Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music) will perform with Joan Armatrading, also from the UK, at Perth Zoo on Saturday 17 November 2007.

The mercurial Ferry and the sublime Armatrading are class acts through and through, with crack bands and a catalogue of brilliant songs that have stood the test of time. To see both artists on one night is set to be one unforgettable musical feast!

Special guest support artist will be Daryl Braithwaite.

Useful links:
Tickets on sale 20 August from: Ticketmaster ($115)
Official websites of Bryan Ferry, Joan Armatrading and Daryl Braithwaite
Venue: Perth Zoo - Location Map

What’s happening in Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia in August 2007, covering the bigger concerts, festivals and a bit of comedy and theatre!

Also see what’s on this week, and the event calendar for more events.

Monday 30 July to Sunday 5 August 2007

MUSIC

Architecture in Helsinki at The Bakery on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 July (sold out)

Kaiser Chiefs at Metro City on Tuesday 31 July (sold out)

Lily Allen at Metropolis on Tuesday (sold out)

Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell Tour at Challenge Stadium on 2 August

Hot Chip DJ set at Ambar on 2 August (The Bakery on 3 August 2007 sold out)

The Shins at Metro City on Friday 3 August (sold out)

Hot Chip at The Bakery on Friday (sold out)

The Drifters at Friends Restaurant on Friday

Anthony Pappa (4hr SET) at Ambar on Friday

The Cure at Challenge Stadium on 4 August

Birds Of Tokyo at the Fly By Night on 5 August (sold out) and 6 August 2007 (acoustic session)

FESTIVALS/ expos/ circus/ comedy/ other

Dave Callan (comedian) at the Hyde Park Hotel on Friday

Avon Descent (from Northam through Toodyay to Perth) on Saturday and Sunday

Mundaring Truffle Festival from Wednesday 1 to Sunday 5 August

Perth Hills Wine Show in Mundaring on Saturday and Sunday

WA Craft Quilt & Stitch Show at Claremont Showgrounds from Friday 3 to Sunday 5 August

It’s Yates Springtime at Araluen Botanic Park, Roleystone till 1 October

Egyptian Antiquities from the Lourve at the Art Gallery from Saturday 21 July to 28 October.

National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries - Free exhibition in State Library, daily till 26 August.

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

THEATRE

Bug by Spotty Fellow Productions at Subiaco Arts Centre from 2 to 18 August

Not Like Beckett by deckchair theatre at Victoria Hall from 26 July to 12 August

The Importance of Being Earnest at the Dolphin Theatre, UWA from 27 July to 11 August

Tango’s Violin by The Brainbox Project, DownStairs at the Maj from 31 July to 4 August

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (with Todd McKenney) at Playhouse Theatre from 1 to 18 August

Monday 6 to Sunday 12 August 2007

MUSIC

Birds Of Tokyo at the Fly By Night on 5 August (sold out) and 6 August 2007 (acoustic session)

OK Go at Capitol on Monday 6 August 2007

Gwen Stefani at Burswood Dome on Tuesday 7 August 2007

Long Blondes at Capitol on 7 August

Funkraiser at the Leederville Hotel on Friday 10 August - last time the Funk Club will be held in Leederville before moving to the Rosemount Hotel!

Radiothon 2007 Opening Party at PICA on Saturday 11 August

FESTIVALS/ expos/ circus/ comedy/ other

Comedy at The Llama Lounge on Tuesday evening (every first Tuesday)

WA Wood Show at Claremont Showgrounds from Friday to Sunday

It’s Yates Springtime at Araluen Botanic Park, Roleystone till 1 October

Egyptian Antiquities from the Lourve at the Art Gallery from Saturday 21 July to 28 October.

National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries - Free exhibition in State Library, daily till 26 August.

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

THEATRE

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (with Todd McKenney) at Playhouse Theatre from 1 to 18 August

Not Like Beckett by deckchair theatre at Victoria Hall from 26 July to 12 August

Bug by Spotty Fellow Productions at Subiaco Arts Centre from 2 to 18 August

The Importance of Being Earnest at the Dolphin Theatre, UWA from 27 July to 11 August

Monday 13 to Sunday 19 August 2007

MUSIC

Marduk at Amplifier on 13 August

James Reyne at Friends Restaurant on 15 August (sold out), Leopold on 17, Civic on 18 and Oxford Hotel on 19 August

Mach Pelican @ Amplifier on Friday 17 August

DJ Hyper at Ambar on Friday

Elvis Meets the Beatles at Burswood Theatre on Saturday 18 August

Radiothon 2007 Closing Party at The Bakery on Saturday

Paul Kelly with Katy Steele at the Regal Theatre on 18 and 19 August

Maximo Park at Capitol on 19 August

FESTIVALS/ expos/ circus/ comedy/ other

Perth International Boat Show 2007 at PCEC from Wednesday to Sunday 19 August

Pregnancy, Babies & Children’s Expo at Claremont Showgrounds from Friday to Sunday

Cirque du Soleil - Varekai, Grand Chapeteau at The Esplanade - from 17 August to 16 September 2007

The Vagina Monologues at Hackett Hall from 17 August to 1 September

National Science Week from Saturday 18 to Sunday 26 August

It’s Yates Springtime at Araluen Botanic Park, Roleystone till 1 October

Egyptian Antiquities from the Lourve at the Art Gallery from Saturday 21 July to 28 October.

National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries - Free exhibition in State Library, daily till 26 August.

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

THEATRE/OPERA/ETC

Rigoletto at His Majesty’s Theatre from 14 to 25 August

Mark Storen’s A Drunken Cabaret at Subiaco Arts Centre from 13 to 25 August

Bug by Spotty Fellow Productions at Subiaco Arts Centre from 2 to 18 August

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (with Todd McKenney) at Playhouse Theatre from 1 to 18 August

A Coward In Vegas at Old Mill Theatre from 15 to 25 August

Monday 20 to Sunday 26 August 2007

MUSIC

Down to Nothing at HQ on 21 August and Rosemount Hotel on Wednesday 22 August

Mental As Anything dinner and show at Friends Restaurant on Wednesday

Bob Dylan at Burswood Dome on 23 August 2007

Elvis Tribute Concert (Garry Wesley) at Perth Concert Hall on 25 August 07

Shout Out Louds at Rosemount Hotel on 25 August 2007

Broad at Perth Concert Hall on 26 August 2007 (Deborah Conway, Anne McCue, Sally Seltman, Jade MacRae and Abbe May)

FESTIVALS/ expos/ circus/ comedy/ other

The Scitech Comedy Debate at Playhouse Theatre on Thursday 23 August

The Vagina Monologues at Hackett Hall from 17 August to 1 September

Cirque du Soleil - Varekai, Grand Chapeteau at The Esplanade - from 17 August to 16 September 2007

Balingup Medieval Festival (3 hrs south of Perth) in Balingup, on Saturday and Sunday

Treasured Craft Creations at Claremont Showgrounds from Friday to Sunday

City to Surf from Perth CBD to City Beach on Sunday

It’s Yates Springtime at Araluen Botanic Park, Roleystone till 1 October

Egyptian Antiquities from the Lourve at the Art Gallery from Saturday 21 July to 28 October.

National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries - Free exhibition in State Library, daily till 26 August.

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

THEATRE/OPERA/DANCE/ETC

Rigoletto at His Majesty’s Theatre from 14 to 25 August

A Coward In Vegas at Old Mill Theatre from 15 to 25 August

The Vagina Monologues at Hacket Hall from 17 August to 1 September

Etcetera etcetera at PICA from 21 to 25 August

Don Quixote by Youth Ballet WA at Burswood Theatre from 22 to 25 August

Respect, The Musical at Regal Theatre from 25 August to 23 September

East (by Steven Berkoff of Trainspotting and Snatch) at The Blue Room from 25 to 31 August

Monday 27 August to Sunday 2 September 2007

MUSIC

Brooke Fraser @ Octagon Theatre on Wednesday 29 August 2007

Brian Kennedy at Fly By Night on Friday 31 August 07

Ice Cube @ Metro City on Friday

Ray Charles Tribute @ Burswood Theatre on Friday

Youth Alive Adrenline 2007 with Switchfoot etc - 31 August/1 September at Challenge Stadium

David Campbell at Burswood Theatre on 1 September 2007

John Butler Trio at Perth Concert Hall on 2 and 3 September with Josh Pyke

FESTIVALS/ expos/ circus/ comedy/ other

Kings Park Wildflower Festival - 1 September to 1 October

Cirque du Soleil - Varekai, Grand Chapeteau at The Esplanade - from 17 August to 16 September 2007

The Vagina Monologues at Hackett Hall from 17 August to 1 September

Youth Alive Adrenline 2007 with Switchfoot etc - 31 August/1 September at Challenge Stadium

Dowerin GWN Machinery Field Days (1.5 hrs east of Perth) on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 August.

It’s Yates Springtime at Araluen Botanic Park, Roleystone till 1 October

Egyptian Antiquities from the Lourve at the Art Gallery from Saturday 21 July to 28 October.

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

THEATRE

Respect, The Musical at Regal Theatre from 25 August to 23 September

The Vagina Monologues at Hackett Hall from 17 August to 1 September

East (by Steven Berkoff of Trainspotting and Snatch) at The Blue Room from 25 to 31 August

Love Me at PICA from 27 August to 9 September

Romeo and Juliet by Darlington Theatre Players at Marloo Theatre from 31 August to 22 September

Life X 3 by Black Swan Theatre Company at Playhouse Theatre from 1 to 16 September

The highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia this week(end), from Monday 30 July to Sunday 5 August 2007.

It’s a busy week with lots of (mostly sold out!) concerts and lots of activity in the hills of Perth and beyond this weekend, the main event being the Avon Descent! Thank goodness for all the rain, should be good this year!

Also check out what’s on for all of July 2007 and the Perth Event Calendar for other events and please submit events that I’m missing. Have a good week! - Simone

FESTIVALS, CIRCUS, COMEDY, etc

Dave Callan (comedian) at the Hyde Park Hotel on Friday

Avon Descent (from Northam through Toodyay to Perth) on Saturday and Sunday. Lots of events in the places involved, like Toodyay on Saturday and Sandalford Wines, Bayswater and Ascot on Sunday.

Mundaring Truffle Festival from Wednesday 1 to Sunday 5 August

Perth Hills Wine Show in Mundaring on Saturday and Sunday

WA Craft Quilt & Stitch Show at Claremont Showgrounds from Friday 3 to Sunday 5 August

Family History Fair at the State Library on Sunday from 10am to 4pm  - free

Egyptian Antiquities from the Lourve at the Art Gallery from Saturday 21 July to 28 October. (Anton wrote a great post about his visit)

National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries - Free exhibition in State Library, daily till 26 August.

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

Check out one of the weekly comedy nights!

MUSIC

Architecture in Helsinki at The Bakery on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 July (sold out)

Kaiser Chiefs at Metro City on Tuesday (sold out)

Lily Allen at Metropolis on Tuesday (sold out)

Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell Tour at Challenge Stadium on Thursday 2 August

Hot Chip DJ set at Ambar on Thursday (The Bakery on 3 August 2007 sold out)

The Shins at Metro City on Friday 3 August (sold out)

Hot Chip at The Bakery on Friday (sold out)

The Drifters at Friends Restaurant on Friday

Anthony Pappa (4hr set) at Ambar on Friday

The Cure at Challenge Stadium on Saturday 4 August

Birds Of Tokyo at the Fly By Night on Sunday 5 August (sold out) and 6 August 2007 (acoustic session)

For other gigs check out this comprehensive gig guide.

THEATRE

Bug by Spotty Fellow Productions at Subiaco Arts Centre from 2 to 18 August

Not Like Beckett by deckchair theatre at Victoria Hall from 26 July to 12 August

Tango’s Violin by The Brainbox Project, DownStairs at the Maj from 31 July to 4 August

Linkin Park tour Australia in October 2007 and perform in Perth at Burswood Dome on 18 October.

Special guest is Chris Cornell and his band (Founding member and vocalist with Soundgarden, Audioslave , Temple of Dog)!

Lauded as one of the most dynamic live acts around, Linkin Park will bring a slew of aural treasures with them, treating the audience to a mix of old and new with a set list that ranges from the lead single What I’ve Done from the #1 album Minutes to Midnight, to favourites from Hybrid Theory, Meteora and everything in between.

Useful links:

Tickets from 6 August: Ticketek
Official websites of Linkin Park and Chris Cornell
Venue: Burswood Dome - Location Map

Motörhead is touring Australia again in October and will perform at Challenge Stadium in Perth on 16 October 2007.

Rose Tattoo and The Casanovas will be supporting.

Like AC/DC, playing rock and roll is all Motorhead have ever done and after more than three decades they unquestionably and unarguably remain the real deal. The trio are a crushingly loud religion, a proud institution in a world where for too many real rock and roll is a forgotten art, a genre that’s only dragged out when the t shirt looks good.

Source: Undercover, via Goatlady :)

Useful links:
Tickets: Ticketmaster - General Admission and Reserved Seating ($135)
Official websites of Motorhead, Rose Tattoo
Venue: Challenge Stadium - Location Map