ‘90s! And with their dancefloor-filling crowdpleaser hits like Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, We’re Going To Ibiza and We Like to Party, it’s high-time Amsterdam’s The Vengaboys hopped on their Vengabus and paid us another visit down under to share their mad uplifting tracks again.

Vengaboy Kim Sasabone chatted to JoyFM’s Kyle and Kane ahead of the four-piece poppers’ Aussie tour next month…

KIM: Hi Kyle and Kane! How cute are those names? Kyle and Kane…

KANE: I know, they’re so similar. In Australia, we all start with a ‘K’ (laughs).

I know, Kath and Kim!

KYLE: You’ll fit in!

KANE: You will! We’ll welcome you with open arms here.

I know and we’re so super excited to come down to Australia. We’re really looking forward to it.

KANE: Kim, have you been to Australia before?

Yes, we’ve been to Australia before but that was such a long time ago, about ten or twelve years ago.

KYLE: Well, it’s fantastic here. The sun doesn’t stop shining, it never rains – everything’s perfect. (laughs)

I know! And, you know, in January here in the Netherlands, the weather is so cold so we’re so happy to come and be in Australia in the warmth and the sun and the beaches and everything.

KANE: Well, Kim, it seems Australia loves the Vengaboys – you’ve got three shows in Melbourne alone. The first two have already sold out and you’ve put on a third show. What do you think it is about the Vengaboys that Australia loves?

I couldn’t believe it when I heard that we had almost all of the Australian shows sold out. Three times in Melbourne – isn’t that great? I think Australians are really into partying and positive, uplifting music. We sold platinum and double platinum back in the day in Australia and the reception was always really, really good. We have so much fun with sold out shows.

We used to do all these meet and greets and in-store signing sessions, which were always so crowded with so many lovely people – we met so many great people over there.

KYLE: Well, I remember being at school and the Vengaboys craze was going off – everyone would talk about the Vengaboys so it’s always really exciting to hear a band like that is coming back to Australia. Also, The Best of the Vengaboys album is being released here in time for Christmas.

That’s so hilarious. I just found out that not so long ago that the album was going to be released. It’s a special Australian tour edition – how cool is that? I posted it on my Facebook and immediately there were so many reactions of people like, “I need to have that album!” and “Please bring a few from Australia!” People here in Europe are really happy for us and they’re so excited.

KANE: Now, one of the questions on the tip of everyone’s tongue here – well, it’s on mine and Kyle’s tongue – is, does the ‘Vengabus’ actually exist?

It does.

KYLE: You’d get asked that all the time but surely it’s just going to be hidden away in a little factory somewhere or do you party on it?

Yeah, it doesn’t really… he’s not alive anymore…

KANE: Oh no.

He still exists but we couldn’t get it out of the garage because it’s stored somewhere but that’s where it actually all started with…

KYLE: ‘We Like to Party’.

KANE: Yeah, it did – on the ‘Vengabus’.

Yep.

KYLE: Where would the Vengabus travel? If it could travel anywhere?

Oh wow, that’s a really hard question because we were so fortunate to see so many great places in the world and there are so many great places we wanted to go back and we’re so happy to come back to Australia. Yeah, so I think Australia, at this time, would be number one. The Vengabus would come to Australia.

KYLE: Great! It’s a flying Vengabus.

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Music: Make some noise for the Vengaboys!